Redmond Middle School

Redmond Middle School is a junior high of roomy scale in Redmond, Washington, run under Lake Washington School District, teacheing 1,009 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 75% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Lake Washington School District comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 30,986 students; Redmond Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Redmond Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Redmond Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at Redmond Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Redmond Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Redmond Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Horace Mann Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Redmond Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 73.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Redmond Middle School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,033 (now 1,009). Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 30% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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