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Illahee Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Illahee Middle School is a public school serving 655 students in grades 5-8 within the Federal Way School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academic performance at Illahee is well below state averages, with only about 33% of students proficient in English and 17% in math. The school ranks in the bottom 12% of all Washington middle schools and is among the lowest-performing in its own district, though it performs slightly better than nearby Sequoyah Middle School. Interestingly, Kilo Middle School, which has a very similar student population, achieves notably higher rankings, showing that outcomes can vary even between similar schools. A standout in the district is the Federal Way Public Academy, which achieves exceptional results, highlighting a stark contrast within the same community.

Despite having the highest per-student spending among Federal Way middle schools, Illahee's academic results have been declining over the past several years. The school shows a particular need for improvement in mathematics, and its effectiveness varies for different groups of students. The data suggests that while Illahee navigates the same district-wide difficulties as its peers, examining the practices of higher-performing schools with similar demographics, both inside and outside the Federal Way School District, could provide a path forward.

655

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,930

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36001 1st AVE S
Federal Way, WA 98003-8606

(253) 945-4600

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Illahee Middle School usually attend:

High:

Todd Beamer High School

Feeder schools for Illahee Middle School:

Elementary:	Enterprise Elementary School
	Panther Lake Elementary School
	Sherwood Forest Elementary School
	Silver Lake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

29.0%

African American:

22.3%

White:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

469^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Federal Way School District

206^th of 247Federal Way 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	14.5	469 of 534	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	468 of 535	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	497 of 539	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	447 of 541	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	490 of 529	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	424 of 512	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	342 of 437	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	350 of 435	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	316 of 443	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	333 of 445	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	273 of 498	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.0	215 of 497	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	135 of 492	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	107 of 483	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	95 of 476	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	90 of 466	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.6	124 of 463	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.2	125 of 449	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	69.3	117 of 425	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	82 of 421	80.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	85 of 90	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	93 of 96	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	93 of 104	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	108 of 147	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	86 of 148	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	107 of 145	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	110 of 161	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	108 of 149	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	63 of 152	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	74 of 123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	53 of 96	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	57 of 100	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	105 of 135	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	411 of 471	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	412 of 464	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	422 of 464	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	386 of 479	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	415 of 469	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	373 of 452	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	312 of 376	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	322 of 347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	296 of 336	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	269 of 360	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	275 of 353	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	271 of 344	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	166 of 259	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	401 of 457	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	392 of 455	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	440 of 463	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	411 of 475	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	447 of 458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	389 of 448	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	306 of 349	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	424 of 472	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	410 of 466	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	443 of 470	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	403 of 480	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	452 of 476	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	391 of 453	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	285 of 371	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	208 of 246	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	221 of 243	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	238 of 244	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	174 of 257	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	228 of 250	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	176 of 246	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	127 of 166	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	139 of 179	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	207 of 268	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	393 of 488	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	394 of 486	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	444 of 488	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	380 of 488	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	447 of 480	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	406 of 470	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	287 of 325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)15th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science26%-23 vs state

Math17%-26 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 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
Illahee Middle School	Public	5-8	36001 1st AVE S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4600	655	37	17.5	76.3%	107 (16.3%)	146 (22.3%)	190 (29.0%)	68 (10.4%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.4%)	70 (10.7%)	14.5	469^th of 534 public middle schools	12.2%		15.3	468^th of 535 public middle schools	12.5%	1	26.3	26.3	24.4	35.3	38.9		32.7	12.9	17.4	20.3		16.8	$20,930	$1,124	$19,806
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%)	95	27^th of 534 public middle schools	94.9%		92.6	42^nd of 535 public middle schools	92.1%	15	73.0	73.0	71.9	78.1	88.9	89.5	81.9	68.8	70.3	71.4	59.7	67.7	$17,762	$857	$16,904
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%)	10.6	493^rd of 534 public middle schools	7.7%		11.9	491^st of 535 public middle schools	8.2%	2	18.8	18.8	18.7	33.3	33.1		28.5	12.0	18.2	17.2		15.9	$19,100	$1,200	$17,899
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%)	29.2	380^th of 534 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	383^rd of 535 public middle schools	28.4%	3			38.5	45.4			42.1	26.2	30.3			28.3	$14,717	$189	$14,528
Lakota Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 SW 314th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4800	645	33	19.7	71.2%	134 (20.8%)	107 (16.6%)	219 (34.0%)	48 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	98 (15.2%)	28	391^st of 534 public middle schools	26.8%		25.1	404^th of 535 public middle schools	24.5%	13	31.8	31.8	36.4	48.4	43.1		42.5	19.1	32.2	25.0		25.3	$18,771	$1,099	$17,671
Meeker Middle School	Public	6-8	4402 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6500	567	28	20.2	43.6%	236 (41.6%)	41 (7.2%)	108 (19.0%)	74 (13.1%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	96 (16.9%)	49.8	244^th of 534 public middle schools	54.3%		52.8	234^th of 535 public middle schools	56.3%	10	48.6	48.6	45.6	57.7	51.7		51.6	32.2	37.6	37.6		35.8	$18,748	$1,065	$17,683
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%)	52.6	228^th of 534 public middle schools	57.3%		54	223^rd of 535 public middle schools	58.3%	5	49.3	49.3	50.7	49.7	55.6		51.9	38.0	46.9	29.6		38.3	$16,065	$988	$15,077
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 S Dash Point Rd	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4900	668	36	18.3	77.7%	97 (14.5%)	103 (15.4%)	253 (37.9%)	96 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	77 (11.5%)	20	439^th of 534 public middle schools	17.8%		21	440^th of 535 public middle schools	17.8%	1	36.1	36.1	30.8	31.0	43.4		35.3	18.2	18.0	24.0		20.1	$19,089	$969	$18,120
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%)	29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%		20.1	445^th of 535 public middle schools	16.8%	67	37.6	37.6	36.8	41.3	41.5		39.9	22.2	32.1	31.7		28.7	$18,574	$552	$18,022
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%)	36.9	328^th of 534 public middle schools	38.6%		33.9	344^th of 535 public middle schools	35.7%	16	39.9	39.9	51.3	40.9	44.6		45.5	36.9	30.0	25.2		30.6	$17,563	$601	$16,962

Frequently Asked Questions about Illahee Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Illahee Middle School?

Students at Illahee Middle School are 29% Hispanic, 22% African American, 16% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 10% Pacific Islander.

What district is Illahee Middle School in?

Federal Way School District

How many students attend Illahee Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Illahee Middle School.

Is Illahee Middle School a good school?

Illahee Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Illahee Middle School attend?

Students who attend Illahee Middle School usually go on to attend Todd Beamer High School

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