McClure Middle School

McClure Middle School is a junior high of small scale in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1, works with 474 students in grades 6 through 8.

Seattle School District No. 1 comprises 107 schools with combined enrollment of 50,773 students; McClure Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, McClure Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, McClure Middle School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McClure Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (King County) reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McClure Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is John Hay Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, McClure Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. McClure Middle School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 540 (now 474). White enrollment moved from 67% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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