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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001264
Whitman Middle School
9201 15 AV NW, SEATTLE, WA 98117 · (206) 252-1200 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
108 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 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%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
72.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
62.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.7% | 63.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.1% | 57.3% |
| 2018-19 | 79.0% | 71.8% |
| 2017-18 | 71.9% | 70.3% |
| 2016-17 | 69.0% | 63.4% |
| 2015-16 | 68.2% | 64.3% |
| 2014-15 | 71.3% | 62.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Whitman Middle School
Whitman Middle School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Middle School this school | 633 | 17.1% | 70.6% |
| Harbor Ridge Middle School Gig Harbor | 627 | 18.5% | 59.9% |
| Twin Falls Middle School North Bend | 556 | 16.7% | 64.5% |
| Kopachuck Middle School Gig Harbor | 516 | 17.1% | 66.4% |
| Goodman Middle School Gig Harbor | 519 | 21.0% | 59.0% |
| Tolt Middle School Carnation | 633 | 22.3% | 53.2% |
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 Whitman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #22 of 294 | #18 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #36 of 357 ▼ 11 | #26 of 76 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #31 of 357 ▼ 22 | #22 of 76 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #100 of 290 | #27 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #180 of 377 | #56 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #277 of 340 | #55 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #266 of 340 | #74 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #333 of 359 | #58 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #47 of 130 | #15 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. 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
633
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,052
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 633 | 29.8 | 21.2:1 | 17% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 32.4 | 20.4:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 33.2 | 20.4:1 | 15% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 31.4 | 18.0:1 | 18% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 28% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 45 | 21.3:1 | 27% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 1,109 | 48 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,052 | 49 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (566 to 633); teachers down 5% (31.4 to 29.8).
About Whitman Middle School
Whitman Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in SEATTLE, Washington. It teaches 633 students in grades 6 through 8.
Whitman Middle School falls under Seattle School District No. 1, which has 107 schools enrolling 50,773 students.
Federal enrollment data show Whitman Middle School is 72% White. Enrollment also includes 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 17 points above the 55% share among King County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Its ratio of 21.2:1 is based on 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Washington average 18.9:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 68.8% at Whitman Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.6%.
In King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 544, with about 278,492 students.
North Beach Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.7%; Whitman Middle School's is 70.6%, ranking 5th of 7.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 633, from 663 in 2020-21. The ratio was 18.9:1 in 2020-21 and 21.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
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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 Whitman Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Whitman Middle. Whitman Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Whitman MiddleAlexandria, VA · 828 students
- Whitman MiddleWauwatosa, WI · 570 students
- Whitman MiddleWhitman, MA · 496 students
Nearby schools
- North Beach Elementary School0.5 mi · 344
- Loyal Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 527
- Whittier Elementary School0.9 mi · 346
- Viewlands Elementary School1.0 mi · 290
- Greenwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 339
- Ballard High School1.4 mi · 1,697
Frequently asked questions
About Whitman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitman Middle School?
Whitman Middle School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Whitman Middle School serve?
Whitman Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Whitman Middle School?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Whitman Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitman Middle School?
At Whitman Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Whitman Middle School in?
Whitman Middle School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
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