Is Aki Kurose Middle School a good school?

Aki Kurose Middle School ranks 281 st of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aki Kurose Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 772 students attended Aki Kurose Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Aki Kurose Middle School?

Students at Aki Kurose Middle School are 32% African American, 23% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Aki Kurose Middle School attend?

Students who attend Aki Kurose Middle School usually go on to attend Rainier Beach High School

Aki Kurose Middle School

Summary:

Aki Kurose Middle School is a public middle school in Seattle, Washington, serving 772 students in grades 6-8. The school stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American, Asian, and Hispanic students compared to nearby schools. However, Aki Kurose's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, lags behind the district and state averages.

While the school spends significantly more per student ($21,659) than the state average, the academic challenges persist. Aki Kurose's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (46.33%) and Math (38.68%) fall short of the Seattle School District (67.59% and 58.68%) and the state of Washington (52.63% and 41.68%). The performance gaps are particularly pronounced for African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of middle schools statewide.

Interestingly, some nearby schools, such as Washington Middle School and Mercer International Middle School, demonstrate stronger academic outcomes, suggesting that Aki Kurose could benefit from understanding and replicating their successful practices. Additionally, the school's high per-student spending and declining statewide ranking over the past several years indicate the need for a comprehensive approach to address the unique challenges faced by the diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

3928 S Graham St
Seattle, WA 98118-3172

(206) 252-7700

District: Seattle School District No. 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
281^st of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,659

Students who attend Aki Kurose Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rainier Beach High School

Feeder schools for Aki Kurose Middle School:

Elementary:	Dunlap Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary School
	Graham Hill Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
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	Rainier View Elementary School
	Wing Luke Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 772

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.1%

Asian:

23.1%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Aki Kurose Middle School ranks worse than 52.5% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 11^th among 12 ranked middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Aki Kurose Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (32.1%), Asian (23.1%), Hispanic (17.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Aki Kurose Middle School is 16.4, which is the 4^th best among 12 middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Aki Kurose Middle School employs 47 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aki Kurose Middle School is $21,659, which is the highest among 12 middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aki Kurose Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Aki Kurose Middle School 281^st of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Aki Kurose Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Seattle School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Seattle School District No. 1 48^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Aki Kurose Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	12.72	393^rd	421	6.7%
2005	15.78	378^th	425	11.1%
2006	8.67	428^th	449	4.7%
2007	11.61	438^th	463	5.4%
2008	11.14	433^rd	466	7.1%
2009	27.66	379^th	476	20.4%
2010	17.05	421^st	483	12.8%
2011	20.77	416^th	492	15.4%
2012	18.75	432^nd	497	13.1%
2013	34.53	351^st	498	29.5%
2015	37.97	278^th	445	37.5%
2016	47.15	231^st	443	47.9%
2017	39.30	269^th	435	38.2%
2018	37.43	275^th	437	37.1%
2019	30.07	373^rd	512	27.1%
2021	23.56	408^th	529	22.9%
2022	31.39	374^th	541	30.9%
2023	37.23	323^rd	539	40.1%
2024	44.46	281^st	535	47.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	13.52	226^th	246	8.1%
2021	20.19	213^th	250	14.8%
2022	36.02	159^th	257	38.1%
2023	55.12	97^th	244	60.2%
2024	36.89	153^rd	243	37.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.24	43^rd	135	68.1%
2019	34.29	63^rd	100	37.0%
2021	27.20	39^th	50	22.0%
2022	27.15	47^th	63	25.4%
2023	31.40	29^th	57	49.1%
2024	28.58	49^th	78	37.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.89	179^th	268	33.2%
2019	19.80	212^th	231	8.2%
2022	22.77	171^st	199	14.1%
2023	35.84	101^st	167	39.5%
2024	43.40	87^th	179	51.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.36	147^th	349	57.9%
2019	41.71	269^th	448	40.0%
2021	30.58	327^th	458	28.6%
2022	42.34	261^st	475	45.1%
2023	36.21	294^th	463	36.5%
2024	37.17	282^nd	455	38.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.30	50^th	59	15.3%
2021	25.57	25^th	27	7.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.83	236^th	376	37.2%
2019	36.82	292^nd	452	35.4%
2021	27.87	346^th	469	26.2%
2022	35.85	304^th	479	36.5%
2023	37.29	279^th	464	39.9%
2024	41.39	268^th	464	42.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.15	247^th	371	33.4%
2019	24.03	355^th	453	21.6%
2021	20.79	379^th	476	20.4%
2022	26.21	367^th	480	23.5%
2023	35.50	304^th	470	35.3%
2024	44.34	243^rd	466	47.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.91	99^th	123	19.5%
2019	42.49	88^th	152	42.1%
2021	22.97	116^th	149	22.1%
2022	34.74	103^rd	161	36.0%
2023	33.54	93^rd	145	35.9%
2024	40.08	89^th	148	39.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.18	22^nd	66	66.7%
2019	29.56	83^rd	111	25.2%
2021	15.36	100^th	106	5.7%
2022	19.70	99^th	104	4.8%
2023	17.10	81^st	96	15.6%
2024	10.84	86^th	90	4.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.58	123^rd	259	52.5%
2019	36.81	216^th	344	37.2%
2021	24.08	274^th	353	22.4%
2022	20.40	307^th	360	14.7%
2023	30.53	230^th	336	31.5%
2024	38.37	193^rd	344	43.9%

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Rank History for White students at Aki Kurose Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	65.66	142^nd	480	70.4%
2022	73.50	105^th	488	78.5%
2023	75.14	105^th	488	78.5%
2024	91.86	28^th	486	94.2%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a citizen
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Great academic and support team. Culture at Aki is inclusive and welcoming. Students have a great chance to succeed at Aki, with amazing support and compassionate staff. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, June 30, 2014

Fantastic administration with a clear vision. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Aki is a bad school. I go there and i was placed in a class that was way to easy for me. Also, i am an EXCELLENT writter and i havent been put in a class that accompany's my writting criteria. Now my parents moved me all the way to Renton just to abandone the school with a population of only 502 students. This school needs HELP way beyond anything we can do, people write dirty thing on the wall that contain horrible grammar and profanity. I wish i never been to the school, my grade dropped from a A+ to a C- at that school and they didnt even care. I admit this though, the students at the school care deeply about eachother. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Aki Kurose Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	239	244	131	35	10	n/a	n/a	0	659
1989	219	211	115	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	576
1990	241	226	173	36	5	n/a	n/a	0	681
1991	247	232	189	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
1992	229	207	196	27	10	n/a	n/a	0	669
1993	240	215	211	41	8	n/a	n/a	0	715
1994	233	250	234	39	4	n/a	n/a	0	760
1995	250	331	231	50	13	n/a	n/a	0	875
1996	250	331	231	50	13	n/a	n/a	0	875
1997	192	361	231	52	24	n/a	n/a	0	860
1998	182	282	222	60	20	n/a	n/a	0	766
1999	93	270	204	56	12	n/a	n/a	0	635
2000	72	284	190	53	11	n/a	n/a	0	610
2001	59	273	173	57	10	n/a	n/a	0	572
2002	69	311	212	64	14	n/a	n/a	0	670
2003	69	311	212	64	14	n/a	n/a	0	670
2004	50	346	220	67	16	n/a	n/a	0	699
2005	49	329	220	69	14	n/a	n/a	0	681
2006	38	301	209	61	10	n/a	n/a	0	619
2007	22	265	216	63	11	n/a	n/a	0	577
2008	13	195	191	54	10	n/a	n/a	0	463
2009	15	180	175	43	8	n/a	n/a	0	421
2010	23	279	191	56	13	n/a	n/a	0	562
2011	25	285	190	60	9	16	2	0	587
2012	16	282	245	78	13	10	13	0	657
2013	23	283	303	91	12	10	20	0	742
2014	25	265	299	89	7	16	28	0	729
2015	32	249	289	105	6	10	36	0	727
2016	24	237	293	120	3	8	36	0	721
2017	24	276	271	118	3	3	42	0	737
2018	24	259	232	112	1	13	43	0	684
2019	34	228	220	113	3	13	53	0	664
2020	43	199	218	117	3	15	61	1	657
2021	59	229	224	126	3	13	65	0	719
2022	87	228	192	123	4	10	71	2	717
2023	122	248	178	134	1	9	74	6	772

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 Aki Kurose Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	659	31.0	21.2	0
1989	576	27.0	21.3	n/a
1990	681	32.0	21.2	0
1991	701	32.9	21.3	n/a
1992	669	35.6	18.7	n/a
1993	715	35.0	20.4	n/a
1994	760	36.0	21.1	n/a
1995	875	42.0	20.8	n/a
1996	875	42.0	20.8	n/a
1997	860	39.0	22.1	n/a
1998	766	40.0	19.2	n/a
1999	635	34.0	18.7	n/a
2000	610	34.0	17.9	n/a
2001	572	38.0	15.1	n/a
2002	670	39.5	17.0	63
2003	670	39.5	17.0	63
2004	699	39.0	17.9	68.2
2005	681	39.3	17.3	71.4
2006	619	35.8	17.3	72.9
2007	577	34.3	16.8	70.9
2008	463	29.3	15.8	75.2
2009	421	30.3	13.9	74.8
2010	562	35.0	16.0	76.9
2011	587	34.0	17.2	80.7
2012	657	40.7	16.1	83.3
2013	742	41.7	17.7	84
2014	729	n/a	n/a	83.5
2015	727	46.0	15.8	73.6
2016	721	41.0	17.5	74.8
2017	737	43.7	16.8	81.3
2018	684	41.8	16.3	76.8
2019	664	41.8	15.8	74.5
2020	657	41.6	15.7	71.8
2021	719	45.4	15.8	69.5
2022	717	46.6	15.3	67.5
2023	772	47.0	16.4	65.7

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 Aki Kurose Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	659	31.0	21.2	0
1989	576	27.0	21.3	n/a
1990	681	32.0	21.2	0
1991	701	32.9	21.3	n/a
1992	669	35.6	18.7	n/a
1993	715	35.0	20.4	n/a
1994	760	36.0	21.1	n/a
1995	875	42.0	20.8	n/a
1996	875	42.0	20.8	n/a
1997	860	39.0	22.1	n/a
1998	766	40.0	19.2	n/a
1999	635	34.0	18.7	n/a
2000	610	34.0	17.9	n/a
2001	572	38.0	15.1	n/a
2002	670	39.5	17.0	63
2003	670	39.5	17.0	63
2004	699	39.0	17.9	68.2
2005	681	39.3	17.3	71.4
2006	619	35.8	17.3	72.9
2007	577	34.3	16.8	70.9
2008	463	29.3	15.8	75.2
2009	421	30.3	13.9	74.8
2010	562	35.0	16.0	76.9
2011	587	34.0	17.2	80.7
2012	657	40.7	16.1	83.3
2013	742	41.7	17.7	84
2014	729	n/a	n/a	83.5
2015	727	46.0	15.8	73.6
2016	721	41.0	17.5	74.8
2017	737	43.7	16.8	81.3
2018	684	41.8	16.3	76.8
2019	664	41.8	15.8	74.5
2020	657	41.6	15.7	71.8
2021	719	45.4	15.8	69.5
2022	717	46.6	15.3	67.5
2023	772	47.0	16.4	65.7

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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