Is Olympic Middle School a good school?

Olympic Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Olympic Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 969 students attended Olympic Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Olympic Middle School?

Students at Olympic Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 22% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 8% Pacific Islander, 6% African American, 3% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Olympic Middle School attend?

Students who attend Olympic Middle School usually go on to attend Auburn Senior High School

Olympic Middle School

Summary:

Olympic Middle School is a public middle school located in Auburn, Washington, serving around 900 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Auburn School District, which is ranked 166 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a student-teacher ratio slightly above the state average, Olympic Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Washington middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in the 20-30% range for English Language Arts and 10-20% range for Math. This persistent underperformance is concerning and suggests that the school may be struggling to effectively support its diverse student population, which is majority Hispanic (46.11%) and has a high percentage (77.67%) of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, Olympic Middle School lags behind higher-performing institutions like Edgemont Junior High in the Puyallup School District and Federal Way Public Academy in the Federal Way School District, which significantly outperform Olympic Middle School on state assessments. Even within the Auburn School District, schools like Cascade Middle School and Rainier Middle School perform slightly better than Olympic Middle School, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the strategies and practices of these more successful institutions.

Detail:

Public 6-8

839 21st ST SE
Auburn, WA 98002-8300

(253) 931-4966

District: Auburn School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
471^st of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,245

Students who attend Olympic Middle School usually attend:

High:

Auburn Senior High School

Feeder schools for Olympic Middle School:

Elementary:	Alpac Elementary School
	Chinook Elementary School
	Gildo Rey Elementary School
	Pioneer Elementary School
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	Terminal Park Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.2

Number of students: 969

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

White:

21.6%

Two or more races:

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Olympic Middle School ranks worse than 88% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Auburn School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Olympic Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Auburn School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43%), White (21.6%), two or more races (10.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Auburn School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olympic Middle School is 18.2, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Auburn School District! (See more...)

Compare Olympic Middle School employs 53 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olympic Middle School is $16,245, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Auburn School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olympic Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Olympic Middle School 471^st of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Olympic Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Auburn School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Auburn School District 166^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olympic Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	16.43	374^th	421	11.2%
2005	23.52	353^rd	425	16.9%
2006	22.82	373^rd	449	16.9%
2007	20.19	395^th	463	14.7%
2008	21.83	394^th	466	15.5%
2009	13.00	439^th	476	7.8%
2010	19.09	415^th	483	14.1%
2011	20.24	419^th	492	14.8%
2012	12.66	462^nd	497	7.0%
2013	12.80	459^th	498	7.8%
2017	10.21	402^nd	435	7.6%
2018	9.34	409^th	437	6.4%
2019	16.59	448^th	512	12.5%
2021	13.18	487^th	529	7.9%
2022	14.58	481^st	541	11.1%
2023	15.80	467^th	539	13.4%
2024	14.13	471^st	535	12.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.88	148^th	166	10.8%
2019	12.45	230^th	246	6.5%
2021	21.55	204^th	250	18.4%
2022	19.46	223^rd	257	13.2%
2023	24.68	192^nd	244	21.3%
2024	19.47	209^th	243	14.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.62	130^th	135	3.7%
2019	18.49	88^th	100	12.0%
2021	19.42	45^th	50	10.0%
2022	22.73	51^st	63	19.0%
2023	31.04	31^st	57	45.6%
2024	20.04	66^th	78	15.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.39	254^th	268	5.2%
2019	25.13	194^th	231	16.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.44	321^st	349	8.0%
2019	24.54	363^rd	448	19.0%
2021	18.60	415^th	458	9.4%
2022	19.01	425^th	475	10.5%
2023	21.22	384^th	463	17.1%
2024	16.50	400^th	455	12.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.54	359^th	376	4.5%
2019	11.40	413^th	452	8.6%
2021	15.45	417^th	469	11.1%
2022	17.77	405^th	479	15.4%
2023	14.91	408^th	464	12.1%
2024	10.92	425^th	464	8.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	16.74	322^nd	371	13.2%
2019	23.12	364^th	453	19.6%
2021	12.13	443^rd	476	6.9%
2022	11.63	445^th	480	7.3%
2023	15.77	410^th	470	12.8%
2024	16.69	405^th	466	13.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.53	97^th	123	21.1%
2019	28.93	120^th	152	21.1%
2021	6.44	149^th	149	0.0%
2022	11.56	150^th	161	6.8%
2023	23.09	108^th	145	25.5%
2024	12.51	134^th	148	9.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.27	65^th	66	1.5%
2019	39.13	65^th	111	41.4%
2021	54.80	37^th	106	65.1%
2022	25.22	83^rd	104	20.2%
2024	17.82	77^th	90	14.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.01	233^rd	259	10.0%
2019	25.38	267^th	344	22.4%
2021	23.07	286^th	353	19.0%
2022	25.13	285^th	360	20.8%
2023	29.09	239^th	336	28.9%
2024	21.65	283^rd	344	17.7%

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Rank History for Native American students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	75.42	1^st	11	90.9%
2022	29.92	7^th	9	22.2%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	25.34	28^th	31	9.7%
2021	40.38	15^th	19	21.1%
2022	45.91	12^th	20	40.0%

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Rank History for White students at Olympic Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.19	271^st	325	16.6%
2019	27.63	364^th	470	22.6%
2021	19.06	415^th	480	13.5%
2022	20.56	414^th	488	15.2%
2023	21.71	397^th	488	18.6%
2024	26.00	381^st	486	21.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Saturday, November 15, 2014

I rated this school poor because kids arnt alowed to show effection wich means they cant date, kids should be able to show that they like someone I will tell my friends and family not to go to this school until this rule is replaced. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Olympic Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	884	9	38	14	54	n/a	n/a	0	999
1989	911	10	43	18	60	n/a	n/a	0	1042
1990	883	15	36	23	69	n/a	n/a	0	1026
1991	913	23	43	23	60	n/a	n/a	0	1062
1992	906	26	49	30	71	n/a	n/a	0	1082
1993	792	15	38	28	69	n/a	n/a	0	942
1994	802	14	36	33	66	n/a	n/a	0	951
1995	505	21	34	29	74	n/a	n/a	0	663
1996	505	21	34	29	74	n/a	n/a	0	663
1997	547	15	38	25	63	n/a	n/a	0	688
1998	540	20	37	31	59	n/a	n/a	0	687
1999	559	24	34	33	76	n/a	n/a	0	726
2000	532	25	34	36	79	n/a	n/a	0	706
2001	517	33	36	50	72	n/a	n/a	0	708
2002	520	40	49	91	101	n/a	n/a	0	801
2003	520	40	49	91	101	n/a	n/a	0	801
2004	513	40	62	113	127	n/a	n/a	0	855
2005	476	54	63	112	126	n/a	n/a	0	831
2006	401	47	66	131	102	n/a	n/a	0	747
2007	339	41	74	164	102	n/a	n/a	0	720
2008	322	49	79	171	93	n/a	n/a	0	714
2009	318	57	86	206	90	n/a	n/a	2	759
2010	314	56	77	196	57	n/a	n/a	4	704
2011	436	58	8	199	12	6	11	0	730
2012	273	49	46	197	65	13	40	0	683
2013	245	44	33	210	43	18	45	0	638
2014	248	46	36	224	31	30	76	0	691
2015	232	39	42	254	35	48	53	0	703
2016	249	53	42	256	36	39	68	0	743
2017	253	57	43	268	29	45	70	0	765
2018	236	64	54	325	24	55	80	0	838
2019	222	48	65	342	35	66	98	0	876
2020	234	54	72	399	41	76	93	0	969
2021	208	62	58	430	31	64	108	0	961
2022	192	49	57	424	34	53	91	0	900
2023	181	62	60	415	24	62	96	0	900
2024	209	60	77	417	31	76	99	0	969

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Olympic Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	999	44.0	22.7	0
1989	1042	45.0	23.1	n/a
1990	1026	48.1	21.3	0
1991	1062	49.2	21.5	n/a
1992	1082	48.2	22.4	n/a
1993	942	45.7	20.6	n/a
1994	951	46.2	20.6	n/a
1995	663	33.2	20.0	n/a
1996	663	33.2	20.0	n/a
1997	688	34.0	20.2	n/a
1998	687	37.6	18.3	n/a
1999	726	39.0	18.6	n/a
2000	706	39.0	18.1	n/a
2001	708	39.9	17.7	n/a
2002	801	42.8	18.7	55.8
2003	801	42.8	18.7	55.8
2004	855	44.0	19.4	64
2005	831	44.5	18.7	56.9
2006	747	43.9	17.0	53.5
2007	720	40.0	18.0	49.9
2008	714	38.2	18.7	52.9
2009	759	38.2	19.9	58.7
2010	704	38.9	18.1	64.9
2011	730	37.9	19.2	45.6
2012	683	39.2	17.3	70.4
2013	638	35.9	17.7	74.3
2014	691	n/a	n/a	76.6
2015	703	38.0	18.5	76
2016	743	40.0	18.5	73.6
2017	765	47.1	16.2	73.6
2018	838	46.8	17.8	69.6
2019	876	46.4	18.8	72.9
2020	969	51.2	18.8	73.7
2021	961	51.2	18.7	70.9
2022	900	52.2	17.2	n/a
2023	900	50.8	17.7	77.7
2024	969	53.0	18.2	69.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Olympic Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	999	44.0	22.7	0
1989	1042	45.0	23.1	n/a
1990	1026	48.1	21.3	0
1991	1062	49.2	21.5	n/a
1992	1082	48.2	22.4	n/a
1993	942	45.7	20.6	n/a
1994	951	46.2	20.6	n/a
1995	663	33.2	20.0	n/a
1996	663	33.2	20.0	n/a
1997	688	34.0	20.2	n/a
1998	687	37.6	18.3	n/a
1999	726	39.0	18.6	n/a
2000	706	39.0	18.1	n/a
2001	708	39.9	17.7	n/a
2002	801	42.8	18.7	55.8
2003	801	42.8	18.7	55.8
2004	855	44.0	19.4	64
2005	831	44.5	18.7	56.9
2006	747	43.9	17.0	53.5
2007	720	40.0	18.0	49.9
2008	714	38.2	18.7	52.9
2009	759	38.2	19.9	58.7
2010	704	38.9	18.1	64.9
2011	730	37.9	19.2	45.6
2012	683	39.2	17.3	70.4
2013	638	35.9	17.7	74.3
2014	691	n/a	n/a	76.6
2015	703	38.0	18.5	76
2016	743	40.0	18.5	73.6
2017	765	47.1	16.2	73.6
2018	838	46.8	17.8	69.6
2019	876	46.4	18.8	72.9
2020	969	51.2	18.8	73.7
2021	961	51.2	18.7	70.9
2022	900	52.2	17.2	n/a
2023	900	50.8	17.7	77.7
2024	969	53.0	18.2	69.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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