Is Evergreen Middle School a good school?

Evergreen Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Evergreen Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 718 students attended Evergreen Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Evergreen Middle School?

Students at Evergreen Middle School are 39% Hispanic, 18% African American, 14% White, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Evergreen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Evergreen Middle School usually go on to attend Thomas Jefferson High School

Evergreen Middle School

Summary:

Evergreen Middle School is a public middle school in Kent, Washington, serving 718 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Federal Way School District, which is ranked 213 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Evergreen Middle School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Washington middle schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 22.96% of Evergreen students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide and 35.31% in the Federal Way School District. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status student groups. Evergreen also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 18.2 students per teacher, which is higher than nearby comparison schools.

Evergreen Middle School's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby middle schools, such as Lakota, Sacajawea, and Kilo, which all have higher proficiency rates and rankings within the Federal Way and Auburn school districts. The nearby Meridian Middle School, which is part of the Kent School District, stands out as a higher-performing school, with proficiency rates and rankings well above Evergreen Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

26630 40th Ave S
Kent, WA 98031-7017

(253) 945-5100

District: Federal Way School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
515^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,715

Students who attend Evergreen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thomas Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Evergreen Middle School:

Elementary:	Mark Twain Elementary School
	Star Lake Elementary School
	Sunnycrest Elementary School
	Valhalla Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.2

Number of students: 718

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.1%

African American:

18.0%

White:

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Evergreen Middle School ranks worse than 96.3% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 7 ranked middle schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Evergreen Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Federal Way School District. Student population at Evergreen Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.1%), African American (18%), White (13.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Evergreen Middle School is 18.2, which is the 3^rd best among 7 middle schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)

Compare Evergreen Middle School employs 39.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Evergreen Middle School is $19,715. 4 middle schools in the Federal Way School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Evergreen Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen Middle School 515^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Evergreen Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Federal Way School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Federal Way School District 213^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Evergreen Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	54.89	191^st	421	54.6%
2005	39.29	282^nd	425	33.6%
2006	30.87	341^st	449	24.1%
2007	26.49	361^st	463	22.0%
2008	30.50	343^rd	466	26.4%
2009	28.66	373^rd	476	21.6%
2010	30.03	366^th	483	24.2%
2011	16.13	445^th	492	9.6%
2012	14.13	458^th	497	7.8%
2013	13.28	455^th	498	8.6%
2015	11.50	407^th	445	8.5%
2016	12.45	400^th	443	9.7%
2017	10.90	399^th	435	8.3%
2018	8.33	416^th	437	4.8%
2019	6.12	495^th	512	3.3%
2021	8.23	510^th	529	3.6%
2022	8.25	524^th	541	3.1%
2023	8.45	513^th	539	4.8%
2024	7.96	515^th	535	3.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	7.02	161^st	166	3.0%
2019	8.36	241^st	246	2.0%
2021	9.67	242^nd	250	3.2%
2022	8.28	252^nd	257	1.9%
2023	4.76	241^st	244	1.2%
2024	11.85	229^th	243	5.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.97	125^th	135	7.4%
2021	17.04	47^th	50	6.0%
2024	14.26	76^th	78	2.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	7.35	343^rd	349	1.7%
2019	5.67	444^th	448	0.9%
2021	10.38	452^nd	458	1.3%
2022	10.91	462^nd	475	2.7%
2023	8.98	454^th	463	1.9%
2024	9.15	446^th	455	2.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.95	6^th	12	50.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.70	356^th	376	5.3%
2019	6.24	435^th	452	3.8%
2021	9.14	456^th	469	2.8%
2022	8.18	466^th	479	2.7%
2023	7.96	449^th	464	3.2%
2024	5.66	455^th	464	1.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	6.01	361^st	371	2.7%
2019	6.31	440^th	453	2.9%
2021	8.31	463^rd	476	2.7%
2022	8.08	468^th	480	2.5%
2023	7.69	458^th	470	2.6%
2024	9.18	440^th	466	5.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	2.94	122^nd	123	0.8%
2019	13.96	141^st	152	7.2%
2021	9.55	145^th	149	2.7%
2022	10.37	152^nd	161	5.6%
2023	8.52	139^th	145	4.1%
2024	3.97	147^th	148	0.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.30	58^th	66	12.1%
2019	14.34	106^th	111	4.5%
2021	22.35	92^nd	106	13.2%
2022	23.71	91^st	104	12.5%
2023	15.95	84^th	96	12.5%
2024	16.50	80^th	90	11.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.25	250^th	259	3.5%
2019	7.69	337^th	344	2.0%
2021	9.98	351^st	353	0.6%
2022	12.19	345^th	360	4.2%
2023	9.05	331^st	336	1.5%
2024	7.75	340^th	344	1.2%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	34.81	23^rd	31	25.8%

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Rank History for White students at Evergreen Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.86	266^th	325	18.2%
2019	19.65	403^rd	470	14.3%
2021	23.04	385^th	480	19.8%
2022	13.35	449^th	488	8.0%
2023	24.99	381^st	488	21.9%
2024	22.24	391^st	486	19.5%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Terrible school. Too many disruptive students with parents who don't care. School just goes with the flow of government bureaucracy. Nobody cares, nobody achieves, no discipline or incentives to learning. Any school would be better! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Evergreen Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	530	16	35	21	7	n/a	n/a	0	609
1989	501	17	41	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	580
1990	516	30	46	19	12	n/a	n/a	0	623
1991	497	41	53	27	8	n/a	n/a	0	626
1992	588	44	72	29	9	n/a	n/a	0	742
1993	621	66	71	33	11	n/a	n/a	0	802
1994	582	96	81	32	16	n/a	n/a	0	807
1995	547	121	87	50	11	n/a	n/a	0	816
1996	547	121	87	50	11	n/a	n/a	0	816
1997	527	109	98	66	9	n/a	n/a	0	809
1998	523	107	113	74	21	n/a	n/a	0	838
1999	507	119	119	77	10	n/a	n/a	0	832
2000	456	121	93	78	12	n/a	n/a	0	760
2001	435	152	111	99	7	n/a	n/a	0	804
2002	423	122	134	119	18	n/a	n/a	0	816
2003	423	122	134	119	18	n/a	n/a	0	816
2004	374	136	148	151	10	n/a	n/a	0	819
2005	323	138	146	169	9	n/a	n/a	1	786
2006	279	146	130	166	13	n/a	n/a	8	742
2007	242	135	121	192	11	n/a	n/a	23	724
2008	219	117	120	204	9	n/a	n/a	19	688
2009	191	90	107	177	6	n/a	n/a	24	595
2010	174	94	108	167	6	n/a	n/a	25	574
2011	156	92	61	211	6	40	46	0	612
2012	170	88	65	215	5	28	49	0	620
2013	119	64	57	214	2	24	65	0	545
2014	109	88	62	203	4	41	74	0	581
2015	107	94	75	237	4	40	77	0	634
2016	106	99	83	234	4	49	77	0	652
2017	107	107	87	241	3	46	86	0	677
2018	109	126	82	229	5	43	96	0	690
2019	108	121	89	250	4	44	79	0	695
2020	92	149	111	293	4	44	62	0	755
2021	79	149	113	289	3	44	62	0	739
2022	83	124	83	277	4	47	71	0	689
2023	99	129	93	281	2	37	76	1	718

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 Evergreen Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	609	30.0	20.3	0
1989	580	29.0	20.0	n/a
1990	623	31.1	20.0	0
1991	626	30.1	20.7	n/a
1992	742	33.6	22.0	n/a
1993	802	35.1	22.8	n/a
1994	807	38.7	20.9	n/a
1995	816	39.6	20.6	n/a
1996	816	39.6	20.6	n/a
1997	809	39.1	20.7	n/a
1998	838	38.4	21.8	n/a
1999	832	37.8	22.0	n/a
2000	760	40.5	18.8	n/a
2001	804	37.4	21.5	n/a
2002	816	43.6	18.7	45
2003	816	43.6	18.7	45
2004	819	43.0	19.0	49.5
2005	786	43.0	18.3	54.5
2006	742	44.0	16.9	54.4
2007	724	41.7	17.4	63.9
2008	688	40.9	16.8	64.1
2009	595	41.9	14.2	59
2010	574	38.0	15.1	69.8
2011	612	40.1	15.2	51.1
2012	620	38.1	16.2	72.1
2013	545	36.4	14.9	74.3
2014	581	n/a	n/a	74.9
2015	634	39.0	16.2	77.4
2016	652	40.0	16.3	76.8
2017	677	40.2	16.8	72.8
2018	690	40.9	16.8	70.4
2019	695	43.4	15.9	72.9
2020	755	44.3	17.0	73.9
2021	739	43.7	16.9	78.9
2022	689	42.3	16.2	74.9
2023	718	39.2	18.2	84

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 Evergreen Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	609	30.0	20.3	0
1989	580	29.0	20.0	n/a
1990	623	31.1	20.0	0
1991	626	30.1	20.7	n/a
1992	742	33.6	22.0	n/a
1993	802	35.1	22.8	n/a
1994	807	38.7	20.9	n/a
1995	816	39.6	20.6	n/a
1996	816	39.6	20.6	n/a
1997	809	39.1	20.7	n/a
1998	838	38.4	21.8	n/a
1999	832	37.8	22.0	n/a
2000	760	40.5	18.8	n/a
2001	804	37.4	21.5	n/a
2002	816	43.6	18.7	45
2003	816	43.6	18.7	45
2004	819	43.0	19.0	49.5
2005	786	43.0	18.3	54.5
2006	742	44.0	16.9	54.4
2007	724	41.7	17.4	63.9
2008	688	40.9	16.8	64.1
2009	595	41.9	14.2	59
2010	574	38.0	15.1	69.8
2011	612	40.1	15.2	51.1
2012	620	38.1	16.2	72.1
2013	545	36.4	14.9	74.3
2014	581	n/a	n/a	74.9
2015	634	39.0	16.2	77.4
2016	652	40.0	16.3	76.8
2017	677	40.2	16.8	72.8
2018	690	40.9	16.8	70.4
2019	695	43.4	15.9	72.9
2020	755	44.3	17.0	73.9
2021	739	43.7	16.9	78.9
2022	689	42.3	16.2	74.9
2023	718	39.2	18.2	84

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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