Whitman Middle School

Whitman Middle School is one of the moderately sized 6-8 campuss in SEATTLE, Washington, one of the schools within Seattle School District No. 1, with 633 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Whitman Middle School is one of 107 schools operated by Seattle School District No. 1, a district that works with 50,773 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Whitman Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder breaks down as 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, On paper, Whitman Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Whitman Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.8%, the actual is 70.6%, a residual of +1.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for King County put median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Whitman Middle School is one campus in the mix.

North Beach Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitman Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 71.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Whitman Middle School's enrollment has rose 12% since 2018, when it stood at 566 (now 633). Class-load math has rose: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.