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Tolt Middle School

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Tolt Middle School ranks 120 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Tolt Middle School is a public middle school serving 633 students in grades 6-8 in Carnation, WA, as part of the highly-rated Riverview School District.

Academically, Tolt Middle School performs above Washington state averages in all core subjects, with about 60% of students proficient in English, 50% in Math, and 57% in Science. However, when compared to many nearby middle schools in other top districts—like Evergreen Middle School, Pine Lake Middle School, and Beaver Lake Middle School—there is a significant performance gap, with those schools often showing proficiency rates 25 to 35 points higher. An interesting finding is that Tolt spends more per student than these comparison schools but achieves lower academic outcomes, highlighting a different approach to resource allocation.

The school serves a more economically diverse population than some neighbors, and performance trends vary among different student groups. For instance, the school has shown strength in supporting special education students, but there has been a concerning decline in performance for economically disadvantaged students in recent years. Additionally, while student achievement generally improves from 6th to 8th grade, science scores have been volatile. Parents should note that Tolt is a solid school within its own high-performing district, but it operates in a region with several exceptionally high-achieving schools.

633

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,235

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3740 Tolt Ave
Carnation, WA 98014-7537

(425) 844-4600

District: Riverview School District

Students who attend Tolt Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cedarcrest High School

Feeder schools for Tolt Middle School:

Elementary:	Carnation Elementary School
	Cherry Valley Elementary School
	Stillwater Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Asian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (56% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

120^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 247Riverview 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	72.6	120 of 534	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	126 of 535	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	95 of 539	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	74 of 541	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	99 of 529	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	109 of 512	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	94 of 437	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	96 of 435	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	94 of 443	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.7	75 of 445	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	89 of 498	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	106 of 497	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	79 of 492	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	77 of 483	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.3	99 of 476	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	100 of 466	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	74 of 463	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	98 of 449	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	63.9	140 of 425	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.3	90 of 421	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	99 of 148	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	60 of 145	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	48 of 161	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	73 of 149	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	137 of 471	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	153 of 464	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	96 of 464	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	70 of 479	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	96 of 469	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	79 of 452	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	90 of 376	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	125 of 347	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	106 of 344	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	114 of 336	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	120 of 360	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	193 of 353	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	164 of 344	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	154 of 259	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	259 of 457	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	183 of 455	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	153 of 463	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	206 of 475	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	336 of 458	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	361 of 448	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	191 of 349	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	108 of 472	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	93 of 466	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	78 of 470	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	72 of 480	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	78 of 476	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	108 of 453	76.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	67 of 246	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	51 of 243	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	36 of 244	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	16 of 257	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	8 of 250	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	77 of 246	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	56 of 186	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.6	81 of 179	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	52 of 167	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	33 of 199	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	55 of 210	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	121 of 231	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	114 of 268	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	141 of 488	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	139 of 486	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	84 of 488	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	59 of 488	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	76 of 480	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	107 of 470	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2024)33rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Science57%+7 vs state

Math50%+8 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Discrimination especially against transgender kids is not controlled. Bullies are not controlled. Some teachers are out of control. It is very hard for a transgender students to function in the school normally. 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tolt Middle School	Public	6-8	3740 Tolt Ave	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 844-4600	633	34	18.6	22.3%	452 (71.4%)	7 (1.1%)	100 (15.8%)	34 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	72.6	120^th of 534 public middle schools	77.5%		71.5	126^th of 535 public middle schools	76.4%	6	56.7	56.7	55.4	59.1	65.3	59.9	47.1	50.9	53.7	50.5	$18,235	$386	$17,849
Chief Kanim Middle School	Public	6-8	32627 SE Redmond Fall City R	Fall City	98024	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8225	520	28	18.8	15.0%	316 (60.8%)	9 (1.7%)	69 (13.3%)	71 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	91.1	46^th of 534 public middle schools	91.4%		92.4	44^th of 535 public middle schools	91.8%	2	60.6	60.6	71.3	81.6	72.5	74.8	72.0	67.3	60.8	66.9	$16,023	$175	$15,848
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2360	1,229	56	21.9	4.3%	427 (34.7%)	20 (1.6%)	85 (6.9%)	600 (48.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (7.1%)	98.1	11^th of 534 public middle schools	97.9%		97.6	10^th of 535 public middle schools	98.1%	1	80.4	80.4	83.0	86.7	84.2	84.6	79.8	81.6	76.5	79.2	$15,649	$736	$14,914
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	80	5	17.3	3.8%	45 (56.3%)	3 (3.8%)	4 (5.0%)	18 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)	93.2	37^th of 534 public middle schools	93.1%		85.2	74^th of 535 public middle schools	86.2%	37	90.0	90.0	75.0	80.8	90.0	81.1	60.7	73.1	52.6	63.0	$15,630	$163	$15,466
Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	98.4	8^th of 534 public middle schools	98.5%		97.7	9^th of 535 public middle schools	98.3%	1	81.5	81.5	84.3	84.4	87.7	85.4	81.4	84.7	81.0	82.4	$16,620	$286	$16,334
Timberline Middle School	Public	6-8	9900 Redmond Ridge Drive NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2820	788	36	21.7	7.1%	231 (29.3%)	14 (1.8%)	66 (8.4%)	417 (52.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	98.3	10^th of 534 public middle schools	98.1%		98.6	7^th of 535 public middle schools	98.7%	3	80.7	80.7	87.8	83.7	85.0	85.5	82.3	81.4	82.7	82.1	$16,219	$673	$15,546
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	877	40	21.8	8.4%	284 (32.4%)	15 (1.7%)	51 (5.8%)	461 (52.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)	98	12^th of 534 public middle schools	97.8%		97.3	12^th of 535 public middle schools	97.8%		79.5	79.5	81.3	82.7	83.9	82.7	82.6	85.3	84.4	84.2	$16,019	$293	$15,726
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	6900 208th AVE NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2320	761	38	19.8	9.2%	175 (23.0%)	17 (2.2%)	48 (6.3%)	478 (62.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	98.4	7^th of 534 public middle schools	98.7%		98.8	5^th of 535 public middle schools	99.1%	2	83.4	83.4	81.6	89.2	82.6	84.5	82.4	88.0	86.3	85.6	$17,568	$826	$16,742
Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	605	29	20.8	10.7%	238 (39.3%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	271 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	96.4	21^st of 534 public middle schools	96.1%		96.6	18^th of 535 public middle schools	96.6%	3	77.3	77.3	78.8	77.5	80.3	78.9	79.5	77.0	70.1	75.3	$17,745	$320	$17,426
Issaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	600 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6800	808	41	19.5	29.0%	383 (47.4%)	46 (5.7%)	123 (15.2%)	156 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.0%)	86.9	62^nd of 534 public middle schools	88.4%		85.3	72^nd of 535 public middle schools	86.5%	10	65.0	65.0	66.6	70.3	66.1	67.6	58.0	61.1	68.9	62.5	$17,961	$415	$17,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Tolt Middle School

What high school do graduates of Tolt Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tolt Middle School usually go on to attend Cedarcrest High School

How many students attend Tolt Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Tolt Middle School.

Is Tolt Middle School a good school?

Tolt Middle School ranks 120^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Tolt Middle School in?

Riverview School District

What is the racial makeup of Tolt Middle School?

Students at Tolt Middle School are 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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