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Mt Baker Middle School

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Mt Baker Middle School ranks 302 nd of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mt Baker Middle School is a public school in Auburn, Washington, serving 917 students in grades 6–8. Located in the Auburn School District, it serves a relatively diverse area where 54.85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has an 18.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio and ranks 302nd of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it at the 41st percentile statewide.

For local families, Mt Baker is the strongest traditional middle school among the nearby Auburn schools. Its latest proficiency rates are 45.98% in English language arts, 29.02% in math, and 41.47% in science—higher in every subject than Cascade Middle School, Rainier Middle School, and Olympic Middle School. ELA and science are the school’s relative strengths, while math is the clearest challenge. Seventh-grade ELA stands out at 54.87%, slightly above the state’s 7th-grade result, but 8th-grade ELA falls to 41.02%. Math proficiency is below 36% in every grade and drops to 23.39% in 8th grade.

Mt Baker also compares favorably with some nearby schools serving similar communities, including Surprise Lake Middle School and Kilo Middle School, but it trails higher-performing schools such as Lakeridge Middle School, North Tapps Middle School, and Federal Way Public Academy. Science has improved recently, reaching 41.47% after a decline in 2023–24. Important areas for continued attention include math, the gap between grade levels, and support for English Language Learners, Hispanic students, and students from low-income households. Overall, Mt Baker is a local leader but remains below Washington averages in all three tested subjects.

917

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,563

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 37th St SE
Auburn, WA 98002-8011

(253) 804-4555

District: Auburn School District

Students who attend Mt Baker Middle School usually attend:

High:

Auburn Riverside High School

Feeder schools for Mt Baker Middle School:

Elementary:	Bowman Creek Elementary
	Ilalko Elementary School
	Lakeland Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.2%

White:

27.9%

Asian:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Auburn School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

302^nd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Auburn School District

148^th of 238Auburn 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
2026	38.7	302 of 514	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	328 of 534	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	344 of 535	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	283 of 539	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	319 of 541	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	285 of 529	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	177 of 512	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	181 of 437	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	176 of 435	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	172 of 443	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	186 of 445	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	225 of 498	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	209 of 497	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.2	191 of 492	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	180 of 483	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	121 of 476	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	55.5	196 of 466	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.8	167 of 463	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	158 of 449	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.4	152 of 425	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.0	169 of 421	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	46 of 100	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	61 of 101	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	57 of 96	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	47 of 104	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	7 of 111	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	8 of 66	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	70 of 114	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	100 of 147	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	108 of 148	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	64 of 145	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	108 of 161	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	69 of 149	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	44 of 152	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	50 of 123	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	83 of 96	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	58 of 100	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	111 of 135	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	282 of 443	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	295 of 471	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	308 of 464	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	246 of 464	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	288 of 479	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	247 of 469	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	178 of 452	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	132 of 376	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	262 of 347	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	260 of 347	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	271 of 344	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	224 of 336	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	226 of 360	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	212 of 353	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	143 of 344	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	109 of 259	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	320 of 453	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	324 of 457	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	323 of 455	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	248 of 463	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	331 of 475	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	317 of 458	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	148 of 448	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	192 of 349	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	264 of 454	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	308 of 472	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	300 of 466	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	271 of 470	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	288 of 480	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	249 of 476	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	143 of 453	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	196 of 371	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	73 of 222	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	119 of 246	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	105 of 243	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	110 of 244	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	117 of 257	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	95 of 250	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	87 of 246	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	71 of 166	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	40.2	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	122 of 226	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	69 of 199	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	151 of 210	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	134 of 231	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	53 of 268	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	155 of 453	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	207 of 488	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	208 of 486	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	148 of 488	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	178 of 488	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	177 of 480	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	82 of 470	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	119 of 325	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile+25 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)55th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Science41%-9 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	38.7	302^nd of 514 public middle schools	41.2%		36.9	328^th of 534 public middle schools	38.6%	26	41.5	41.5	42.5	54.9	41.0		46.0	28.4	35.8	23.4		29.0	$17,563	$601	$16,962
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	446^th of 514 public middle schools	13.2%		16.2	462^nd of 534 public middle schools	13.5%	16	29.9	29.9	26.1	30.4	35.1		30.5	21.5	22.0	19.7		21.1	$16,905	$726	$16,179
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%)	17.2	437^th of 514 public middle schools	15.0%		10.6	493^rd of 534 public middle schools	7.7%	56	29.7	29.7	27.2	34.2	43.1		34.7	17.5	13.8	18.9		16.8	$19,100	$1,200	$17,899
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%)	88.6	54^th of 514 public middle schools	89.5%		88.7	57^th of 534 public middle schools	89.3%	3	68.6	68.6	63.5	78.9	69.2		70.5	53.6	57.1	59.3		56.6	$19,865	$614	$19,251
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%)	22.2	404^th of 514 public middle schools	21.4%		18.3	448^th of 534 public middle schools	16.1%	44	28.7	28.7	38.6	42.5	36.5		39.3	23.3	20.5	18.5		20.9	$16,918	$693	$16,225
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%)	59.2	184^th of 514 public middle schools	64.2%		52.6	228^th of 534 public middle schools	57.3%	44	64.8	64.8	45.3	54.8	52.5		50.9	41.6	34.8	39.7		38.7	$16,065	$988	$15,077
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%)	24	393^rd of 514 public middle schools	23.5%		23.7	422^nd of 534 public middle schools	21.0%	29	31.2	31.2	35.9	36.8	37.9		36.9	25.4	26.0	25.1		25.5	$17,157	$640	$16,517
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%)	36.3	317^th of 514 public middle schools	38.3%		29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%	61	44.1	44.1	33.8	46.3	48.6		42.9	26.1	29.7	31.6		29.1	$18,574	$552	$18,022
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%)	39	301^st of 514 public middle schools	41.4%		29.2	380^th of 534 public middle schools	28.8%	79			46.9	44.2			45.6	34.5	26.0			30.5	$14,717	$189	$14,528
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%)	87.2	62^nd of 514 public middle schools	87.9%		95	27^th of 534 public middle schools	94.9%	35	68.8	68.8	52.4		87.5	76.0	73.0	50.0	81.0	60.9	61.2	63.3	$17,762	$857	$16,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Baker Middle School

What district is Mt Baker Middle School in?

Auburn School District

What high school do graduates of Mt Baker Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mt Baker Middle School usually go on to attend Auburn Riverside High School

How many students attend Mt Baker Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Mt Baker Middle School.

Is Mt Baker Middle School a good school?

Mt Baker Middle School ranks 302^nd of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Baker Middle School?

Students at Mt Baker Middle School are 36% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Pacific Islander.

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