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Kilo Middle School

Q: Is Kilo Middle School a good school?

Kilo Middle School ranks 378 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Kilo Middle School is a public school serving about 670 students in grades 6-8 within the Federal Way School District in Auburn, WA, operating in a district that faces significant academic challenges across the state.

Despite this challenging context, Kilo consistently outperforms the average for its own district in English, math, and science, with its science scores being notably strong compared to peers like Lakota Middle School and Illahee Middle School. The school is on a positive upward trend, with test scores and its statewide ranking improving significantly over the past year, showing a stronger recovery than some neighboring schools such as Sequoyah Middle School. It is important to note that the exceptional 5-star Federal Way Public Academy is a selective admissions school with a very different student population, making direct comparisons difficult.

When looking at schools in the neighboring Auburn School District, Kilo's performance is mixed; it is outperformed by Mt Baker Middle School but scores higher than Olympic Middle School. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and demonstrates efficient use of its resources, maintaining a better student-to-teacher ratio than several area schools while spending less per student than some with weaker results.

669

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,574

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 S 308th St
Auburn, WA 98001-2640

(253) 945-4700

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Kilo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thomas Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Kilo Middle School:

Elementary:	Camelot Elementary School
	Meredith Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.6%

White:

21.4%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Math scores 14 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

378^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	29.4	378 of 534	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	445 of 535	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	425 of 539	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	436 of 541	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	484 of 529	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	405 of 512	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	370 of 437	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	369 of 435	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	329 of 443	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	295 of 445	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	325 of 498	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	241 of 497	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	256 of 492	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	245 of 483	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.3	149 of 476	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	188 of 466	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	161 of 463	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	152 of 449	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	124 of 425	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	67.7	125 of 421	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	69 of 101	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	60 of 96	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	77 of 104	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	121 of 147	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	138 of 148	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	117 of 145	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	114 of 161	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	146 of 149	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	92 of 152	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.5	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	49 of 96	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.5	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	45 of 63	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	45 of 100	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	351 of 471	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	404 of 464	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	388 of 464	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	397 of 479	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	429 of 469	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	352 of 452	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	307 of 376	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	249 of 347	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	259 of 344	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	232 of 336	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	272 of 360	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	327 of 353	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	321 of 344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	244 of 259	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	280 of 457	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	356 of 455	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	356 of 463	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	373 of 475	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	430 of 458	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	360 of 448	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	313 of 349	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	331 of 472	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	366 of 466	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	365 of 470	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	383 of 480	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	427 of 476	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	378 of 453	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	343 of 371	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	154 of 246	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.5	223 of 243	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	211 of 244	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	228 of 257	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	193 of 250	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	211 of 246	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	122 of 179	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	146 of 210	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	274 of 488	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	358 of 486	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	273 of 488	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	298 of 488	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	395 of 480	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	249 of 470	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	240 of 325	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)20th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Have a child with special needs and they made me take my child here however they do not specialize with children with special needs they specialize in putting them in a box and calling the parents Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Excellent school if you take the time to communicate with your child and teachers. Great music and physical education programs. Teachers have a lot going on but this has more to do with the school system as a whole. It is up to us as parents to work with our children and the school. Asst. Principal James Crawford helped our family so much to have a successful experience. You really get what you give. Be a part of your child's learning and become active in the school. My son loved the school. The Middle School years are not easy. Open communication is the key and being active. Be part of the solution and not the problems. The school is open and will work with you and your child in any way they can. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	26630 40th Ave S	Kent	98031	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5100	810	42	19.2	79.5%	95 (11.7%)	140 (17.3%)	291 (35.9%)	145 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	96 (11.9%)	7.8	512^th of 534 public middle schools	4.1%		8	515^th of 535 public middle schools	3.7%	3	20.8	20.8	22.1	24.6	21.7		22.8	12.5	17.0	15.3		14.8	$17,943	$1,449	$16,493
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%)	18.3	448^th of 534 public middle schools	16.1%		22.3	433^rd of 535 public middle schools	19.1%	15	29.1	29.1	34.0	30.1	40.8		34.9	24.9	16.6	20.5		20.9	$16,918	$693	$16,225
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
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
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	462^nd of 534 public middle schools	13.5%		14.1	471^st of 535 public middle schools	12.0%	9	24.2	24.2	31.0	35.0	41.5		35.8	15.2	21.4	17.0		17.8	$16,905	$726	$16,179
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%)	23.7	422^nd of 534 public middle schools	21.0%		22	434^th of 535 public middle schools	18.9%	12	30.3	30.3	37.9	37.4	37.0		37.5	26.5	28.2	25.0		26.7	$17,157	$640	$16,517
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kilo Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kilo Middle School?

Students at Kilo Middle School are 36% Hispanic, 21% White, 17% Asian, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Kilo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Kilo Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Kilo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kilo Middle School usually go on to attend Thomas Jefferson High School

Is Kilo Middle School a good school?

Kilo Middle School ranks 378^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Kilo Middle School in?

Federal Way School District

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