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Enrollment
647
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396000626
Meridian Middle School
23480 120th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98031 · (253) 373-7383 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
360 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 | 218 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 32% |
Student demographics
78%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
55.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 29.8% |
| 2018-19 | 52.8% | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.0% | 46.5% |
| 2015-16 | 55.7% | 47.6% |
| 2014-15 | 53.8% | 48.7% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Meridian Middle School
Meridian Middle School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Middle School this school | 647 | 55.6% | 45.6% |
| Nelsen Middle School Renton | 913 | 58.5% | 33.1% |
| Meeker Middle School Renton | 779 | 58.8% | 34.6% |
| Mercer International Middle School SEATTLE | 753 | 59.8% | 50.8% |
| Dimmitt Middle School Seattle | 605 | 62.3% | 27.7% |
| Rainier Middle School AUBURN | 907 | 60.6% | 27.4% |
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 Meridian Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #112 of 294 | #47 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #142 of 357 ▲ 46 | #49 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #121 of 357 ▲ 2 | #45 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #51 of 290 | #15 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #168 of 377 | #53 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #217 of 340 | #43 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.3% | #12 of 340 | #6 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #145 of 359 | #26 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #81 of 130 | #25 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
647
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 647 | 32.3 | 20.0:1 | 56% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 37.7 | 17.4:1 | 64% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 32.7 | 17.1:1 | 69% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 31.2 | 19.6:1 | 60% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 58% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 33% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 44 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 37 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meridian Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (613 to 647); teachers up 3% (31.2 to 32.3).
About Meridian Middle School
In Kent, Washington, part of King County, Meridian Middle School is a middle-grades school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 647 students.
Meridian Middle School belongs to Kent School District, a district of 44 schools and 25,358 students.
Asian students account for 31% of enrollment at Meridian Middle School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 17% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the Asian share is about 21%. The diversity index for Meridian Middle School is 78%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 20.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Meridian Middle School, which has 32.3. The school's 20.0:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 18 points lower.
In Washington, Meridian Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.6% actual against a predicted 42.9%.
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 the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Meridian Middle School shares King County with 543 other public schools.
Park Orchard Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Meridian Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 7% gain took enrollment from 603 in 2020-21 to 647 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.8:1 to 20.0:1.
This page is set up for the Meridian Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Kent
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
Other Meridian Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meridian Middle. Meridian Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Meridian Middle SchoolLYNDEN, WA · 350 students
- MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 960 students
- Meridian Middle SchoolMacon, IL · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Park Orchard Elementary School0.6 mi · 473
- George T. Daniel Elementary School0.9 mi · 292
- Martin Sortun Elementary School1.0 mi · 450
- Soos Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 290
- Sunrise Elementary School1.1 mi · 512
- Emerald Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Meridian Middle SchoolHow large is Meridian Middle School?
Meridian Middle School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Meridian Middle School serve?
Meridian Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Meridian Middle School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Meridian Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Meridian Middle School?
Student demographics at Meridian Middle School are roughly 19% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 31% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Meridian Middle School in?
Meridian Middle School is part of Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.