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What's the most underrated thing about Mill Creek Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
866
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396002986
Mill Creek Middle School
620 Central Ave N, Kent, WA 98032 · (253) 373-7446 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
632 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 | 281 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 295 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 290 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%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
14.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -21.8pp since 2014
Math
8.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -20.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.7% | 8.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 7.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 25.3% | 12.9% |
| 2018-19 | 38.4% | 23.7% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 41.6% | 29.5% |
| 2015-16 | 39.7% | 33.6% |
| 2014-15 | 36.5% | 29.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Mill Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #292 of 294 | #76 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.6% | #355 of 357 | #76 of 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #354 of 357 | #75 of 76 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #6 of 290 | #1 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #40 of 377 | #22 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #153 of 340 | #25 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #47 of 340 | #28 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #73 of 130 | #23 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
866
+55 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.3:1
% White
10%
was 13%
% Hispanic
43%
was 40%
% Black
17%
was 16%
% Asian
18%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 866 | 45.7 | 18.9:1 | 73% (632) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 45.4 | 18.0:1 | 74% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 46.8 | 17.0:1 | 83% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 74% (602) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek Middle School.
About Mill Creek Middle School
Mill Creek Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Kent, Washington. Enrollment totals 866 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 577.
Besides Mill Creek Middle School, Kent School District runs 43 other schools. The district enrolls 25,358 students.
No group is above 50% at Mill Creek Middle School; the largest is Hispanic, at 43%. It is also 18% Asian, 17% Black, 10% White, and 9% Pacific Islander. King County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 32 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mill Creek Middle School scores 74%.
A staff of 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is similar, at 18.9:1. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in King County is 38%.
A school in Washington with Mill Creek Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 31.2%. Mill Creek Middle School scores 12.1%.
King County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County's 544 public schools enroll about 278,492 students and include Mill Creek Middle School.
Kent Virtual Academy sits about 0.6 miles from Mill Creek Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mill Creek Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Mill Creek Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 866, from 811 in 2017-18.
The Mill Creek Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Meridian Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Nearby schools
- Kent Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 130
- East Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 383
- Kent Elementary School1.1 mi · 438
- Neely O Brien Elementary School1.3 mi · 472
- Kent-Meridian High School1.3 mi · 1,639
- Scenic Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mill Creek Middle School serve?
Mill Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mill Creek Middle School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Mill Creek Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Mill Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Mill Creek Middle School are roughly 10% White, 43% Hispanic, 17% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School is overseen by Kent School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.