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Sacajawea Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Sacajawea Middle School is a public school serving 668 students in grades 6-8 within the Federal Way School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Within this context, Sacajawea is one of the stronger-performing comprehensive middle schools in its district, ranking second highest in English and math proficiency among its peers and highest in science. The school shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and relative stability in its performance compared to other district schools like Kilo Middle School and Lakota Middle School, which have seen more volatility. However, its overall test scores remain well below state averages, and it shares the district's low statewide ranking.

Comparisons with nearby districts highlight broader systemic factors; for example, Meeker Middle School in the Tacoma School District achieves higher outcomes. The stark contrast with the selective Federal Way Public Academy, a 5-star school in the same district, further illustrates how different school models and student populations can lead to varied results. Sacajawea's performance has declined over the past decade, mirroring regional trends, suggesting that substantial improvement may require efforts beyond the school level.

668

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,089

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 S Dash Point Rd
Federal Way, WA 98003-3735

(253) 945-4900

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Sacajawea Middle School usually attend:

High:

Federal Way High School

Feeder schools for Sacajawea Middle School:

Elementary:	Nautilus K-8 School
	Wildwood Elementary School
	Woodmont K-8 School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

African American:

15.4%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

439^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	20.0	439 of 534	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	440 of 535	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	470 of 539	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	457 of 541	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	491 of 529	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	433 of 512	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	333 of 437	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	326 of 435	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	272 of 443	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	277 of 445	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.8	311 of 498	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	298 of 497	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.5	289 of 492	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	201 of 483	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	241 of 476	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	209 of 466	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.7	196 of 463	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.1	127 of 449	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	58.6	171 of 425	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.6	300 of 421	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	74 of 101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	66 of 90	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	74 of 104	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	139 of 147	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	130 of 148	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	111 of 145	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	98 of 161	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	101 of 149	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	97 of 152	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	64 of 123	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	43 of 96	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	36 of 50	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	94 of 135	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	365 of 471	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	382 of 464	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	407 of 464	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	416 of 479	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	434 of 469	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	378 of 452	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	298 of 376	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	257 of 347	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	278 of 344	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	310 of 336	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	294 of 360	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	335 of 353	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	265 of 344	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	226 of 259	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	364 of 457	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	333 of 455	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	402 of 463	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	409 of 475	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	437 of 458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	408 of 448	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	407 of 472	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	377 of 466	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	417 of 470	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	398 of 480	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	435 of 476	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	388 of 453	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	278 of 371	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	226 of 246	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	191 of 243	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	236 of 257	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	248 of 250	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	205 of 246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	164 of 166	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	61.3	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	123 of 179	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	246 of 488	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	293 of 486	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	352 of 488	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	372 of 488	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	391 of 480	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	323 of 470	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	137 of 325	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)55th percentile+37 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)50th percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)31st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-13 vs state

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Math20%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	22705 24th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5800	604	33	18.5	74.3%	82 (13.6%)	102 (16.9%)	221 (36.6%)	112 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	58 (9.6%)	11.8	487^th of 534 public middle schools	8.8%		11.6	495^th of 535 public middle schools	7.5%	8	14.2	14.2	25.8	33.5	37.9		32.0	15.2	17.3	14.7		15.8	$20,856	$1,431	$19,425
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sacajawea Middle School

What district is Sacajawea Middle School in?

Federal Way School District

What high school do graduates of Sacajawea Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sacajawea Middle School usually go on to attend Federal Way High School

What is the racial makeup of Sacajawea Middle School?

Students at Sacajawea Middle School are 38% Hispanic, 15% African American, 15% White, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander.

Is Sacajawea Middle School a good school?

Sacajawea Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Sacajawea Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Sacajawea Middle School.

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