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Enrollment
1,046
Middle
DISTRICT 1,072 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530876001515
Maple View Middle School
18200 SE 240th ST, Covington, WA 98042 · (425) 413-5500 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,046 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
247 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 | 345 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 377 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
68.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
59.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 56.5% |
| 2022-23 | 57.8% | 54.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 50.1% |
| 2018-19 | 68.6% | 61.9% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 65.3% |
| 2015-16 | 70.3% | 63.2% |
| 2014-15 | 68.1% | 64.7% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Maple View Middle School
Maple View Middle School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple View Middle School this school | 1,046 | 23.6% | 61.2% |
| Northshore Middle School Bothell | 753 | 21.8% | 61.6% |
| Finn Hill Middle School Kirkland | 664 | 23.3% | 51.0% |
| Summit Trail Middle School Ravensdale | 1,097 | 14.9% | 66.7% |
| Eckstein Middle School SEATTLE | 1,024 | 15.4% | 73.3% |
| Washington Middle School OLYMPIA | 702 | 21.7% | 60.2% |
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 Maple View Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #45 of 294 | #33 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #43 of 357 ▲ 3 | #32 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #45 of 357 ▲ 22 | #29 of 76 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #15 of 290 | #4 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,046 | #8 of 377 | #3 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #275 of 340 | #54 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #151 of 340 | #61 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #313 of 359 | #46 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #62 of 130 | #21 of 33 |
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
1,046
+14 (+1%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 1,046 | 49.4 | 21.2:1 | 24% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 48 | 20.4:1 | 25% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 47.8 | 21.1:1 | 23% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 1,032 | 47 | 22.0:1 | 17% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 965 | 42 | 23.0:1 | 17% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 29 | 23.3:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 21% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 35 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple View Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (965 to 1,046); teachers up 18% (42 to 49.4).
About Maple View Middle School
Maple View Middle School, a high-enrollment middle school, is located in Covington, Washington. The school counts 1,046 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 81% above the 577 average for middle schools in Washington.
Tahoma School District enrolls 9,234 students in 9 schools, including Maple View Middle School.
White students make up a majority at Maple View Middle School, at 60%. Next come 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Maple View Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.2:1. That is higher than the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. The lunch program counts 24% of students at Maple View Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
Maple View Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.2%, compared with a predicted 64.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across King County, the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
The closest other public school is Crestwood Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Maple View Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Maple View Middle School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.2% against a local average of 45.4%.
NCES describes the area around Maple View Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,032 to 1,046, a small change.
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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 Tahoma School District
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Summit Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,097 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Other schools in Covington
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Mattson Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Jenkins Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 386
- Mattson Middle School1.2 mi · 719
- Kentwood High School1.6 mi · 1,995
- Cedar Valley Elementary School1.8 mi · 318
- Jenkins Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 340
- Covington Elementary School2.1 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Maple View Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Maple View Middle School?
Maple View Middle School enrolls approximately 1,046 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Maple View Middle School serve?
Maple View Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Maple View Middle School?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Maple View Middle School.
How diverse is Maple View Middle School?
Maple View Middle School reports a student body of 60% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Maple View Middle School?
Maple View Middle School is overseen by Tahoma School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.