Sacajawea Middle School

As a middle-of-the-pack junior high in FEDERAL WAY, Washington, Sacajawea Middle School caters to 668 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Federal Way School District.

Federal Way School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 22,250 students; Sacajawea Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sacajawea Middle School logs that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 15% Black, 15% White, 14% Asian, 12% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sacajawea Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sacajawea Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 28.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 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), Sacajawea Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Federal Way High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sacajawea Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sacajawea Middle School has decreased 15%, going from 790 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 22% to 15%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Sacajawea Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.