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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Washington Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
566
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001259
Washington Middle School
2101 S JACKSON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98144 · (206) 252-2600 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
324 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 200 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 33% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
50.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
42.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.1% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 53.5% | 45.1% |
| 2018-19 | 69.2% | 66.4% |
| 2017-18 | 72.3% | 67.5% |
| 2016-17 | 63.3% | 57.9% |
| 2015-16 | 67.5% | 60.1% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 54.6% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 566 | 57.2% | 43.2% |
| Aki Kurose Middle School Seattle | 817 | 56.8% | 38.9% |
| Edmonds S. Meany Middle School Seattle | 504 | 48.4% | 38.6% |
| Dimmitt Middle School Seattle | 605 | 62.3% | 27.7% |
| David T. Denny International Middle School SEATTLE | 722 | 58.3% | 34.4% |
| Rainier Prep Seattle | 359 | 74.1% | 59.0% |
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 Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #128 of 294 | #48 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #120 of 357 ▲ 19 | #47 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #152 of 357 ▲ 26 | #48 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #40 of 290 | #13 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #216 of 377 | #66 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #96 of 340 | #11 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #31 of 340 | #19 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #136 of 359 | #24 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #37 of 192 | #8 of 37 |
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
566
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 566 | 31.5 | 18.0:1 | 57% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 30.5 | 18.1:1 | 60% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 38.9 | 14.3:1 | 65% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 46% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 39.7 | 17.9:1 | 40% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 1,079 | 54 | 20.0:1 | 43% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 1,060 | 52 | 20.4:1 | 50% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 1,031 | 46 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 904 | 37 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (712 to 566); teachers down 21% (39.7 to 31.5).
About Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in SEATTLE, Washington. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 566 students.
In Seattle School District No. 1, 107 schools enroll a combined 50,773 students.
Enrollment at Washington Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 37%. Other reported shares: 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 11% Asian. That compares with about 7% Black among all King County residents. Washington Middle School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Washington Middle School employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, higher than at this school. Washington Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 57%. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 19 points lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Washington Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.2%; the prediction is 41.8%.
Washington Middle School is located in King County, where median household income is about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Washington Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County, which together enroll about 278,492 students.
The nearest other public school, Garfield High School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.1%; Washington Middle School's is 43.2%, ranking 5th of 6.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 601 to 566. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Seattle School District No. 1
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Other schools in SEATTLE
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 14th largest of the 31.
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield High School0.5 mi · 1,507
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary0.6 mi · 500
- Bailey Gatzert Elementary School0.6 mi · 402
- Leschi Elementary School0.6 mi · 240
- Summit Public School: Sierra0.7 mi · 214
- Interagency Detention School0.7 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolHow many students attend Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Washington Middle School serve?
Washington Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Washington Middle School have?
Washington Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Middle School?
Student demographics at Washington Middle School are roughly 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 37% Black, 11% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Washington Middle School in?
Washington Middle School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.