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Chinook Middle School

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Chinook Middle School ranks 64 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chinook Middle School is a public school serving 752 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Bellevue School District, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Washington middle schools.

Academically, Chinook performs solidly above state averages but is a mid-performer within its own high-achieving district, with proficiency rates below those of district peers like Tyee Middle School and Tillicum Middle School. The school demonstrates a particular area of excellence in serving English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top 10% of schools statewide. Its performance with Special Education students has also shown significant recent improvement.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, Chinook serves a more socioeconomically diverse population than some affluent-area schools in the Lake Washington School District, such as Stella Schola, but is more advantaged than some schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. While its statewide ranking has gradually declined over the past decade, it remains a strong, effective school with notable strengths in specific programs.

752

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,939

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 98th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004

(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 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Bellevue School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg71%

Washington avg48%

64^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

17^th of 247Bellevue 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2024)63rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+19 vs state

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Math60%+17 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
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 98th Ave NE	Bellevue	98004	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%)	86.2	64^th of 534 public middle schools	88.0%		87.3	60^th of 535 public middle schools	88.8%	4	68.3	68.3	63.6	69.2	67.8	67.0	60.7	62.8	56.8	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)			89.7			94.3				93.2	$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%)	96.4	19^th of 534 public middle schools	96.4%		96.8	16^th of 535 public middle schools	97.0%	3	74.3	74.3	80.7	80.3	76.9	79.3	77.3	78.7	73.4	76.5	$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%)	19.5	443^rd of 534 public middle schools	17.0%		27.5	386^th of 535 public middle schools	27.9%	57	25.9	25.9	32.6	37.5	34.4	34.9	20.5	29.4	23.5	24.5	$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%)	96.4	22^nd of 534 public middle schools	95.9%		95	29^th of 535 public middle schools	94.6%	7	69.5	69.5	80.3	82.5	79.5	80.7	80.8	79.4	72.2	77.6	$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%)	98.6	4^th of 534 public middle schools	99.3%		98.7	6^th of 535 public middle schools	98.9%	2	78.6	78.6	89.7		89.7	92.1	79.3	86.7		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%)	93.2	38^th of 534 public middle schools	92.9%		95.5	22^nd of 535 public middle schools	95.9%	16	67.0	67.0	79.1	76.9	75.6	77.2	71.7	69.1	60.8	67.6	$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%)	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
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%)	90.1	54^th of 534 public middle schools	89.9%		92.9	41^st of 535 public middle schools	92.3%	13	72.3	72.3	64.1	71.1	75.7	70.5	61.5	66.0	66.5	64.8	$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%)	98.4	9^th of 534 public middle schools	98.3%		96.8	15^th of 535 public middle schools	97.2%	6	80.2	80.2	84.5	82.9	86.7	84.7	85.5	83.3	85.0	84.6	$19,421	$328	$19,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinook Middle School

What high school do graduates of Chinook Middle School attend?

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

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.

Is Chinook Middle School a good school?

Chinook Middle School ranks 64^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Chinook Middle School in?

Bellevue School District

How many students attend Chinook Middle School?

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

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