Is Mattson Middle School a good school?

Mattson Middle School ranks 274 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mattson Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 617 students attended Mattson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mattson Middle School?

Students at Mattson Middle School are 37% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Mattson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mattson Middle School usually go on to attend Kentwood High School

Mattson Middle School

Summary:

Mattson Middle School is a public middle school located in Covington, Washington, serving 617 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Kent School District, which is ranked 145 out of 247 districts in the state, Mattson has a diverse student population and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Mattson Middle School's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly above the Kent School District average, but below the state average across most grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, Mattson's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were 48.82% and 36.12%, respectively, compared to the Kent School District's 45.48% and 34.42%, and the state's 52.63% and 41.68%. However, Mattson's performance is particularly strong in 7th grade ELA, where it outperforms both the district and state. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the WCAS assessment, is significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Summit Trail Middle School and Maple View Middle School in the Tahoma School District, Mattson Middle School generally performs at or slightly above the Kent School District average, but significantly below the high-performing Tahoma School District schools. For example, in 2023-2024, Summit Trail Middle School's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 72.27% and 65.76%, respectively, compared to Mattson's 48.82% and 36.12%.

Detail:

Public 6-8

16400 SE 251st ST
Covington, WA 98042-5217

(253) 373-7670

District: Kent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
274^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,001

Students who attend Mattson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kentwood High School

Feeder schools for Mattson Middle School:

Elementary:	Crestwood Elementary School
	Lake Youngs Elementary School
	Meridian Elementary School
	Pine Tree Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 617

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.6%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Asian:

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mattson Middle School ranks worse than 51.2% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Kent School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.34. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Mattson Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.6%), Hispanic (23.7%), Asian (18.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mattson Middle School is 19.2, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Kent School District! (See more...)

Compare Mattson Middle School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mattson Middle School is $18,001, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 middle schools in the Kent School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mattson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mattson Middle School 274^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Mattson Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

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 Mattson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.08	149^th	421	64.6%
2005	54.15	199^th	425	53.2%
2006	48.86	224^th	449	50.1%
2007	54.66	197^th	463	57.5%
2008	54.91	201^st	466	56.9%
2009	54.19	210^th	476	55.9%
2010	57.25	202^nd	483	58.2%
2011	57.71	199^th	492	59.6%
2012	68.01	137^th	497	72.4%
2013	68.49	141^st	498	71.7%
2015	55.46	188^th	445	57.8%
2016	64.57	150^th	443	66.1%
2017	62.96	154^th	435	64.6%
2018	51.31	205^th	437	53.1%
2019	51.38	248^th	512	51.6%
2021	55.49	207^th	529	60.9%
2022	53.09	214^th	541	60.4%
2023	46.66	255^th	539	52.7%
2024	45.34	274^th	535	48.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.84	110^th	166	33.7%
2019	47.18	133^rd	246	45.9%
2021	53.61	104^th	250	58.4%
2022	48.62	125^th	257	51.4%
2023	37.95	154^th	244	36.9%
2024	28.86	180^th	243	25.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.78	42^nd	135	68.9%
2023	35.18	24^th	57	57.9%
2024	38.08	40^th	78	48.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.20	242^nd	268	9.7%
2022	21.76	174^th	199	12.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.33	140^th	349	59.9%
2019	52.41	198^th	448	55.8%
2021	66.99	91^st	458	80.1%
2022	54.28	168^th	475	64.6%
2023	53.68	188^th	463	59.4%
2024	36.75	287^th	455	36.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.10	186^th	376	50.5%
2019	38.86	283^rd	452	37.4%
2021	62.12	148^th	469	68.4%
2022	53.57	193^rd	479	59.7%
2023	52.71	206^th	464	55.6%
2024	44.61	245^th	464	47.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.84	176^th	371	52.6%
2019	61.15	152^nd	453	66.4%
2021	48.80	219^th	476	54.0%
2022	51.67	198^th	480	58.8%
2023	39.92	272^nd	470	42.1%
2024	43.96	247^th	466	47.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.19	92^nd	123	25.2%
2019	31.17	116^th	152	23.7%
2021	34.51	94^th	149	36.9%
2022	28.13	117^th	161	27.3%
2023	27.94	103^rd	145	29.0%
2024	35.74	92^nd	148	37.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	60.28	30^th	111	73.0%
2021	72.14	14^th	106	86.8%
2022	50.48	40^th	104	61.5%
2023	50.94	43^rd	96	55.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.03	112^th	259	56.8%
2019	43.42	190^th	344	44.8%
2021	53.31	132^nd	353	62.6%
2022	47.90	165^th	360	54.2%
2023	47.62	151^st	336	55.1%
2024	39.13	190^th	344	44.8%

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Rank History for White students at Mattson Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.42	165^th	325	49.2%
2019	54.47	206^th	470	56.2%
2021	57.22	190^th	480	60.4%
2022	62.79	156^th	488	68.0%
2023	52.38	212^th	488	56.6%
2024	43.57	278^th	486	42.8%

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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 Mattson Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	792	19	15	21	7	n/a	n/a	0	854
1989	743	27	15	19	9	n/a	n/a	0	813
1990	859	24	18	19	11	n/a	n/a	0	931
1991	901	25	22	17	14	n/a	n/a	0	979
1992	993	27	30	15	17	n/a	n/a	0	1082
1993	1001	42	35	16	17	n/a	n/a	0	1111
1994	720	27	47	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	808
1995	775	27	49	20	9	n/a	n/a	0	880
1996	775	27	49	20	9	n/a	n/a	0	880
1997	732	34	42	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	835
1998	742	22	53	15	9	n/a	n/a	0	841
1999	758	26	52	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	861
2000	782	48	52	30	5	n/a	n/a	0	917
2001	786	57	57	41	10	n/a	n/a	0	951
2002	793	65	77	32	7	n/a	n/a	0	974
2003	793	65	77	32	7	n/a	n/a	0	974
2004	801	58	95	49	6	n/a	n/a	0	1009
2005	538	45	84	44	9	n/a	n/a	8	728
2006	467	48	81	35	6	n/a	n/a	17	654
2007	412	44	59	31	11	n/a	n/a	29	586
2008	420	46	90	47	17	n/a	n/a	46	666
2009	434	38	94	46	11	n/a	n/a	47	670
2010	437	49	90	53	3	n/a	n/a	48	680
2011	381	53	71	93	8	9	32	0	647
2012	345	49	69	96	5	12	59	0	635
2013	366	45	73	91	4	16	54	0	649
2014	338	55	76	91	6	11	45	0	622
2015	301	58	75	102	5	8	56	0	605
2016	311	41	87	110	4	10	58	0	621
2017	320	36	87	114	5	9	62	0	633
2018	291	34	92	140	3	7	59	0	626
2019	277	41	98	127	2	4	60	0	609
2020	314	47	106	143	2	8	69	0	689
2021	272	42	99	145	2	4	78	0	642
2022	218	41	108	144	1	3	70	0	585
2023	226	54	116	146	0	9	66	0	617

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 Mattson Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	854	39.0	21.8	0
1989	813	39.0	20.8	n/a
1990	931	41.0	22.7	0
1991	979	46.0	21.2	n/a
1992	1082	49.1	22.0	n/a
1993	1111	52.2	21.3	n/a
1994	808	39.0	20.7	n/a
1995	880	41.7	21.1	n/a
1996	880	41.7	21.1	n/a
1997	835	39.5	21.1	n/a
1998	841	38.9	21.6	n/a
1999	861	40.4	21.3	n/a
2000	917	41.5	22.1	n/a
2001	951	45.4	20.9	n/a
2002	974	47.8	20.4	20.8
2003	974	47.8	20.4	20.8
2004	1009	47.0	21.5	20.6
2005	728	46.9	15.5	22.8
2006	654	31.6	20.7	18.5
2007	586	29.0	20.2	18.5
2008	666	31.4	21.2	32.6
2009	670	31.4	21.3	30
2010	680	34.1	19.9	34.3
2011	647	31.5	20.5	20.6
2012	635	31.6	20.0	41.9
2013	649	30.3	21.3	38.5
2014	622	n/a	n/a	42.6
2015	605	31.0	19.5	45
2016	621	29.0	21.4	41.2
2017	633	32.2	19.6	41.2
2018	626	34.0	18.4	41.5
2019	609	32.2	18.9	40.9
2020	689	33.0	20.8	38.2
2021	642	35.6	18.0	41.6
2022	585	33.6	17.4	44.8
2023	617	32.0	19.2	54.3

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 Mattson Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	854	39.0	21.8	0
1989	813	39.0	20.8	n/a
1990	931	41.0	22.7	0
1991	979	46.0	21.2	n/a
1992	1082	49.1	22.0	n/a
1993	1111	52.2	21.3	n/a
1994	808	39.0	20.7	n/a
1995	880	41.7	21.1	n/a
1996	880	41.7	21.1	n/a
1997	835	39.5	21.1	n/a
1998	841	38.9	21.6	n/a
1999	861	40.4	21.3	n/a
2000	917	41.5	22.1	n/a
2001	951	45.4	20.9	n/a
2002	974	47.8	20.4	20.8
2003	974	47.8	20.4	20.8
2004	1009	47.0	21.5	20.6
2005	728	46.9	15.5	22.8
2006	654	31.6	20.7	18.5
2007	586	29.0	20.2	18.5
2008	666	31.4	21.2	32.6
2009	670	31.4	21.3	30
2010	680	34.1	19.9	34.3
2011	647	31.5	20.5	20.6
2012	635	31.6	20.0	41.9
2013	649	30.3	21.3	38.5
2014	622	n/a	n/a	42.6
2015	605	31.0	19.5	45
2016	621	29.0	21.4	41.2
2017	633	32.2	19.6	41.2
2018	626	34.0	18.4	41.5
2019	609	32.2	18.9	40.9
2020	689	33.0	20.8	38.2
2021	642	35.6	18.0	41.6
2022	585	33.6	17.4	44.8
2023	617	32.0	19.2	54.3

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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