Mattson Middle School

Mattson Middle School is one of the mid-sized middle-grades schools in Covington, Washington, run under Kent School District, with 719 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Kent School District runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 25,358 students. Mattson Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mattson Middle School shows that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 23% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mattson Middle School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mattson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 38.9%.

Around the school, census data for King County shows median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Mattson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kentwood High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mattson Middle School. On composite proficiency, Mattson Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 15%: 626 students in 2018 compared to 719 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 37% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.