Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks 77 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 741 students attended Washington Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle School?

Students at Washington Middle School are 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually go on to attend Olympia High School

Washington Middle School

Summary:

Washington Middle School is a public middle school located in Olympia, Washington, serving 750 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Olympia School District, which is ranked 45 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 64.76% of all students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 62.31% for the Olympia School District and 52.63% for the state of Washington. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with 61.6% White, 3.2% African American, 11.87% Hispanic, 9.07% Asian, and 11.73% two or more races. This diversity is higher than the nearby schools in the Olympia School District, such as Salish Middle School and George Bush Middle School. Additionally, Washington Middle School has a strong track record of student outcomes, ranking 77 out of 535 middle schools in the state with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well. In the 2023-2024 school year, Washington Middle School's Asian students were ranked 34 out of 148 middle schools, African American students were ranked 16 out of 96 middle schools, and Hispanic students were ranked 36 out of 344 middle schools. This indicates that the school is effectively addressing the needs of these diverse learners and providing them with the support and resources they need to thrive. Overall, Washington Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution that serves its diverse student population with excellence, consistently outperforming nearby schools in the Olympia School District.

Detail:

Public 6-8

3100 Cain Rd SE
Olympia, WA 98501-3899

(360) 596-3000

District: Olympia School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
77^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,293

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Olympia High School

Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	McKenny Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 741

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Middle School ranks better than 85.6% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Olympia School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.37. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Washington Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Olympia School District. Racial makeup is: White (64.5%), Hispanic (12.7%), two or more races (9.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Olympia School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Middle School is 20.3, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Olympia School District! (See more...)

Compare Washington Middle School employs 36.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Middle School is $14,293, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Olympia School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Middle School 77^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Washington Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Olympia School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Olympia School District 45^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	89.36	33^rd	421	92.2%
2005	84.55	47^th	425	88.9%
2006	92.44	17^th	449	96.2%
2007	92.74	17^th	463	96.3%
2008	90.93	21^st	466	95.5%
2009	87.01	37^th	476	92.2%
2010	87.43	32^nd	483	93.4%
2011	89.92	27^th	492	94.5%
2012	86.06	41^st	497	91.8%
2013	89.34	25^th	498	95.0%
2015	94.47	14^th	445	96.9%
2016	91.14	31^st	443	93.0%
2017	90.30	30^th	435	93.1%
2018	93.86	20^th	437	95.4%
2019	91.27	32^nd	512	93.8%
2021	84.57	70^th	529	86.8%
2022	88.66	53^rd	541	90.2%
2023	84.31	74^th	539	86.3%
2024	84.37	77^th	535	85.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	86.38	21^st	166	87.3%
2019	78.22	46^th	246	81.3%
2021	65.61	67^th	250	73.2%
2022	70.14	64^th	257	75.1%
2023	76.49	45^th	244	81.6%
2024	74.17	53^rd	243	78.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	86.38	20^th	268	92.5%
2019	79.23	23^rd	231	90.0%
2021	64.08	49^th	210	76.7%
2022	65.26	41^st	199	79.4%
2023	68.97	29^th	167	82.6%
2024	51.50	75^th	179	58.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	94.63	11^th	349	96.8%
2019	82.65	30^th	448	93.3%
2021	84.79	31^st	458	93.2%
2022	90.49	18^th	475	96.2%
2023	70.32	96^th	463	79.3%
2024	67.62	108^th	455	76.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	92.59	22^nd	376	94.1%
2019	88.76	34^th	452	92.5%
2021	83.95	67^th	469	85.7%
2022	89.16	44^th	479	90.8%
2023	81.30	67^th	464	85.6%
2024	81.12	75^th	464	83.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	79.97	6^th	50	88.0%
2021	67.18	6^th	44	86.4%
2022	67.59	13^th	51	74.5%
2023	48.00	21^st	40	47.5%
2024	71.48	7^th	46	84.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	94.02	18^th	371	95.1%
2019	92.84	23^rd	453	94.9%
2021	84.14	64^th	476	86.6%
2022	87.81	51^st	480	89.4%
2023	84.71	65^th	470	86.2%
2024	86.53	57^th	466	87.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.61	21^st	123	82.9%
2021	84.62	23^rd	149	84.6%
2022	84.77	21^st	161	87.0%
2023	87.67	16^th	145	89.0%
2024	78.64	34^th	148	77.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.87	16^th	96	83.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	89.80	17^th	259	93.4%
2019	89.09	24^th	344	93.0%
2021	80.36	45^th	353	87.3%
2022	87.07	28^th	360	92.2%
2023	83.32	37^th	336	89.0%
2024	83.08	36^th	344	89.5%

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Rank History for White students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	90.32	24^th	325	92.6%
2019	89.69	31^st	470	93.4%
2021	80.35	77^th	480	84.0%
2022	84.93	54^th	488	88.9%
2023	80.19	76^th	488	84.4%
2024	80.33	75^th	486	84.6%

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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 Washington Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	460	3	19	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	493
1989	484	4	20	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	523
1990	491	4	24	8	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
1991	520	4	24	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	559
1992	549	10	24	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1993	559	10	41	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	626
1994	579	5	47	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	642
1995	603	4	49	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	671
1996	603	4	49	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	671
1997	598	8	60	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	688
1998	589	10	63	21	6	n/a	n/a	0	689
1999	583	7	69	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	688
2000	591	3	72	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	697
2001	591	8	85	22	6	n/a	n/a	0	712
2002	626	23	68	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	746
2003	626	23	68	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	746
2004	615	21	59	36	10	n/a	n/a	0	741
2005	579	17	61	41	6	n/a	n/a	0	704
2006	551	17	70	44	7	n/a	n/a	6	695
2007	575	19	69	33	6	n/a	n/a	4	706
2008	593	19	72	37	7	n/a	n/a	7	735
2009	570	23	89	47	6	n/a	n/a	19	754
2010	542	17	93	46	4	n/a	n/a	22	724
2011	587	15	86	49	1	3	26	0	767
2012	564	10	81	56	0	1	58	0	770
2013	556	10	82	55	3	2	66	0	774
2014	527	11	82	54	4	3	59	0	740
2015	524	11	83	58	4	2	76	0	758
2016	529	12	75	63	3	3	76	0	761
2017	572	11	76	74	4	1	84	0	822
2018	587	9	68	64	1	2	73	0	804
2019	551	14	63	77	2	1	86	0	794
2020	531	22	70	74	0	2	87	4	790
2021	479	26	78	84	1	3	101	8	780
2022	477	21	79	82	3	2	80	10	754
2023	462	24	68	89	4	4	88	11	750
2024	478	21	63	94	3	5	70	7	741

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 Washington Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	493	24.0	20.5	0
1989	523	25.0	20.9	n/a
1990	531	26.3	20.1	0
1991	559	25.4	22.0	n/a
1992	590	26.3	22.4	n/a
1993	626	27.9	22.4	n/a
1994	642	30.2	21.3	n/a
1995	671	29.7	22.6	n/a
1996	671	29.7	22.6	n/a
1997	688	30.0	22.9	n/a
1998	689	31.3	22.0	n/a
1999	688	33.7	20.4	n/a
2000	697	32.2	21.6	n/a
2001	712	32.3	22.0	n/a
2002	746	33.1	22.5	10.3
2003	746	33.1	22.5	10.3
2004	741	36.0	20.6	10.3
2005	704	36.1	19.5	9.4
2006	695	31.0	22.4	10.4
2007	706	31.4	22.5	10.7
2008	735	34.4	21.4	10.9
2009	754	36.5	20.7	13.9
2010	724	33.0	21.9	14.5
2011	767	33.5	22.8	16.6
2012	770	35.9	21.3	17.1
2013	774	33.6	22.9	21.2
2014	740	n/a	n/a	17.7
2015	758	35.0	21.6	18.1
2016	761	38.0	20.0	18.5
2017	822	37.9	21.6	17.6
2018	804	40.2	20.0	16.3
2019	794	39.8	19.9	16.8
2020	790	40.2	19.6	17.8
2021	780	39.1	19.9	19.2
2022	754	40.1	18.7	20
2023	750	38.3	19.5	23.5
2024	741	36.3	20.3	21.7

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 Washington Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	493	24.0	20.5	0
1989	523	25.0	20.9	n/a
1990	531	26.3	20.1	0
1991	559	25.4	22.0	n/a
1992	590	26.3	22.4	n/a
1993	626	27.9	22.4	n/a
1994	642	30.2	21.3	n/a
1995	671	29.7	22.6	n/a
1996	671	29.7	22.6	n/a
1997	688	30.0	22.9	n/a
1998	689	31.3	22.0	n/a
1999	688	33.7	20.4	n/a
2000	697	32.2	21.6	n/a
2001	712	32.3	22.0	n/a
2002	746	33.1	22.5	10.3
2003	746	33.1	22.5	10.3
2004	741	36.0	20.6	10.3
2005	704	36.1	19.5	9.4
2006	695	31.0	22.4	10.4
2007	706	31.4	22.5	10.7
2008	735	34.4	21.4	10.9
2009	754	36.5	20.7	13.9
2010	724	33.0	21.9	14.5
2011	767	33.5	22.8	16.6
2012	770	35.9	21.3	17.1
2013	774	33.6	22.9	21.2
2014	740	n/a	n/a	17.7
2015	758	35.0	21.6	18.1
2016	761	38.0	20.0	18.5
2017	822	37.9	21.6	17.6
2018	804	40.2	20.0	16.3
2019	794	39.8	19.9	16.8
2020	790	40.2	19.6	17.8
2021	780	39.1	19.9	19.2
2022	754	40.1	18.7	20
2023	750	38.3	19.5	23.5
2024	741	36.3	20.3	21.7

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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