Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks 235 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 555 students attended Washington Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle School?

Students at Washington Middle School are 39% African American, 18% White, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

Washington Middle School

Summary:

Washington Middle School is a public middle school located in Seattle, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 555 students. The school is part of the Seattle School District No. 1, which is ranked 48 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Washington Middle School has a significantly higher percentage of African American (39.46%) and Hispanic (14.05%) students compared to the surrounding schools, its academic performance, as measured by SBAC/WCAS test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (49.59%) and Math (40.62%) were significantly below the district (67.59% and 58.68%) and state (52.63% and 41.68%) averages. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students performing exceptionally well and African American and low-socioeconomic status students performing significantly worse. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with the rate increasing from 45.92% in 2020-2021 to 65.05% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as David T. Denny International Middle School and Aki Kurose Middle School, Washington Middle School generally performs better academically, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. However, it still lags behind higher-performing schools in the district, such as Eckstein Middle School and Hamilton International Middle School. Comparing Washington Middle School to schools in other districts, such as Chinook Middle School in the Bellevue School District and Islander Middle School in the Mercer Island School District, highlights the significant academic achievement gap between Washington Middle School and these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2101 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98144-2226

(206) 252-2600

District: Seattle School District No. 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
235^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,116

Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Bailey Gatzert Elementary School
	John Muir Elementary School
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 555

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.5%

White:

18.4%

Asian:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Middle School ranks better than 56.1% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 9^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 52.24. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Washington Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (39.5%), White (18.4%), Asian (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Middle School is 14.2, which is the lowest among 12 middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Middle School is $21,116, which is the 3^rd highest among 12 middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Middle School 235^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Washington Middle School in the ranking list.)

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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 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	78.12	73^rd	421	82.7%
2005	77.15	77^th	425	81.9%
2006	84.72	46^th	449	89.8%
2007	83.52	51^st	463	89.0%
2008	89.16	24^th	466	94.8%
2009	89.04	29^th	476	93.9%
2010	74.23	99^th	483	79.5%
2011	70.20	114^th	492	76.8%
2012	64.56	157^th	497	68.4%
2013	69.09	137^th	498	72.5%
2015	60.04	163^rd	445	63.4%
2016	76.10	89^th	443	79.9%
2017	66.38	139^th	435	68.0%
2018	83.78	67^th	437	84.7%
2019	84.80	69^th	512	86.5%
2021	63.36	166^th	529	68.6%
2022	66.98	150^th	541	72.3%
2023	56.15	205^th	539	62.0%
2024	52.24	235^th	535	56.1%

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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	93.14	7^th	166	95.8%
2019	91.85	6^th	246	97.6%
2021	63.14	75^th	250	70.0%
2022	62.70	79^th	257	69.3%
2023	81.70	35^th	244	85.7%
2024	77.06	45^th	243	81.5%

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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	72.43	41^st	268	84.7%
2019	77.94	26^th	231	88.7%
2021	58.33	59^th	210	71.9%
2022	61.96	46^th	199	76.9%
2023	49.99	74^th	167	55.7%
2024	49.29	78^th	179	56.4%

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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	43.59	193^rd	349	44.7%
2019	41.39	270^th	448	39.7%
2021	39.36	277^th	458	39.5%
2022	39.41	284^th	475	40.2%
2023	43.24	249^th	463	46.2%
2024	27.98	343^rd	455	24.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	43.42	15^th	27	44.4%

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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	71.51	103^rd	376	72.6%
2019	75.35	93^rd	452	79.4%
2021	57.95	181^st	469	61.4%
2022	59.46	165^th	479	65.6%
2023	46.16	231^st	464	50.2%
2024	37.44	287^th	464	38.1%

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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	88.70	42^nd	371	88.7%
2019	88.47	46^th	453	89.8%
2021	67.66	127^th	476	73.3%
2022	72.85	117^th	480	75.6%
2023	61.59	157^th	470	66.6%
2024	61.07	155^th	466	66.7%

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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	68.29	39^th	123	68.3%
2019	60.45	57^th	152	62.5%
2021	47.88	75^th	149	49.7%
2022	54.19	76^th	161	52.8%
2023	53.43	66^th	145	54.5%
2024	45.84	79^th	148	46.6%

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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
2018	38.68	36^th	66	45.5%
2019	35.72	69^th	111	37.8%
2021	22.89	91^st	106	14.2%
2022	26.85	78^th	104	25.0%
2023	26.30	73^rd	96	24.0%
2024	14.73	81^st	90	10.0%

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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	56.73	97^th	259	62.5%
2019	50.85	150^th	344	56.4%
2021	57.71	115^th	353	67.4%
2022	57.52	124^th	360	65.6%
2023	49.16	144^th	336	57.1%
2024	46.21	167^th	344	51.5%

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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	97.93	1^st	325	99.7%
2019	98.84	1^st	470	99.8%
2021	98.76	4^th	480	99.2%
2022	98.73	4^th	488	99.2%
2023	93.96	18^th	488	96.3%
2024	93.21	19^th	486	96.1%

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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	306	249	77	31	14	n/a	n/a	0	677
1989	358	315	81	38	20	n/a	n/a	0	812
1990	353	292	95	30	18	n/a	n/a	0	788
1991	392	329	110	48	25	n/a	n/a	0	904
1992	452	331	106	53	21	n/a	n/a	0	963
1993	406	344	86	42	22	n/a	n/a	0	900
1994	431	368	83	35	22	n/a	n/a	0	939
1995	453	354	111	50	20	n/a	n/a	0	988
1996	453	354	111	50	20	n/a	n/a	0	988
1997	457	341	130	51	18	n/a	n/a	0	997
1998	507	312	136	52	20	n/a	n/a	0	1027
1999	492	277	150	53	16	n/a	n/a	0	988
2000	458	316	176	60	17	n/a	n/a	0	1027
2001	413	309	226	67	16	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2002	402	286	259	63	10	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2003	402	286	259	63	10	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2004	410	305	263	60	12	n/a	n/a	0	1050
2005	384	253	263	82	10	n/a	n/a	0	992
2006	394	235	281	100	10	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2007	417	219	301	114	4	n/a	n/a	0	1055
2008	415	189	323	105	5	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2009	418	178	326	104	9	n/a	n/a	0	1035
2010	293	300	305	107	13	n/a	n/a	0	1018
2011	304	323	292	114	19	2	6	0	1060
2012	329	335	259	116	12	2	68	0	1121
2013	366	354	245	111	11	3	69	0	1159
2014	379	351	238	91	14	2	70	0	1145
2015	383	339	215	97	8	5	89	0	1136
2016	387	308	194	87	9	2	92	0	1079
2017	403	309	187	83	6	5	97	0	1090
2018	275	179	135	44	6	3	70	0	712
2019	259	146	120	64	1	5	73	0	668
2020	222	137	101	61	1	4	78	1	605
2021	185	180	91	70	1	1	71	2	601
2022	140	189	86	65	0	1	67	2	550
2023	102	219	82	78	0	0	65	9	555

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	677	30.0	22.5	0
1989	812	35.0	23.2	n/a
1990	788	39.9	19.7	0
1991	904	37.9	23.8	n/a
1992	963	40.4	23.8	n/a
1993	900	38.0	23.7	n/a
1994	939	43.6	21.5	n/a
1995	988	44.6	22.2	n/a
1996	988	44.6	22.2	n/a
1997	997	48.0	20.8	n/a
1998	1027	43.6	23.6	n/a
1999	988	44.0	22.5	n/a
2000	1027	44.2	23.2	n/a
2001	1031	46.0	22.4	n/a
2002	1020	49.3	20.7	34.5
2003	1020	49.3	20.7	34.5
2004	1050	49.0	21.4	33.6
2005	992	49.2	20.2	36.4
2006	1020	49.2	20.7	35.4
2007	1055	49.4	21.4	35
2008	1037	48.2	21.5	35.3
2009	1035	50.2	20.6	34.9
2010	1018	53.2	19.1	48.4
2011	1060	52.2	20.3	50.2
2012	1121	56.0	20.0	49.5
2013	1159	59.0	19.6	49.5
2014	1145	n/a	n/a	49.5
2015	1136	58.0	19.5	41.6
2016	1079	55.0	19.6	43
2017	1090	57.8	18.8	45.7
2018	712	39.6	17.9	40
2019	668	36.6	18.2	38
2020	605	30.8	19.6	38.5
2021	601	36.5	16.4	45.9
2022	550	41.5	13.2	55.1
2023	555	38.9	14.2	65

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	677	30.0	22.5	0
1989	812	35.0	23.2	n/a
1990	788	39.9	19.7	0
1991	904	37.9	23.8	n/a
1992	963	40.4	23.8	n/a
1993	900	38.0	23.7	n/a
1994	939	43.6	21.5	n/a
1995	988	44.6	22.2	n/a
1996	988	44.6	22.2	n/a
1997	997	48.0	20.8	n/a
1998	1027	43.6	23.6	n/a
1999	988	44.0	22.5	n/a
2000	1027	44.2	23.2	n/a
2001	1031	46.0	22.4	n/a
2002	1020	49.3	20.7	34.5
2003	1020	49.3	20.7	34.5
2004	1050	49.0	21.4	33.6
2005	992	49.2	20.2	36.4
2006	1020	49.2	20.7	35.4
2007	1055	49.4	21.4	35
2008	1037	48.2	21.5	35.3
2009	1035	50.2	20.6	34.9
2010	1018	53.2	19.1	48.4
2011	1060	52.2	20.3	50.2
2012	1121	56.0	20.0	49.5
2013	1159	59.0	19.6	49.5
2014	1145	n/a	n/a	49.5
2015	1136	58.0	19.5	41.6
2016	1079	55.0	19.6	43
2017	1090	57.8	18.8	45.7
2018	712	39.6	17.9	40
2019	668	36.6	18.2	38
2020	605	30.8	19.6	38.5
2021	601	36.5	16.4	45.9
2022	550	41.5	13.2	55.1
2023	555	38.9	14.2	65

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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