Is Kenmore Middle School a good school?

Kenmore Middle School ranks 99 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kenmore Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 734 students attended Kenmore Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Kenmore Middle School?

Students at Kenmore Middle School are 50% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Kenmore Middle School

Summary:

Kenmore Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Northshore School District in Kenmore, Washington. With a diverse student population of 718, the school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenmore Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the state average in standardized tests for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school particularly excels for Asian and multi-racial students, ranking in the top 30-40 middle schools in the state for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of the state, suggesting a need to address equity concerns. Kenmore Middle School's high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio likely contribute to its strong academic outcomes, though it lags behind the exceptional performance of the Environmental & Adventure School, a magnet school within the Lake Washington School District.

Overall, Kenmore Middle School is a high-performing public middle school that provides a quality education to its diverse student population. While the school excels in many areas, the need to address the needs of underperforming subgroups, particularly Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, should be a focus for continued improvement. Families in the Kenmore area may find Kenmore Middle School to be a strong option, though they may also want to consider other high-performing schools in the Northshore School District, such as Skyview Middle School and Northshore Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

20323 66 Av NE
Kenmore, WA 98028-2052

(425) 408-6400

District: Northshore School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
99^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,195

Feeder schools for Kenmore Middle School:

Elementary:	Frank Love Elementary
	Kenmore Elementary
	Lockwood Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 21.1

Number of students: 734

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Asian:

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kenmore Middle School ranks better than 81.5% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 6 ranked middle schools in the Northshore School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.95. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Kenmore Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.9%), Hispanic (20.3%), Asian (14.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Northshore School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kenmore Middle School is 21.1, which is the 2^nd best among 6 middle schools in the Northshore School District. (See more...)

Compare Kenmore Middle School employs 34.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kenmore Middle School is $17,195, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Northshore School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kenmore Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenmore Middle School 99^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Kenmore Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Northshore School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Northshore School District 10^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kenmore Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	80.22	64^th	421	84.8%
2005	83.70	54^th	425	87.3%
2006	85.06	45^th	449	90.0%
2007	75.35	81^st	463	82.5%
2008	82.14	60^th	466	87.1%
2009	76.80	83^rd	476	82.6%
2010	80.97	66^th	483	86.3%
2011	81.85	64^th	492	87.0%
2012	79.29	73^rd	497	85.3%
2013	80.62	66^th	498	86.7%
2015	68.40	127^th	445	71.5%
2016	77.09	85^th	443	80.8%
2017	72.02	111^th	435	74.5%
2018	82.93	72^nd	437	83.5%
2019	72.96	118^th	512	77.0%
2021	69.20	140^th	529	73.5%
2022	74.74	121^st	541	77.6%
2023	72.87	128^th	539	76.3%
2024	77.95	99^th	535	81.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	65.64	79^th	246	67.9%
2021	52.42	106^th	250	57.6%
2022	54.87	102^nd	257	60.3%
2023	53.45	102^nd	244	58.2%
2024	78.08	43^rd	243	82.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.89	19^th	135	85.9%
2019	50.38	34^th	100	66.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	90.74	12^th	268	95.5%
2019	83.94	17^th	231	92.6%
2021	73.00	33^rd	210	84.3%
2022	66.80	38^th	199	80.9%
2023	69.65	28^th	167	83.2%
2024	54.47	71^st	179	60.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.81	136^th	349	61.0%
2019	32.52	330^th	448	26.3%
2021	31.12	325^th	458	29.0%
2022	33.43	329^th	475	30.7%
2023	30.11	330^th	463	28.7%
2024	34.29	303^rd	455	33.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	73.71	105^th	452	76.8%
2021	72.62	105^th	469	77.6%
2022	73.20	107^th	479	77.7%
2023	68.89	127^th	464	72.6%
2024	73.74	103^rd	464	77.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	71.01	113^th	453	75.1%
2021	64.52	148^th	476	68.9%
2022	74.11	110^th	480	77.1%
2023	74.50	106^th	470	77.4%
2024	78.68	86^th	466	81.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.45	26^th	123	78.9%
2019	80.18	29^th	152	80.9%
2021	79.26	35^th	149	76.5%
2022	82.18	30^th	161	81.4%
2023	82.61	29^th	145	80.0%
2024	79.16	32^nd	148	78.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.08	125^th	259	51.7%
2019	45.78	179^th	344	48.0%
2021	45.26	170^th	353	51.8%
2022	41.37	194^th	360	46.1%
2023	37.63	198^th	336	41.1%
2024	49.52	152^nd	344	55.8%

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Rank History for White students at Kenmore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.41	52^nd	325	84.0%
2019	70.95	118^th	470	74.9%
2021	67.73	127^th	480	73.5%
2022	75.12	100^th	488	79.5%
2023	70.68	119^th	488	75.6%
2024	75.79	90^th	486	81.5%

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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

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Enrollment information for Kenmore Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	773	7	50	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	850
1989	749	8	42	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	826
1990	731	8	49	21	5	n/a	n/a	0	814
1991	793	8	62	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	885
1992	785	12	74	28	5	n/a	n/a	0	904
1993	592	8	69	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	701
1994	625	10	75	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	741
1995	726	11	75	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	841
1996	726	11	75	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	841
1997	760	19	77	22	12	n/a	n/a	0	890
1998	726	11	75	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	841
1999	739	15	91	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	867
2000	686	21	95	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	825
2001	663	19	87	26	9	n/a	n/a	0	804
2002	643	30	85	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	801
2003	643	30	85	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	801
2004	636	27	86	37	15	n/a	n/a	0	801
2005	617	31	95	48	12	n/a	n/a	0	803
2006	631	32	102	49	11	n/a	n/a	2	827
2007	578	24	96	40	8	n/a	n/a	19	765
2008	589	25	93	46	10	n/a	n/a	24	787
2009	535	14	107	41	5	n/a	n/a	22	724
2010	551	14	104	41	6	n/a	n/a	28	744
2011	489	10	95	54	5	4	32	0	689
2012	490	16	81	62	6	3	46	0	704
2013	459	15	82	82	3	2	55	0	698
2014	433	23	84	87	4	2	52	0	685
2015	429	15	74	87	4	1	53	0	663
2016	406	16	66	76	6	0	56	0	626
2017	384	13	69	91	5	1	60	0	623
2018	399	20	84	135	1	0	70	0	709
2019	399	19	88	136	1	0	78	1	722
2020	408	30	99	152	1	1	79	1	771
2021	374	22	98	154	2	1	83	2	736
2022	365	21	102	149	1	2	75	5	720
2023	363	25	114	127	0	3	82	4	718
2024	366	29	109	149	0	2	76	3	734

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 Kenmore Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	850	38.0	22.3	0
1989	826	41.0	20.1	n/a
1990	814	41.3	19.7	0
1991	885	38.1	23.2	n/a
1992	904	41.6	21.7	n/a
1993	701	32.2	21.8	n/a
1994	741	32.6	22.7	n/a
1995	841	37.4	22.5	n/a
1996	841	37.4	22.5	n/a
1997	890	40.2	22.1	n/a
1998	841	37.5	22.4	n/a
1999	867	39.2	22.1	n/a
2000	825	37.0	22.3	n/a
2001	804	35.9	22.4	n/a
2002	801	36.2	22.1	9.6
2003	801	36.2	22.1	9.6
2004	801	36.0	22.3	13.4
2005	803	35.8	22.4	14.7
2006	827	38.5	21.5	17.5
2007	765	37.7	20.3	13.9
2008	787	37.4	21.0	15.2
2009	724	37.4	19.4	15.8
2010	744	34.3	21.6	16.3
2011	689	31.9	21.5	20.9
2012	704	32.3	21.7	21.6
2013	698	32.9	21.2	24.8
2014	685	n/a	n/a	25.3
2015	663	31.0	21.3	23.2
2016	626	30.0	20.8	19.8
2017	623	30.1	20.6	18.8
2018	709	33.4	21.1	22.6
2019	722	34.3	21.0	22.2
2020	771	36.2	21.2	23.5
2021	736	36.4	20.2	21.9
2022	720	36.0	20.0	22.5
2023	718	36.6	19.6	25.1
2024	734	34.6	21.1	26.3

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 Kenmore Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	850	38.0	22.3	0
1989	826	41.0	20.1	n/a
1990	814	41.3	19.7	0
1991	885	38.1	23.2	n/a
1992	904	41.6	21.7	n/a
1993	701	32.2	21.8	n/a
1994	741	32.6	22.7	n/a
1995	841	37.4	22.5	n/a
1996	841	37.4	22.5	n/a
1997	890	40.2	22.1	n/a
1998	841	37.5	22.4	n/a
1999	867	39.2	22.1	n/a
2000	825	37.0	22.3	n/a
2001	804	35.9	22.4	n/a
2002	801	36.2	22.1	9.6
2003	801	36.2	22.1	9.6
2004	801	36.0	22.3	13.4
2005	803	35.8	22.4	14.7
2006	827	38.5	21.5	17.5
2007	765	37.7	20.3	13.9
2008	787	37.4	21.0	15.2
2009	724	37.4	19.4	15.8
2010	744	34.3	21.6	16.3
2011	689	31.9	21.5	20.9
2012	704	32.3	21.7	21.6
2013	698	32.9	21.2	24.8
2014	685	n/a	n/a	25.3
2015	663	31.0	21.3	23.2
2016	626	30.0	20.8	19.8
2017	623	30.1	20.6	18.8
2018	709	33.4	21.1	22.6
2019	722	34.3	21.0	22.2
2020	771	36.2	21.2	23.5
2021	736	36.4	20.2	21.9
2022	720	36.0	20.0	22.5
2023	718	36.6	19.6	25.1
2024	734	34.6	21.1	26.3

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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