Is David T. Denny International Middle School a good school?

David T. Denny International Middle School ranks 343 rd of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend David T. Denny International Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 811 students attended David T. Denny International Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of David T. Denny International Middle School?

Students at David T. Denny International Middle School are 27% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% African American, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of David T. Denny International Middle School attend?

Students who attend David T. Denny International Middle School usually go on to attend Chief Sealth International High School

David T. Denny International Middle School

Summary:

David T. Denny International Middle School is a public middle school in Seattle, Washington, serving 811 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Seattle School District, which is ranked 48 out of 247 districts in the state.

David T. Denny has a diverse student population, with 26.63% White, 21.82% African American, 25.52% Hispanic, 12.21% Asian, and 11.84% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 42.48% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 32.26% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 67.59% and 58.68% for the district, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, while African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students perform poorly.

David T. Denny's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 165 out of 435 Washington middle schools in 2015-2016 to 343 out of 535 in 2023-2024. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 60.54% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average. While David T. Denny has a more diverse student population than some nearby schools, such as Washington Middle School and Madison Middle School, its academic performance is generally lower.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2601 SW Kenyon St
Seattle, WA 98126

(206) 252-9000

District: Seattle School District No. 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
343^rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,410

Students who attend David T. Denny International Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chief Sealth International High School

Feeder schools for David T. Denny International Middle School:

Elementary:	Arbor Heights Elementary School
	Concord International School
	Highland Park Elementary School
	Roxhill Elementary School
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	Sanislo Elementary School
	West Seattle Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 811

Racial breakdown:

White:

26.6%

Hispanic:

25.5%

African American:

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details David T. Denny International Middle School ranks worse than 64.1% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 12 ranked middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.98. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at David T. Denny International Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (26.6%), Hispanic (25.5%), African American (21.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at David T. Denny International Middle School is 14.7, which is the 2^nd best among 12 middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare David T. Denny International Middle School employs 54.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at David T. Denny International Middle School is $21,410, which is the 2^nd highest among 12 middle schools in the Seattle School District No. 1.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

David T. Denny International Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks David T. Denny International Middle School 343^rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See David T. Denny International 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 David T. Denny International Middle School

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Rank History for all students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	12.81	392^nd	421	6.9%
2005	10.45	396^th	425	6.8%
2006	19.85	380^th	449	15.4%
2007	18.73	401^st	463	13.4%
2008	19.52	405^th	466	13.1%
2009	23.43	394^th	476	17.2%
2010	43.39	288^th	483	40.4%
2011	49.85	252^nd	492	48.8%
2012	47.80	264^th	497	46.9%
2013	55.47	221^st	498	55.6%
2015	60.74	159^th	445	64.3%
2016	64.84	147^th	443	66.8%
2017	61.61	165^th	435	62.1%
2018	40.29	261^st	437	40.3%
2019	38.12	321^st	512	37.3%
2021	34.40	346^th	529	34.6%
2022	47.77	244^th	541	54.9%
2023	34.11	343^rd	539	36.4%
2024	33.98	343^rd	535	35.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.26	88^th	166	47.0%
2019	59.15	101^st	246	58.9%
2021	48.85	123^rd	250	50.8%
2022	51.17	118^th	257	54.1%
2023	34.65	166^th	244	32.0%
2024	44.33	127^th	243	47.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.15	116^th	135	14.1%
2019	30.86	65^th	100	35.0%
2021	22.20	43^rd	50	14.0%
2022	33.77	38^th	63	39.7%
2024	42.73	34^th	78	56.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.81	157^th	268	41.4%
2019	31.05	162^nd	231	29.9%
2021	20.87	191^st	210	9.0%
2022	37.66	110^th	199	44.7%
2023	14.65	159^th	167	4.8%
2024	37.30	101^st	179	43.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.01	212^th	349	39.3%
2019	41.30	271^st	448	39.5%
2021	24.84	377^th	458	17.7%
2022	41.17	267^th	475	43.8%
2023	21.31	383^rd	463	17.3%
2024	23.58	369^th	455	18.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	52.05	21^st	59	64.4%

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Rank History for Female students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.46	257^th	376	31.6%
2019	36.61	294^th	452	35.0%
2021	34.91	302^nd	469	35.6%
2022	46.39	236^th	479	50.7%
2023	32.95	315^th	464	32.1%
2024	33.50	313^th	464	32.5%

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Rank History for Male students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.67	209^th	371	43.7%
2019	38.92	275^th	453	39.3%
2021	34.00	309^th	476	35.1%
2022	46.96	222^nd	480	53.8%
2023	32.46	318^th	470	32.3%
2024	35.57	287^th	466	38.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.66	76^th	123	38.2%
2019	42.55	87^th	152	42.8%
2021	19.01	123^rd	149	17.4%
2022	31.49	112^th	161	30.4%
2023	28.95	101^st	145	30.3%
2024	18.13	127^th	148	14.2%

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Rank History for African American students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.54	35^th	66	47.0%
2019	34.60	73^rd	111	34.2%
2021	36.42	68^th	106	35.8%
2022	42.97	55^th	104	47.1%
2023	13.98	87^th	96	9.4%
2024	16.71	79^th	90	12.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.77	161^st	259	37.8%
2019	35.59	221^st	344	35.8%
2021	19.32	312^th	353	11.6%
2022	36.04	222^nd	360	38.3%
2023	20.14	280^th	336	16.7%
2024	19.90	293^rd	344	14.8%

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Rank History for White students at David T. Denny International Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.98	79^th	325	75.7%
2019	77.87	86^th	470	81.7%
2021	65.98	139^th	480	71.0%
2022	76.12	95^th	488	80.5%
2023	75.75	102^nd	488	79.1%
2024	73.25	107^th	486	78.0%

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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 David T. Denny International Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	270	169	134	44	20	n/a	n/a	0	637
1989	242	173	136	42	23	n/a	n/a	0	616
1990	370	235	170	82	36	n/a	n/a	0	893
1991	347	239	193	90	34	n/a	n/a	0	903
1992	365	267	197	63	34	n/a	n/a	0	926
1993	345	234	217	63	25	n/a	n/a	0	884
1994	375	195	230	91	38	n/a	n/a	0	929
1995	393	167	224	119	35	n/a	n/a	0	938
1996	393	167	224	119	35	n/a	n/a	0	938
1997	388	183	223	113	23	n/a	n/a	0	930
1998	342	168	220	129	30	n/a	n/a	0	889
1999	319	174	222	124	36	n/a	n/a	0	875
2000	290	196	228	118	38	n/a	n/a	0	870
2001	267	198	233	144	41	n/a	n/a	0	883
2002	234	191	180	173	36	n/a	n/a	0	814
2003	234	191	180	173	36	n/a	n/a	0	814
2004	216	212	162	163	38	n/a	n/a	0	791
2005	180	205	159	160	41	n/a	n/a	0	745
2006	170	190	153	156	30	n/a	n/a	0	699
2007	159	162	153	153	22	n/a	n/a	0	649
2008	158	166	127	143	28	n/a	n/a	0	622
2009	177	160	100	155	22	n/a	n/a	0	614
2010	210	193	112	165	25	n/a	n/a	0	705
2011	223	195	117	199	23	20	5	0	782
2012	243	187	119	225	25	17	45	0	861
2013	240	187	128	258	18	15	47	0	893
2014	255	170	147	274	8	24	47	0	925
2015	245	193	144	260	9	14	47	0	912
2016	195	193	137	256	16	15	54	0	866
2017	172	202	132	244	20	12	41	0	823
2018	174	191	133	250	19	12	55	0	834
2019	175	184	133	283	13	14	65	0	867
2020	184	165	125	258	10	13	82	1	838
2021	207	187	107	249	6	14	99	0	869
2022	234	173	104	228	4	10	100	3	856
2023	216	177	99	207	3	9	96	4	811

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 David T. Denny International Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	637	0.0	0.0	0
1989	616	0.0	0.0	n/a
1990	893	1.0	893.0	0
1991	903	0.0	0.0	n/a
1992	926	1.6	578.7	n/a
1993	884	0.0	0.0	n/a
1994	929	0.0	n/a	n/a
1995	938	43.0	21.8	n/a
1996	938	43.0	21.8	n/a
1997	930	44.0	21.1	n/a
1998	889	41.0	21.7	n/a
1999	875	44.0	19.9	n/a
2000	870	42.0	20.7	n/a
2001	883	43.0	20.5	n/a
2002	814	44.9	18.1	65.2
2003	814	44.9	18.1	65.2
2004	791	41.0	19.3	63.1
2005	745	40.7	18.3	65.6
2006	699	35.0	20.0	67.5
2007	649	35.1	18.5	68.6
2008	622	39.0	15.9	64.1
2009	614	41.0	15.0	62.1
2010	705	34.5	20.4	63.4
2011	782	44.9	17.4	64.3
2012	861	48.4	17.7	65.4
2013	893	51.0	17.5	64.8
2014	925	n/a	n/a	64.5
2015	912	51.0	17.8	60.6
2016	866	53.0	16.3	67.4
2017	823	51.2	16.0	71
2018	834	54.3	15.3	69.7
2019	867	56.0	15.4	68.7
2020	838	53.4	15.6	65.4
2021	869	56.3	15.4	61.8
2022	856	56.9	15.0	57.8
2023	811	54.9	14.7	60.5

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 David T. Denny International Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	637	0.0	0.0	0
1989	616	0.0	0.0	n/a
1990	893	1.0	893.0	0
1991	903	0.0	0.0	n/a
1992	926	1.6	578.7	n/a
1993	884	0.0	0.0	n/a
1994	929	0.0	n/a	n/a
1995	938	43.0	21.8	n/a
1996	938	43.0	21.8	n/a
1997	930	44.0	21.1	n/a
1998	889	41.0	21.7	n/a
1999	875	44.0	19.9	n/a
2000	870	42.0	20.7	n/a
2001	883	43.0	20.5	n/a
2002	814	44.9	18.1	65.2
2003	814	44.9	18.1	65.2
2004	791	41.0	19.3	63.1
2005	745	40.7	18.3	65.6
2006	699	35.0	20.0	67.5
2007	649	35.1	18.5	68.6
2008	622	39.0	15.9	64.1
2009	614	41.0	15.0	62.1
2010	705	34.5	20.4	63.4
2011	782	44.9	17.4	64.3
2012	861	48.4	17.7	65.4
2013	893	51.0	17.5	64.8
2014	925	n/a	n/a	64.5
2015	912	51.0	17.8	60.6
2016	866	53.0	16.3	67.4
2017	823	51.2	16.0	71
2018	834	54.3	15.3	69.7
2019	867	56.0	15.4	68.7
2020	838	53.4	15.6	65.4
2021	869	56.3	15.4	61.8
2022	856	56.9	15.0	57.8
2023	811	54.9	14.7	60.5

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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