Is Cedar Heights Middle School a good school?

Cedar Heights Middle School ranks 336 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Heights Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 914 students attended Cedar Heights Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Heights Middle School?

Students at Cedar Heights Middle School are 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Cedar Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Kentlake High School

Cedar Heights Middle School

Summary:

Cedar Heights Middle School is a public middle school located in Covington, Washington, serving 605 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Kent School District.

Cedar Heights Middle School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.92%) and Math (27.95%) are below the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked 122 out of 443 Washington middle schools in 2015-2016 (4 stars) to being ranked 336 out of 535 in 2023-2024 (2 stars). This suggests that the school's performance has not kept pace with the improvements seen in other middle schools across the state. The school's diverse student population, with 46.12% White, 21.82% Hispanic, 10.74% Asian, and 9.42% African American students, is higher compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Summit Trail Middle School and Maple View Middle School, which consistently outperform Cedar Heights across various test scores and statewide rankings.

The significant differences in performance between student subgroups at Cedar Heights Middle School, such as the lower rankings for Asian and African American students, indicate the need for targeted interventions and support to address these achievement gaps. Additionally, the growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Cedar Heights Middle School, from 46.14% in 2020-2021 to 53.88% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school is serving an increasingly economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the overall academic challenges faced by the school.

Detail:

Public 6-8

19640 SE 272nd Street
Covington, WA 98042-8553

(253) 373-7620

District: Kent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
336^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,236

Students who attend Cedar Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kentlake High School

Feeder schools for Cedar Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Valley Elementary School
	Grass Lake Elementary School
	Horizon Elementary School
	Jenkins Creek Elementary School
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	Sawyer Woods Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.7

Number of students: 914

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Asian:

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cedar Heights Middle School ranks worse than 62.8% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Kent School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.17. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Cedar Heights Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Kent School District. Racial makeup is: White (45.2%), Hispanic (19.5%), Asian (11.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cedar Heights Middle School is 19.7. 3 middle schools in the Kent School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cedar Heights Middle School employs 46.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cedar Heights Middle School is $17,236. 4 middle schools in the Kent School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cedar Heights Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Heights Middle School 336^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Cedar Heights Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Kent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kent School District 145^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cedar Heights Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	60.52	166^th	421	60.6%
2005	56.39	187^th	425	56.0%
2006	53.01	203^rd	449	54.8%
2007	48.13	243^rd	463	47.5%
2008	59.70	176^th	466	62.2%
2009	48.33	252^nd	476	47.1%
2010	58.57	192^nd	483	60.2%
2011	64.29	147^th	492	70.1%
2012	61.77	168^th	497	66.2%
2013	62.79	180^th	498	63.9%
2015	65.97	139^th	445	68.8%
2016	68.53	122^nd	443	72.5%
2017	60.93	169^th	435	61.1%
2018	54.49	192^nd	437	56.1%
2019	42.06	303^rd	512	40.8%
2021	43.62	283^rd	529	46.5%
2022	42.21	289^th	541	46.6%
2023	41.35	293^rd	539	45.6%
2024	35.17	336^th	535	37.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	30.13	181^st	246	26.4%
2021	33.14	172^nd	250	31.2%
2022	28.55	189^th	257	26.5%
2023	29.04	179^th	244	26.6%
2024	23.73	199^th	243	18.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	47.71	49^th	135	63.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.57	98^th	268	63.4%
2023	33.55	107^th	167	35.9%
2024	31.77	116^th	179	35.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.52	177^th	349	49.3%
2019	33.20	327^th	448	27.0%
2021	39.48	273^rd	458	40.4%
2022	33.03	334^th	475	29.7%
2023	29.14	342^nd	463	26.1%
2024	29.51	336^th	455	26.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.80	156^th	376	58.5%
2019	37.39	289^th	452	36.1%
2021	39.28	278^th	469	40.7%
2022	39.40	280^th	479	41.5%
2023	44.20	242^nd	464	47.8%
2024	36.23	295^th	464	36.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.28	173^rd	371	53.4%
2019	45.13	245^th	453	45.9%
2021	48.20	223^rd	476	53.2%
2022	43.14	255^th	480	46.9%
2023	36.01	302^nd	470	35.7%
2024	33.30	301^st	466	35.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	46.92	76^th	152	50.0%
2021	27.93	106^th	149	28.9%
2022	38.94	94^th	161	41.6%
2023	41.83	86^th	145	40.7%
2024	25.62	115^th	148	22.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.52	32^nd	66	51.5%
2019	33.71	78^th	111	29.7%
2021	35.15	70^th	106	34.0%
2022	30.13	72^nd	104	30.8%
2023	16.14	83^rd	96	13.5%
2024	31.28	64^th	90	28.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.15	149^th	259	42.5%
2019	37.62	213^th	344	38.1%
2021	51.26	143^rd	353	59.5%
2022	47.34	166^th	360	53.9%
2023	45.10	164^th	336	51.2%
2024	41.94	182^nd	344	47.1%

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Rank History for White students at Cedar Heights Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.95	130^th	325	60.0%
2019	44.36	277^th	470	41.1%
2021	49.47	232^nd	480	51.7%
2022	48.13	244^th	488	50.0%
2023	43.99	258^th	488	47.1%
2024	29.48	359^th	486	26.1%

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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 Cedar Heights Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	972	43	31	26	20	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1995	1010	40	34	26	21	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1996	1010	40	34	26	21	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1997	933	29	24	21	17	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1998	915	30	24	24	15	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1999	878	42	21	24	11	n/a	n/a	0	976
2000	904	41	19	28	8	n/a	n/a	0	1000
2001	883	43	22	25	9	n/a	n/a	0	982
2002	902	46	45	42	9	n/a	n/a	0	1044
2003	902	46	45	42	9	n/a	n/a	0	1044
2004	878	46	52	46	11	n/a	n/a	0	1033
2005	721	51	59	37	13	n/a	n/a	15	896
2006	700	63	53	43	13	n/a	n/a	29	901
2007	651	67	65	75	13	n/a	n/a	32	903
2008	607	57	61	62	9	n/a	n/a	41	837
2009	527	49	61	55	11	n/a	n/a	44	747
2010	477	54	56	67	9	n/a	n/a	44	707
2011	458	62	37	102	2	6	44	0	711
2012	440	58	23	106	2	5	59	0	693
2013	407	65	33	112	2	12	41	0	672
2014	360	60	50	94	5	13	46	0	628
2015	374	56	44	98	5	10	59	0	646
2016	390	54	38	111	7	15	59	0	674
2017	362	58	52	114	6	13	58	0	663
2018	326	64	66	120	1	9	55	0	641
2019	309	61	74	133	2	6	65	0	650
2020	325	57	73	139	4	10	64	0	672
2021	301	61	71	129	4	13	55	1	635
2022	284	60	51	141	4	9	55	0	604
2023	279	57	65	132	6	10	56	0	605
2024	413	94	108	178	4	17	100	0	914

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 Cedar Heights Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	1092	51.2	21.3	n/a
1995	1131	53.4	21.2	n/a
1996	1131	53.4	21.2	n/a
1997	1024	49.8	20.6	n/a
1998	1008	47.8	21.1	n/a
1999	976	47.5	20.5	n/a
2000	1000	45.4	22.0	n/a
2001	982	48.3	20.3	n/a
2002	1044	51.2	20.4	18.7
2003	1044	51.2	20.4	18.7
2004	1033	48.0	21.5	19.8
2005	896	48.5	18.5	26.9
2006	901	41.7	21.6	33.5
2007	903	43.0	21.0	33.2
2008	837	40.7	20.6	31.9
2009	747	40.5	18.4	33.3
2010	707	35.7	19.7	39.7
2011	711	36.4	19.5	24.3
2012	693	34.5	20.0	42.4
2013	672	32.0	20.9	44
2014	628	n/a	n/a	43
2015	646	29.0	22.2	42.7
2016	674	32.0	21.0	42.7
2017	663	32.7	20.2	43
2018	641	32.6	19.6	47.9
2019	650	33.2	19.5	49.4
2020	672	31.3	21.4	47.9
2021	635	33.8	18.7	46.1
2022	604	32.9	18.3	49.2
2023	605	33.0	18.3	53.9
2024	914	46.2	19.7	53.4

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 Cedar Heights Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	1092	51.2	21.3	n/a
1995	1131	53.4	21.2	n/a
1996	1131	53.4	21.2	n/a
1997	1024	49.8	20.6	n/a
1998	1008	47.8	21.1	n/a
1999	976	47.5	20.5	n/a
2000	1000	45.4	22.0	n/a
2001	982	48.3	20.3	n/a
2002	1044	51.2	20.4	18.7
2003	1044	51.2	20.4	18.7
2004	1033	48.0	21.5	19.8
2005	896	48.5	18.5	26.9
2006	901	41.7	21.6	33.5
2007	903	43.0	21.0	33.2
2008	837	40.7	20.6	31.9
2009	747	40.5	18.4	33.3
2010	707	35.7	19.7	39.7
2011	711	36.4	19.5	24.3
2012	693	34.5	20.0	42.4
2013	672	32.0	20.9	44
2014	628	n/a	n/a	43
2015	646	29.0	22.2	42.7
2016	674	32.0	21.0	42.7
2017	663	32.7	20.2	43
2018	641	32.6	19.6	47.9
2019	650	33.2	19.5	49.4
2020	672	31.3	21.4	47.9
2021	635	33.8	18.7	46.1
2022	604	32.9	18.3	49.2
2023	605	33.0	18.3	53.9
2024	914	46.2	19.7	53.4

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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