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Whitman Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Whitman Middle School is a top-rated public middle school serving 633 students in grades 6-8 in Seattle's Ballard/Whittier Heights neighborhood, consistently ranking among the best in Washington state.

The school excels academically, performing significantly above both district and state averages, with its science program being a particular standout. Whitman has maintained an elite state ranking in the top 6% for five consecutive years, placing it within a notable cluster of high-performing North Seattle middle schools like Hamilton International Middle School and Eckstein Middle School. It achieves these excellent results efficiently, with per-student spending lower than several nearby schools, such as Robert Eagle Staff Middle School, while outperforming them academically.

Whitman demonstrates strong effectiveness across diverse student groups and avoids the typical "middle school slump," with students performing well at all grade levels. While the school's performance is notable even when compared to schools in higher-ranked districts like Lake Washington School District, a slight recent dip in its historically exceptional support for special education students is an area to watch. Overall, Whitman represents a model of consistent excellence within Seattle School District No. 1.

633

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,898

Per pupil spending ?

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9201 15 Av NW
Seattle, WA 98117-2336

(206) 252-1200

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Whitman Middle School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary School
	Loyal Heights Elementary School
	North Beach Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Two or more races:

12.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (74% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

34^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12Middle Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 247Seattle School District No. 1 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	34 of 534	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	24 of 535	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	22 of 539	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	41 of 541	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	47 of 529	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	25 of 512	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	63 of 437	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	81 of 435	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	73 of 443	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	45 of 445	89.9%	★★★★★
2013	77.1	85 of 498	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	102 of 497	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	74 of 492	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.8	55 of 483	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	75 of 476	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	101 of 466	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	156 of 463	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	121 of 449	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	71.5	109 of 425	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	86 of 421	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	16 of 90	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	16 of 106	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.4	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	47 of 148	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.4	38 of 149	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	30 of 471	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	20 of 464	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	18 of 464	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	43 of 479	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	57 of 469	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	22 of 452	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	60 of 376	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	93 of 347	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	66 of 344	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	49 of 336	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	44 of 360	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	34 of 353	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	20 of 344	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	56.8	96 of 259	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	135 of 457	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	68 of 455	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	55 of 463	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	172 of 475	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	87 of 458	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	224 of 448	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	223 of 349	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	34 of 472	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	16 of 466	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	21 of 470	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	39 of 480	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	40 of 476	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	25 of 453	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	60 of 371	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	19 of 246	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	8 of 243	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	3 of 244	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	28 of 257	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	32 of 250	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	26 of 246	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	24 of 186	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	15 of 179	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	2 of 167	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	18 of 199	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	10 of 210	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	8 of 231	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	16 of 268	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	17 of 488	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	8 of 486	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	11 of 488	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	34 of 488	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	28 of 480	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	17 of 470	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	37 of 325	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2021)99th percentile

White (2021)99th percentile

Male (2021)98th percentile

Female (2021)95th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)94th percentile

African American (2021)89th percentile

Asian (2021)76th percentile

Middle school

White (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2024)68th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+32 vs state

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Math66%+23 vs state

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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
Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 15 Av NW	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1200	633	30	21.2	17.1%	456 (72.0%)	18 (2.8%)	47 (7.4%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	80 (12.6%)	93.7	34^th of 534 public middle schools	93.6%		95.5	24^th of 535 public middle schools	95.5%	10	81.4	81.4	73.1	75.5	79.1	75.8	67.7	64.1	65.7	65.8	$18,898	$781	$18,118
Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 N 90th St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2300	729	38	19.3	32.1%	370 (50.8%)	71 (9.7%)	129 (17.7%)	47 (6.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.9%)	93.2	36^th of 534 public middle schools	93.3%		93.9	35^th of 535 public middle schools	93.5%	1	61.3	61.3	81.7	79.1	77.2	79.4	72.5	68.7	64.8	68.7	$21,493	$815	$20,678
Hamilton International Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 N 41 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5810	983	42	23.5	12.0%	535 (54.4%)	27 (2.7%)	120 (12.2%)	92 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	192 (19.5%)	96.5	16^th of 534 public middle schools	97.0%		96.7	17^th of 535 public middle schools	96.8%	1	71.8	71.8	82.4	85.2	76.4	81.5	81.0	82.9	69.0	77.9	$18,239	$764	$17,475
Eckstein Middle School	Public	6-8	3003 NE 75 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5010	1,024	46	22.1	15.4%	575 (56.2%)	53 (5.2%)	91 (8.9%)	116 (11.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	172 (16.8%)	96.5	18^th of 534 public middle schools	96.6%		95.5	23^rd of 535 public middle schools	95.7%	5	85.3	85.3	76.5	82.2	81.4	80.1	69.2	75.4	71.3	72.1	$18,968	$747	$18,222
Jane Addams Middle School	Public	6-8	11051 34th Ave. NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4500	824	42	19.5	34.7%	390 (47.3%)	94 (11.4%)	136 (16.5%)	90 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (11.8%)	82.8	83^rd of 534 public middle schools	84.5%		86	67^th of 535 public middle schools	87.5%	16	64.5	64.5	73.2	65.1	62.6	66.9	56.8	58.9	51.7	55.9	$18,996	$757	$18,239
McClure Middle School	Public	6-8	1915 1 Av W	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1900	474	21	22.2	21.7%	291 (61.4%)	31 (6.5%)	49 (10.3%)	33 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	59 (12.4%)	92	43^rd of 534 public middle schools	91.9%		88.2	58^th of 535 public middle schools	89.2%	15	70.1	70.1	79.6	74.3	80.3	78.2	64.3	57.5	65.8	62.6	$20,111	$809	$19,302
Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	16045 25th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4783	991	43	23.2	34.5%	503 (50.8%)	79 (8.0%)	171 (17.3%)	107 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (12.4%)	81.5	89^th of 534 public middle schools	83.3%		89.7	50^th of 535 public middle schools	90.7%	39	66.7	66.7	61.9	62.7	68.5	64.4	49.0	59.1	59.7	56.1	$15,206	$344	$14,862
Albert Einstein Middle School	Public	6-8	19343 3rd Avenue N.W.	Shoreline	98177	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4730	1,032	48	21.5	33.2%	479 (46.4%)	95 (9.2%)	180 (17.4%)	116 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	146 (14.1%)	74.6	111^th of 534 public middle schools	79.2%		86	66^th of 535 public middle schools	87.7%	45	57.1	57.1	59.1	70.5	56.6	62.2	46.4	63.2	46.1	52.1	$15,613	$352	$15,262
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School	Public	6-8	301 21st Ave E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2100	504	26	19.6	48.4%	167 (33.1%)	136 (27.0%)	81 (16.1%)	34 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	56 (11.1%)	40.8	300^th of 534 public middle schools	43.8%		50.3	245^th of 535 public middle schools	54.2%	55	40.1	40.1	52.5	39.3	40.1	44.6	46.0	31.9	31.9	37.1	$20,220	$777	$19,443
Environmental & Adventure School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8040 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2355	138	6	22.2	5.8%	74 (53.6%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.8%)	34 (24.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	98.6	5^th of 534 public middle schools	99.1%		99.1	4^th of 535 public middle schools	99.3%	1	85.1	85.1	80.9	85.4	89.4	85.2	87.2	81.3	87.2	85.2	$16,022	$410	$15,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitman Middle School

Is Whitman Middle School a good school?

Yes. Whitman Middle School ranks in the top 6.4% of Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Whitman Middle School?

Students at Whitman Middle School are 72% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Whitman Middle School?

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

What district is Whitman Middle School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

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