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How has Leota Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
858
Middle
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530591000887
Leota Middle School
19301 168 AV NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 · (425) 408-6500 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Washington public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
149 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 284 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 289 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.2pp since 2014
Math
61.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.8% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 69.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 68.3% | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 75.9% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 77.0% | 68.8% |
| 2016-17 | 73.4% | 68.9% |
| 2015-16 | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 68.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leota Middle School
Leota Middle School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leota Middle School this school | 858 | 17.4% | 64.8% |
| Rose Hill Middle School Redmond | 901 | 14.7% | 72.9% |
| Gateway Middle School Everett | 1,057 | 17.6% | 74.4% |
| Cougar Mountain Middle School Issaquah | 616 | 12.3% | 71.4% |
| Chinook Middle School Bellevue | 752 | 24.1% | 62.8% |
| Tillicum Middle School Bellevue | 676 | 19.8% | 67.7% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leota Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #35 of 294 | #27 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #37 of 357 ▲ 3 | #27 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #38 of 357 ▲ 4 | #26 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #89 of 290 | #23 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #41 of 377 | #23 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #330 of 340 | #72 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #108 of 340 | #47 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #332 of 359 | #57 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #165 of 192 | #31 of 37 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
858
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 858 | 37.3 | 23.0:1 | 17% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 36.5 | 22.9:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 37.7 | 22.3:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 846 | 39 | 21.7:1 | 12% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 40.8 | 21.6:1 | 13% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 38 | 21.7:1 | 15% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 30 | 21.8:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 31 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 959 | 48 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leota Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (884 to 858); teachers down 9% (40.8 to 37.3).
About Leota Middle School
Leota Middle School sits in Woodinville, Washington, and is classified as a middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 858 students. That is 49% bigger than the average of about 577 students for middle schools in Washington.
Northshore School District serves 22,735 students across 37 schools.
The student body at Leota Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 42%. Other groups make up 37% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school's share is lower. The diversity index for Leota Middle School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Leota Middle School lists 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 23.0 students per teacher. The school's 23.0:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. That is 21 points below the 38% average for public schools in King County.
Leota Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Washington public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Leota Middle School would be expected to post about 68.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.8%.
The school's county is King County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in King County number 544, with about 278,492 students.
Leota Middle School's nearest public school is Wellington Elementary (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Leota Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Leota Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 846 students in 2020-21 and 858 in 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 21.7:1 to 23.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northshore School District
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Woodinville HSHigh · 1,662 students
- Inglemoor HSHigh · 1,441 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
Other schools in Woodinville
- Woodinville HSHigh · 1,662 students
- Timbercrest Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Kokanee ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Ruby Bridges ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Northshore Learning OptionsCombined · 428 students
- East Ridge ElementaryElementary · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Wellington Elementary0.2 mi · 380
- Hollywood Hill Elementary1.5 mi · 331
- Northshore Learning Options1.8 mi · 428
- Woodinville HS2.1 mi · 1,662
- Kokanee Elementary2.2 mi · 651
- Hidden River Middle School2.3 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Leota Middle SchoolHow large is Leota Middle School?
Leota Middle School enrolls approximately 858 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Leota Middle School serve?
Leota Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leota Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leota Middle School is approximately 23.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leota Middle School?
At Leota Middle School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 37% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Leota Middle School in?
Leota Middle School is part of Northshore School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.