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Enrollment
719
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396001780
Mattson Middle School
16400 SE 251st ST, Covington, WA 98042 · (253) 373-7670 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
331 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 33% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
47.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 48.2% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.2% | 34.5% |
| 2018-19 | 57.2% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.4% | 48.6% |
| 2016-17 | 62.4% | 52.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.3% | 51.6% |
| 2014-15 | 55.6% | 49.3% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Mattson Middle School
Mattson Middle School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattson Middle School this school | 719 | 46.0% | 38.9% |
| Olympic View Middle School Mukilteo | 851 | 49.1% | 48.4% |
| Meeker Middle School Tacoma | 567 | 43.6% | 43.2% |
| Salish Middle School Lacey | 745 | 48.3% | 35.4% |
| Eisenhower Middle School Everett | 914 | 55.4% | 51.4% |
| Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 639 | 43.0% | 60.9% |
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 Mattson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #160 of 294 | #50 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #182 of 357 ▼ 16 | #52 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #174 of 357 ▲ 3 | #49 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #34 of 290 | #11 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #122 of 377 | #43 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #117 of 340 | #17 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #38 of 340 | #23 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #218 of 359 | #32 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #38 of 130 | #13 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
719
+77 (+12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 979
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 719 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 46% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 779 | 41.4 | 18.8:1 | 50% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 54% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 42% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 42% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 41% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 31 | 20.9:1 | 21% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 951 | 45 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 979 | 46 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (626 to 719); teachers up 15% (34 to 39).
About Mattson Middle School
Mattson Middle School is a middle school in Covington, Washington, and it is part of Kent School District. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 719 students. The average among middle schools in Washington is roughly 577 students; this school is 25% above that.
The district for Mattson Middle School is Kent School District, with 44 schools and 25,358 students.
Mattson Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 37%. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mattson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Teacher staffing is 39 full-time equivalents, or about 18.4 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 18.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 46%. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mattson Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 38.9% actual against 49.3% predicted.
Among King County residents, median household income is about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Mattson Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County, which together enroll about 278,492 students.
The school nearest to Mattson Middle School is Kentwood High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Mattson Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Mattson Middle School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Mattson Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 642 to 719.
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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 Kent School District
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
Other schools in Covington
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Maple View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Jenkins Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Kentwood High School0.5 mi · 1,995
- Covington Elementary School0.8 mi · 456
- Crestwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 386
- Maple View Middle School1.2 mi · 1,046
- Meridian Elementary School1.6 mi · 390
- Jenkins Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Mattson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mattson Middle School?
Mattson Middle School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mattson Middle School serve?
Mattson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mattson Middle School have?
Mattson Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is Mattson Middle School?
Mattson Middle School reports a student body of 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Mattson Middle School in?
Mattson Middle School is part of Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.