Washington Middle School

Set in SEATTLE, Washington, Washington Middle School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school, run under Seattle School District No. 1. It hosts 566 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 107 schools in Seattle School District No. 1 (50,773 students total), Washington Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Washington Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Black (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 43.2%, a residual of +1.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for King County put the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Garfield High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 50.1%.

Washington Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 712 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 39% to 20%.

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