Is Dimmitt Middle School a good school?

Dimmitt Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Dimmitt Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 664 students attended Dimmitt Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Dimmitt Middle School?

Students at Dimmitt Middle School are 28% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 26% African American, 10% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Dimmitt Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dimmitt Middle School usually go on to attend Renton Senior High School

Dimmitt Middle School

Summary:

Dimmitt Middle School is a public middle school located in Seattle, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 664 students. The school is part of the Renton School District, which is ranked 139 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dimmitt Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Renton School District and the state of Washington in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 29.74% of Dimmitt students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 47.04% for the Renton School District and 52.63% for the state. In Math, only 18% of Dimmitt students were proficient or better, compared to 39.42% for the Renton School District and 41.68% for the state. Dimmitt Middle School also has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (25.6%), Hispanic (27.86%), and Asian (26.05%) students compared to the state average, but their performance on standardized tests is significantly lower for these subgroups compared to their peers in the Renton School District and the state.

Dimmitt Middle School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the Renton School District average of 44.1% and the state average. This suggests that the school's lower academic performance may be related to socioeconomic factors. When compared to nearby schools in the Renton School District, such as Vera Risdon Middle School and Nelsen Middle School, Dimmitt consistently underperforms in academic metrics, indicating that the challenges faced by the school are not solely due to district-level factors.

Detail:

Public 6-8

12320 80th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98178-4413

(425) 204-2800

District: Renton School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
477^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,656

Students who attend Dimmitt Middle School usually attend:

High:

Renton Senior High School

Feeder schools for Dimmitt Middle School:

Elementary:	Bryn Mawr Elementary School
	Campbell Hill Elementary School
	Lakeridge Elementary School
	Talbot Hill Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 664

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

27.9%

Asian:

26.1%

African American:

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dimmitt Middle School ranks worse than 89.2% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Renton School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.37. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Dimmitt Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Renton School District. Student population at Dimmitt Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (27.9%), Asian (26.1%), African American (25.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Renton School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dimmitt Middle School is 17.9, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Renton School District! (See more...)

Compare Dimmitt Middle School employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dimmitt Middle School is $18,656, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Renton School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dimmitt Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dimmitt Middle School 477^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Dimmitt Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Renton School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Renton School District 139^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dimmitt Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	19.81	364^th	421	13.5%
2005	19.02	366^th	425	13.9%
2006	12.03	413^th	449	8.0%
2007	10.82	440^th	463	5.0%
2008	13.26	427^th	466	8.4%
2009	15.59	427^th	476	10.3%
2010	29.97	367^th	483	24.0%
2011	36.52	340^th	492	30.9%
2012	37.32	336^th	497	32.4%
2013	30.94	371^st	498	25.5%
2015	34.82	291^st	445	34.6%
2016	34.25	295^th	443	33.4%
2017	28.65	318^th	435	26.9%
2018	27.40	325^th	437	25.6%
2019	19.63	432^nd	512	15.6%
2021	17.13	451^st	529	14.7%
2022	16.62	469^th	541	13.3%
2023	12.18	490^th	539	9.1%
2024	13.37	477^th	535	10.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.33	131^st	166	21.1%
2019	11.17	236^th	246	4.1%
2021	23.98	200^th	250	20.0%
2022	15.87	235^th	257	8.6%
2023	16.79	213^th	244	12.7%
2024	24.36	197^th	243	18.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.15	70^th	135	48.1%
2019	29.26	70^th	100	30.0%
2022	32.90	39^th	63	38.1%
2024	24.86	56^th	78	28.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.88	265^th	349	24.1%
2019	23.18	372^nd	448	17.0%
2021	21.51	395^th	458	13.8%
2022	19.66	423^rd	475	10.9%
2023	10.74	447^th	463	3.5%
2024	11.22	437^th	455	4.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.52	291^st	376	22.6%
2019	20.84	377^th	452	16.6%
2021	15.86	414^th	469	11.7%
2022	15.54	420^th	479	12.3%
2023	12.77	414^th	464	10.8%
2024	12.85	418^th	464	9.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.93	294^th	371	20.8%
2019	17.96	395^th	453	12.8%
2021	19.00	395^th	476	17.0%
2022	17.03	408^th	480	15.0%
2023	11.60	432^nd	470	8.1%
2024	13.90	420^th	466	9.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.32	88^th	123	28.5%
2019	35.33	108^th	152	28.9%
2021	18.88	125^th	149	16.1%
2022	18.94	140^th	161	13.0%
2023	12.41	132^nd	145	9.0%
2024	8.92	141^st	148	4.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.67	46^th	66	30.3%
2019	18.95	100^th	111	9.9%
2021	14.42	103^rd	106	2.8%
2022	13.63	102^nd	104	1.9%
2023	7.14	96^th	96	0.0%
2024	9.89	87^th	90	3.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	35.10	223^rd	344	35.2%
2021	22.83	289^th	353	18.1%
2022	15.23	327^th	360	9.2%
2023	12.38	320^th	336	4.8%
2024	14.59	317^th	344	7.8%

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Rank History for White students at Dimmitt Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.10	224^th	325	31.1%
2019	37.29	319^th	470	32.1%
2021	35.65	308^th	480	35.8%
2022	42.21	279^th	488	42.8%
2023	20.38	407^th	488	16.6%
2024	26.76	376^th	486	22.6%

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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 Dimmitt Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	302	340	187	46	20	n/a	n/a	0	895
1999	322	362	202	48	23	n/a	n/a	0	957
2000	276	375	218	73	14	n/a	n/a	0	956
2001	248	337	209	67	21	n/a	n/a	0	882
2002	234	329	240	96	21	n/a	n/a	0	920
2003	234	329	240	96	21	n/a	n/a	0	920
2004	228	329	241	94	14	n/a	n/a	0	906
2005	182	318	243	118	14	n/a	n/a	0	875
2006	158	284	238	134	14	n/a	n/a	0	828
2007	150	314	242	143	23	n/a	n/a	0	872
2008	140	312	233	161	14	n/a	n/a	0	860
2009	107	314	236	165	13	n/a	n/a	0	835
2010	109	342	246	181	10	n/a	n/a	0	888
2011	120	331	253	187	11	3	18	0	923
2012	117	337	255	193	13	12	37	0	964
2013	127	328	253	203	14	14	58	0	997
2014	136	304	268	184	7	12	59	0	970
2015	124	266	274	201	7	17	59	0	948
2016	106	250	259	246	5	17	61	0	944
2017	102	239	236	267	1	16	78	0	939
2018	59	220	162	124	4	10	66	0	645
2019	47	213	170	140	7	16	57	0	650
2020	50	170	182	167	6	14	47	0	636
2021	62	207	182	174	9	18	63	1	716
2022	67	175	159	171	5	11	59	0	647
2023	65	170	173	185	3	14	54	0	664

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 Dimmitt Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	895	40.0	22.4	n/a
1999	957	43.3	22.1	n/a
2000	956	42.3	22.6	n/a
2001	882	45.1	19.6	n/a
2002	920	41.9	22.0	56.5
2003	920	41.9	22.0	56.5
2004	906	48.0	18.9	58.1
2005	875	48.4	18.1	65.1
2006	828	46.6	17.8	65.8
2007	872	48.9	17.8	63.8
2008	860	47.8	18.0	65.5
2009	835	47.8	17.5	67.4
2010	888	42.2	21.0	76.8
2011	923	45.3	20.3	72
2012	964	47.2	20.4	75
2013	997	49.7	20.0	75
2014	970	n/a	n/a	71.4
2015	948	48.0	19.7	71.1
2016	944	45.0	20.9	72.6
2017	939	44.0	21.3	70.9
2018	645	37.6	17.1	72.4
2019	650	35.8	18.1	71.5
2020	636	36.4	17.4	67.9
2021	716	37.4	19.0	64.5
2022	647	39.0	16.5	64.8
2023	664	37.0	17.9	71.7

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 Dimmitt Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	895	40.0	22.4	n/a
1999	957	43.3	22.1	n/a
2000	956	42.3	22.6	n/a
2001	882	45.1	19.6	n/a
2002	920	41.9	22.0	56.5
2003	920	41.9	22.0	56.5
2004	906	48.0	18.9	58.1
2005	875	48.4	18.1	65.1
2006	828	46.6	17.8	65.8
2007	872	48.9	17.8	63.8
2008	860	47.8	18.0	65.5
2009	835	47.8	17.5	67.4
2010	888	42.2	21.0	76.8
2011	923	45.3	20.3	72
2012	964	47.2	20.4	75
2013	997	49.7	20.0	75
2014	970	n/a	n/a	71.4
2015	948	48.0	19.7	71.1
2016	944	45.0	20.9	72.6
2017	939	44.0	21.3	70.9
2018	645	37.6	17.1	72.4
2019	650	35.8	18.1	71.5
2020	636	36.4	17.4	67.9
2021	716	37.4	19.0	64.5
2022	647	39.0	16.5	64.8
2023	664	37.0	17.9	71.7

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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