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Olympic Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Olympic Middle School is a public school serving 956 students in grades 6-8 within the Auburn School District, consistently ranking in the bottom 15% of all Washington middle schools with a 1-star rating and proficiency rates well below state and district averages.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 36% of students proficient in English and 18% in Math, the lowest scores among its district peers like Mt. Baker Middle School and Rainier Middle School. Interestingly, Olympic is located just over a mile from the higher-performing Mt. Baker Middle School, which has much stronger results in all subjects despite similar per-student spending, suggesting factors beyond simple funding or location are at play. The school serves a high-need population, with about 68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the broader Auburn School District faces challenges, the existence of top-performing schools in the region like Federal Way Public Academy shows what is possible. Olympic's performance has shown minimal improvement over the past decade, though it appears to have some effectiveness with English Language Learners. The school's results indicate a need for targeted academic interventions, particularly in mathematics, to help students reach their potential.

956

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,905

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

839 21st ST SE
Auburn, WA 98002-8300

(253) 931-4966

District: Auburn School District

Students who attend Olympic Middle School usually attend:

High:

Auburn Senior High School

Feeder schools for Olympic Middle School:

Elementary:	Alpac Elementary School
	Chinook Elementary School
	Gildo Rey Elementary School
	Pioneer Elementary School
	More...
	Terminal Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

20.4%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2012 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

462^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2017

From bottom 8% (2017) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Auburn School District

164^th of 247Auburn School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	462 of 534	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	471 of 535	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	467 of 539	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	481 of 541	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	487 of 529	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	448 of 512	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	409 of 437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	402 of 435	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	459 of 498	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	462 of 497	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	419 of 492	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	415 of 483	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.0	439 of 476	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	394 of 466	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	395 of 463	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	373 of 449	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.5	353 of 425	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	374 of 421	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	72 of 101	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	83 of 104	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.8	37 of 106	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.3	65 of 66	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	119 of 147	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	134 of 148	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	108 of 145	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	150 of 161	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	149 of 149	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	120 of 152	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	97 of 123	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	63 of 96	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	31 of 57	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	45 of 50	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	406 of 471	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	425 of 464	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	408 of 464	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	405 of 479	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	417 of 469	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	413 of 452	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	359 of 376	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	283 of 344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	239 of 336	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	285 of 360	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	286 of 353	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	267 of 344	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	233 of 259	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	371 of 457	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	400 of 455	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	384 of 463	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	425 of 475	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	415 of 458	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	363 of 448	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	408 of 472	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	405 of 466	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	410 of 470	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	445 of 480	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	443 of 476	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	364 of 453	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	322 of 371	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	238 of 246	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	209 of 243	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	192 of 244	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	223 of 257	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	204 of 250	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	230 of 246	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	148 of 166	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	29.9	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	194 of 231	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	254 of 268	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	403 of 488	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	381 of 486	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	397 of 488	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	414 of 488	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	415 of 480	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	364 of 470	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	271 of 325	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Pacific Islander (2022)40th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2022)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Science24%-25 vs state

Math18%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, November 15, 2014

I rated this school poor because kids arnt alowed to show effection wich means they cant date, kids should be able to show that they like someone I will tell my friends and family not to go to this school until this rule is replaced. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Olympic Middle School	Public	6-8	839 21st ST SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4966	956	56	17.1	68.0%	195 (20.4%)	54 (5.6%)	432 (45.2%)	92 (9.6%)	32 (3.3%)	60 (6.3%)	91 (9.5%)	16.2	462^nd of 534 public middle schools	13.5%		14.1	471^st of 535 public middle schools	12.0%	9	24.2	24.2	31.0	35.0	41.5		35.8	15.2	21.4	17.0		17.8	$16,905	$726	$16,179
Mt Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	620 37th St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4555	917	49	18.5	54.9%	256 (27.9%)	72 (7.9%)	332 (36.2%)	130 (14.2%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.6%)	89 (9.7%)	36.9	328^th of 534 public middle schools	38.6%		33.9	344^th of 535 public middle schools	35.7%	16	39.9	39.9	51.3	40.9	44.6		45.5	36.9	30.0	25.2		30.6	$17,563	$601	$16,962
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1015 24th St NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4995	966	53	18.1	65.2%	294 (30.4%)	105 (10.9%)	286 (29.6%)	117 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	77 (8.0%)	80 (8.3%)	18.3	448^th of 534 public middle schools	16.1%		22.3	433^rd of 535 public middle schools	19.1%	15	29.1	29.1	34.0	30.1	40.8		34.9	24.9	16.6	20.5		20.9	$16,918	$693	$16,225
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	30620 116th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4843	907	52	17.4	60.6%	277 (30.5%)	94 (10.4%)	200 (22.1%)	223 (24.6%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.1%)	83 (9.2%)	23.7	422^nd of 534 public middle schools	21.0%		22	434^th of 535 public middle schools	18.9%	12	30.3	30.3	37.9	37.4	37.0		37.5	26.5	28.2	25.0		26.7	$17,157	$640	$16,517
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 S 360th ST	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3670	570	31	18.4	76.3%	140 (24.6%)	81 (14.2%)	161 (28.2%)	90 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.2%)	54 (9.5%)	10.6	493^rd of 534 public middle schools	7.7%		11.9	491^st of 535 public middle schools	8.2%	2	18.8	18.8	18.7	33.3	33.1		28.5	12.0	18.2	17.2		15.9	$19,100	$1,200	$17,899
Kilo Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4700	669	37	18.0	73.7%	143 (21.4%)	85 (12.7%)	238 (35.6%)	114 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	60 (9.0%)	29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%		20.1	445^th of 535 public middle schools	16.8%	67	37.6	37.6	36.8	41.3	41.5		39.9	22.2	32.1	31.7		28.7	$18,574	$552	$18,022
North Tapps Middle School	Public	6-8	20029 12th Street E.	Lake Tapps	98391	Pierce County	Dieringer School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 862-2776	523	25	20.5	22.0%	344 (65.8%)	19 (3.6%)	55 (10.5%)	53 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	38 (7.3%)	88.7	57^th of 534 public middle schools	89.3%		89.2	56^th of 535 public middle schools	89.5%	1	65.7	65.7	73.6	78.8	69.8		74.0	58.1	57.7	61.6		59.1	$19,865	$614	$19,251
Edgemont Junior High	Public	6-9	2300 110th Ave E	Edgewood	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8727	590	27	21.6	43.9%	281 (47.6%)	33 (5.6%)	93 (15.8%)	60 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	86 (14.6%)	52.6	228^th of 534 public middle schools	57.3%		54	223^rd of 535 public middle schools	58.3%	5	49.3	49.3	50.7	49.7	55.6		51.9	38.0	46.9	29.6		38.3	$16,065	$988	$15,077
Federal Way Public Academy	Public	6-10	34620 9th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3270	309	13	23.2	43.4%	129 (41.7%)	35 (11.3%)	40 (12.9%)	60 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (13.6%)	95	27^th of 534 public middle schools	94.9%		92.6	42^nd of 535 public middle schools	92.1%	15	73.0	73.0	71.9	78.1	88.9	89.5	81.9	68.8	70.3	71.4	59.7	67.7	$17,762	$857	$16,904
Surprise Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2001 Milton Way	Milton	98354	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1300	613	28	21.9	55.5%	230 (37.5%)	46 (7.5%)	150 (24.5%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.2%)	75 (12.2%)	29.2	380^th of 534 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	383^rd of 535 public middle schools	28.4%	3			38.5	45.4			42.1	26.2	30.3			28.3	$14,717	$189	$14,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Olympic Middle School

What high school do graduates of Olympic Middle School attend?

Students who attend Olympic Middle School usually go on to attend Auburn Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Olympic Middle School?

Students at Olympic Middle School are 45% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 6% African American, 3% American Indian.

What district is Olympic Middle School in?

Auburn School District

Is Olympic Middle School a good school?

Olympic Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Olympic Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 956 students attended Olympic Middle School.

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