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Chinook Middle School

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Chinook Middle School ranks 57 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chinook Middle School is a public school in Bellevue, Washington, serving 752 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Bellevue School District, a high-performing suburban district in the Seattle area. Chinook ranks 57th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 89th percentile statewide. Its latest proficiency rates—67.56% in English language arts, 59.83% in math, and 64.22% in science—are well above state averages. The school’s 18.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio is typical for nearby schools.

Chinook’s results are strong statewide but more mixed compared with nearby Bellevue schools. It trails the district averages in all three subjects, with the largest gap in math, and ranks below Tyee Middle School, Odle Middle School, and Tillicum Middle School. For example, math proficiency is 59.83% at Chinook compared with 83.94% at Tyee and 75.00% at Odle. Chinook is nevertheless substantially ahead of Highland Middle School and nearby Seattle schools such as Washington Middle School and Edmonds S. Meany Middle School.

Math is the clearest improvement opportunity: results have stayed close to 60% for four years and are similar across all three grades, suggesting a schoolwide challenge rather than a single-grade issue. Science has improved over the longer term and remains well above the state average, although it declined from the prior year. Chinook also reports strong effectiveness for English language learners, while recent results for African American students, students receiving special education services, and students from low-income households merit careful monitoring. Overall, Chinook offers solid academic performance and a strong statewide standing, though families comparing local options may find higher achievement at Rose Hill Middle School and Kirkland Middle School.

752

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,939

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2001 98th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98006

(425) 456-6300

District: Bellevue School District

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bellevue High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.1%

White:

34.6%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Bellevue School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg72%

Washington avg48%

57^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Bellevue School District

25^th of 238Bellevue 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	88.4	57 of 514	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	64 of 534	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	60 of 535	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	58 of 539	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	54 of 541	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	50 of 529	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	48 of 512	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	51 of 437	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.4	37 of 435	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	19 of 443	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	17 of 445	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	23 of 498	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	23 of 497	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	24 of 492	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	27 of 483	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	28 of 476	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	25 of 466	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.0	16 of 463	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	24 of 449	94.7%	★★★★★
2005	94.5	18 of 425	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	85.5	41 of 421	90.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	62 of 100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	32 of 96	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	14 of 104	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	29 of 114	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	36 of 147	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	33 of 148	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	27 of 145	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	35 of 161	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	26 of 149	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	34 of 152	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	33 of 123	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	16 of 143	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	9 of 96	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	8 of 78	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	10 of 63	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	12 of 100	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	97.8	1 of 135	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	47 of 443	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	54 of 471	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	41 of 464	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	44 of 464	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	41 of 479	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	38 of 469	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	40 of 452	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	52 of 376	86.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	95 of 347	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	88 of 347	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	97 of 344	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	98 of 336	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	76 of 360	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	56 of 353	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	66 of 344	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	77 of 259	70.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	173 of 453	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	127 of 457	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	113 of 455	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	146 of 463	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	173 of 475	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	134 of 458	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	140 of 448	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	230 of 349	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	56 of 454	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	64 of 472	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	62 of 466	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	60 of 470	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	57 of 480	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	53 of 476	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	50 of 453	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	44 of 371	88.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	27 of 222	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	41 of 246	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	35 of 243	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	26 of 244	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	44 of 257	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	14 of 250	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	33 of 246	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	27 of 166	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	82 of 226	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	51 of 186	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	39 of 179	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	31.2	111 of 167	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	109 of 199	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	91 of 210	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	43 of 231	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	82 of 268	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	89 of 453	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	107 of 488	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	79 of 486	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	88 of 488	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	73 of 488	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	83 of 480	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	58 of 470	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	72 of 325	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)80th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-27 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Science64%+13 vs state

Math60%+17 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 98th Ave NE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6300	752	40	18.7	24.1%	260 (34.6%)	34 (4.5%)	96 (12.8%)	264 (35.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (12.0%)	88.4	57^th of 514 public middle schools	88.9%		86.2	64^th of 534 public middle schools	88.0%	7	64.2	64.2	64.7	69.6	68.4	67.6	58.5	61.7	59.3	59.8	$20,939	$155	$20,784
Northstar Middle School	Public	6-8	10903 NE 53rd St	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1760	85	4	19.7	3.5%	22 (25.9%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)	51 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)								(n/a)										88.8	$16,267	$710	$15,557
Odle Middle School	Public	6-8	502 143rd Avenue NE	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6600	974	52	18.7	20.2%	146 (15.0%)	29 (3.0%)	86 (8.8%)	635 (65.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	70 (7.2%)	97.6	14^th of 514 public middle schools	97.3%		96.4	19^th of 534 public middle schools	96.4%	5	79.3	79.3	76.4	80.1	80.6	79.1	73.0	77.6	74.2	75.0	$18,949	$796	$18,153
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	15027 NE Bel-Red Rd	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-6469	589	38	15.6	60.6%	118 (20.0%)	31 (5.3%)	293 (49.7%)	92 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	48 (8.1%)	30	358^th of 514 public middle schools	30.4%		19.5	443^rd of 534 public middle schools	17.0%	85	39.3	39.3	34.9	43.5	37.1	38.7	23.6	29.5	31.8	28.6	$24,196	$1,181	$23,015
Rose Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	13505 NE 75th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2460	901	45	19.9	14.7%	323 (35.8%)	20 (2.2%)	106 (11.8%)	354 (39.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (9.9%)	97.8	11^th of 514 public middle schools	97.9%		96.4	22^nd of 534 public middle schools	95.9%	11	77.3	77.3	76.3	83.1	81.0	80.2	78.9	79.3	73.4	77.4	$16,988	$775	$16,213
Stella Schola	Public, Magnet	6-8	13505 NE 75th Street	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2475	90	3	34.7	3.3%	32 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	47 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)								(n/a)						92.1				87.5	$12,323	$300	$12,023
Kirkland Middle School	Public	6-8	430 18th AVE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2420	746	37	20.1	12.3%	387 (51.9%)	20 (2.7%)	82 (11.0%)	159 (21.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (12.3%)	97.1	17^th of 514 public middle schools	96.7%		93.2	38^th of 534 public middle schools	92.9%	21	78.9	78.9	73.4	82.8	83.0	79.8	67.5	74.5	72.2	71.4	$17,171	$1,060	$16,111
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%)	59.2	185^th of 514 public middle schools	64.0%		40.8	300^th of 534 public middle schools	43.8%	115	53.8	53.8	37.6	62.8	45.2	49.5	45.0	57.0	34.1	46.1	$20,220	$777	$19,443
Tillicum Middle School	Public	6-8	1280 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6700	676	37	18.2	19.8%	219 (32.4%)	27 (4.0%)	106 (15.7%)	212 (31.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (16.3%)	93.7	30^th of 514 public middle schools	94.2%		90.1	54^th of 534 public middle schools	89.9%	24	74.8	74.8	69.9	70.5	75.7	72.0	68.8	60.7	73.0	67.7	$21,640	$588	$21,052
Tyee Middle School	Public	6-8	13630 S.E. Allen Road	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6800	1,007	53	19.1	18.8%	170 (16.9%)	13 (1.3%)	54 (5.4%)	675 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (9.0%)	98.6	7^th of 514 public middle schools	98.6%		98.4	9^th of 534 public middle schools	98.3%	2	78.3	78.3	81.6	86.2	81.3	83.1	82.3	84.8	84.6	83.9	$19,421	$328	$19,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinook Middle School

What district is Chinook Middle School in?

Bellevue School District

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Middle School?

Students at Chinook Middle School are 35% Asian, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What high school do graduates of Chinook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually go on to attend Bellevue High School

Is Chinook Middle School a good school?

Chinook Middle School ranks 57^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chinook Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Chinook Middle School.

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