Is Cascade Middle School a good school?

Cascade Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Cascade Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 662 students attended Cascade Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Middle School?

Students at Cascade Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Cascade Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually go on to attend Evergreen High School

Cascade Middle School

Summary:

Cascade Middle School is a public middle school in Seattle, Washington, serving 683 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Highline School District, which is ranked 192 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cascade Middle School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (47.73%) and economically disadvantaged (over 80% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Washington middle schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. While the school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $10,506 in 2019-2020 to $19,757 in 2021-2022, the results have not yet been fully realized.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Chinook Middle School, Mercer International Middle School, and Madison Middle School, Cascade Middle School's academic performance lags behind, with higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, the school's homeless student population has shown relatively stronger performance, ranking in the top 50% of middle schools in the state for this subgroup in recent years.

Detail:

Public 6-8

11212 10th Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 98146-2297

(206) 631-5500

District: Highline School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
507^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,757

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually attend:

High:

Evergreen High School

Feeder schools for Cascade Middle School:

Elementary:	Hazel Valley Elementary
	Mount View Elementary
	Shorewood Elementary
	White Center Heights Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 662

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

Asian:

19.5%

African American:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cascade Middle School ranks worse than 94.8% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked middle schools in the Highline School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.2%), Asian (19.5%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cascade Middle School is 15.2, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Highline School District! (See more...)

Compare Cascade Middle School employs 43.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cascade Middle School is $19,757, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Highline School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cascade Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cascade Middle School 507^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Cascade Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Highline School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highline School District 192^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cascade Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	12.52	395^th	421	6.2%
2005	12.83	391^st	425	8.0%
2006	9.25	425^th	449	5.3%
2007	14.10	423^rd	463	8.6%
2008	13.10	428^th	466	8.2%
2009	15.90	422^nd	476	11.3%
2010	11.85	442^nd	483	8.5%
2011	16.12	446^th	492	9.3%
2012	21.63	418^th	497	15.9%
2013	18.62	432^nd	498	13.3%
2015	18.79	369^th	445	17.1%
2016	26.62	332^nd	443	25.1%
2017	16.96	372^nd	435	14.5%
2018	14.06	388^th	437	11.2%
2019	12.43	469^th	512	8.4%
2021	8.63	507^th	529	4.2%
2022	11.41	504^th	541	6.8%
2023	10.01	504^th	539	6.5%
2024	9.00	507^th	535	5.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	36.41	165^th	246	32.9%
2021	8.94	246^th	250	1.6%
2022	19.12	225^th	257	12.5%
2023	20.34	209^th	244	14.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.58	65^th	135	51.9%
2019	17.50	90^th	100	10.0%
2023	18.78	53^rd	57	7.0%
2024	17.13	73^rd	78	6.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.64	228^th	268	14.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.13	289^th	349	17.2%
2019	22.18	378^th	448	15.6%
2021	14.06	440^th	458	3.9%
2022	20.74	418^th	475	12.0%
2023	16.15	410^th	463	11.4%
2024	11.53	433^rd	455	4.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	40.73	34^th	59	42.4%
2021	48.02	12^th	27	55.6%
2022	37.28	21^st	33	36.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	12.71	337^th	376	10.4%
2019	14.84	403^rd	452	10.8%
2021	9.46	450^th	469	4.1%
2022	14.14	429^th	479	10.4%
2023	10.86	429^th	464	7.5%
2024	8.60	442^nd	464	4.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	12.41	338^th	371	8.9%
2019	10.12	425^th	453	6.2%
2021	8.60	460^th	476	3.4%
2022	10.46	453^rd	480	5.6%
2023	8.48	450^th	470	4.3%
2024	9.10	441^st	466	5.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.97	118^th	123	4.1%
2019	13.01	144^th	152	5.3%
2021	8.95	147^th	149	1.3%
2022	9.55	154^th	161	4.3%
2023	9.10	138^th	145	4.8%
2024	12.20	135^th	148	8.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	31.02	80^th	111	27.9%
2021	29.50	77^th	106	27.4%
2022	26.23	81^st	104	22.1%
2023	53.59	40^th	96	58.3%
2024	42.58	47^th	90	47.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.89	218^th	259	15.8%
2019	15.77	318^th	344	7.6%
2021	10.24	350^th	353	0.8%
2022	12.79	340^th	360	5.6%
2023	9.22	330^th	336	1.8%
2024	7.74	342^nd	344	0.6%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.67	9^th	11	18.2%
2019	58.32	9^th	31	71.0%

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Rank History for White students at Cascade Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.80	270^th	325	16.9%
2019	19.66	402^nd	470	14.5%
2021	31.39	335^th	480	30.2%
2022	25.46	388^th	488	20.5%
2023	26.12	368^th	488	24.6%
2024	30.15	353^rd	486	27.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Cascade Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	413	25	149	31	23	n/a	n/a	0	641
1989	417	27	137	27	27	n/a	n/a	0	635
1990	389	34	137	38	23	n/a	n/a	0	621
1991	407	40	137	46	23	n/a	n/a	0	653
1992	403	39	154	39	27	n/a	n/a	0	662
1993	404	47	177	41	24	n/a	n/a	0	693
1994	410	39	214	48	23	n/a	n/a	0	734
1995	383	51	254	60	24	n/a	n/a	0	772
1996	383	51	254	60	24	n/a	n/a	0	772
1997	368	44	270	61	18	n/a	n/a	0	761
1998	365	62	233	68	11	n/a	n/a	0	739
1999	345	58	223	80	24	n/a	n/a	0	730
2000	311	82	210	79	20	n/a	n/a	0	702
2001	281	87	208	87	11	n/a	n/a	0	674
2002	276	98	212	102	21	n/a	n/a	0	709
2003	276	98	212	102	21	n/a	n/a	0	709
2004	225	79	217	110	14	n/a	n/a	0	645
2005	175	79	199	129	18	n/a	n/a	1	601
2006	167	101	206	186	18	n/a	n/a	0	678
2007	123	84	197	182	6	n/a	n/a	0	592
2008	92	80	197	170	11	n/a	n/a	0	550
2009	78	79	181	173	11	n/a	n/a	0	522
2010	76	74	173	191	11	n/a	n/a	0	525
2011	87	60	115	187	9	24	52	0	534
2012	90	72	119	190	11	29	44	0	555
2013	91	71	137	210	13	27	31	0	580
2014	66	60	131	252	12	20	33	0	574
2015	44	77	132	257	11	28	34	0	583
2016	56	75	118	258	8	29	26	0	570
2017	51	59	105	275	5	26	20	0	541
2018	56	53	107	292	8	28	27	0	571
2019	66	47	105	266	5	19	29	0	537
2020	84	94	173	377	7	15	36	1	787
2021	75	94	176	373	11	8	48	1	786
2022	55	74	150	331	9	10	53	1	683
2023	49	86	144	326	5	13	58	2	683
2024	46	70	129	339	4	9	65	0	662

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 Cascade Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	641	34.0	18.8	0
1989	635	32.0	19.8	n/a
1990	621	33.0	18.8	0
1991	653	33.0	19.7	n/a
1992	662	34.6	19.1	n/a
1993	693	34.6	20.0	n/a
1994	734	36.8	19.9	n/a
1995	772	37.0	20.9	n/a
1996	772	37.0	20.9	n/a
1997	761	36.0	21.1	n/a
1998	739	35.4	20.9	n/a
1999	730	35.6	20.5	n/a
2000	702	33.8	20.8	n/a
2001	674	31.8	21.2	n/a
2002	709	40.8	17.4	58.7
2003	709	40.8	17.4	58.7
2004	645	33.0	19.5	70.5
2005	601	34.9	17.2	68
2006	678	33.9	20.0	70.5
2007	592	n/a	n/a	76.9
2008	550	30.0	18.3	70.9
2009	522	30.0	17.4	77.2
2010	525	31.8	16.5	78.5
2011	534	34.8	15.3	72.1
2012	555	35.7	15.5	82.9
2013	580	33.4	17.3	86.7
2014	574	n/a	n/a	87.1
2015	583	34.0	17.1	83.4
2016	570	40.0	14.2	85.1
2017	541	31.7	17.0	80.6
2018	571	32.9	17.3	81.6
2019	537	32.6	16.4	80.3
2020	787	42.3	18.6	84.5
2021	786	45.4	17.3	77.5
2022	683	41.3	16.5	81.6
2023	683	43.8	15.5	83.3
2024	662	43.3	15.2	74.9

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 Cascade Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	641	34.0	18.8	0
1989	635	32.0	19.8	n/a
1990	621	33.0	18.8	0
1991	653	33.0	19.7	n/a
1992	662	34.6	19.1	n/a
1993	693	34.6	20.0	n/a
1994	734	36.8	19.9	n/a
1995	772	37.0	20.9	n/a
1996	772	37.0	20.9	n/a
1997	761	36.0	21.1	n/a
1998	739	35.4	20.9	n/a
1999	730	35.6	20.5	n/a
2000	702	33.8	20.8	n/a
2001	674	31.8	21.2	n/a
2002	709	40.8	17.4	58.7
2003	709	40.8	17.4	58.7
2004	645	33.0	19.5	70.5
2005	601	34.9	17.2	68
2006	678	33.9	20.0	70.5
2007	592	n/a	n/a	76.9
2008	550	30.0	18.3	70.9
2009	522	30.0	17.4	77.2
2010	525	31.8	16.5	78.5
2011	534	34.8	15.3	72.1
2012	555	35.7	15.5	82.9
2013	580	33.4	17.3	86.7
2014	574	n/a	n/a	87.1
2015	583	34.0	17.1	83.4
2016	570	40.0	14.2	85.1
2017	541	31.7	17.0	80.6
2018	571	32.9	17.3	81.6
2019	537	32.6	16.4	80.3
2020	787	42.3	18.6	84.5
2021	786	45.4	17.3	77.5
2022	683	41.3	16.5	81.6
2023	683	43.8	15.5	83.3
2024	662	43.3	15.2	74.9

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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