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Sacajawea Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Sacajawea Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 668 students in Federal Way, Washington, within the Federal Way School District. Located on South Dash Point Road, it serves a high-need community: 77.69% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. The student-teacher ratio was 18.3:1, similar to nearby middle schools. Sacajawea ranks in approximately the 17th percentile among Washington middle schools, an improvement from its 7th-percentile standing in 2020–21, but it remains in the lower statewide tier.

In 2025–26, 33.18% of students met state standards in English language arts, 20.48% in math, and 30.99% in science. Math is the clearest academic weakness, especially in 6th grade, where proficiency was 16.13%. ELA was strongest in 8th grade at 38.32%, while 7th-grade ELA was a particular concern. Science is Sacajawea’s strongest subject relative to the district, although its results declined after improving in the prior two years. Math has improved slowly, while ELA and science fell in 2025–26. The school’s low-income and male student groups also had especially low recent statewide rankings, suggesting that targeted academic and engagement supports may be important.

Among comparable schools in the same district, Kilo Middle School and Lakota Middle School are the most useful improvement benchmarks: they enroll similar numbers of students, serve similar grade levels, and outperform Sacajawea by roughly 9–17 percentage points across subjects. Sacajawea performs ahead of Evergreen Middle School, Mill Creek Middle School, and Pacific Middle School in several areas, but trails Meeker Middle School. Federal Way Public Academy posts much higher scores, but its grades, enrollment model, and student population differ substantially, making it a less direct comparison.

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 — 39th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

426^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

183^rd of 238Federal 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
2026	18.1	426 of 514	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.3	69 of 100	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	5.6	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.0	91 of 143	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.5	338 of 443	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	275 of 347	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.8	387 of 453	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.9	414 of 454	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.3	154 of 222	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.9	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.5	152 of 226	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	123 of 179	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	253 of 453	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Pacific Islander (2026)47th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science31%-20 vs state

Math20%-23 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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%)	18.1	426^th of 514 public middle schools	17.1%		20	439^th of 534 public middle schools	17.8%	13	31.0	31.0	30.9	30.7	38.3		33.2	16.1	23.6	21.4		20.5	$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%)	36.3	317^th of 514 public middle schools	38.3%		29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%	61	44.1	44.1	33.8	46.3	48.6		42.9	26.1	29.7	31.6		29.1	$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%)	39.6	295^th of 514 public middle schools	42.6%		28	391^st of 534 public middle schools	26.8%	96	47.8	47.8	39.0	46.6	47.8		44.3	31.8	23.0	33.7		29.4	$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%)	8.2	490^th of 514 public middle schools	4.7%		7.8	512^th of 534 public middle schools	4.1%	22	17.1	17.1	18.8	31.8	22.0		24.4	12.2	18.0	13.5		14.6	$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%)	87.2	62^nd of 514 public middle schools	87.9%		95	27^th of 534 public middle schools	94.9%	35	68.8	68.8	52.4		87.5	76.0	73.0	50.0	81.0	60.9	61.2	63.3	$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%)	19.1	421^st of 514 public middle schools	18.1%		14.5	469^th of 534 public middle schools	12.2%	48	35.1	35.1	32.1	32.3	39.7		34.6	17.4	16.4	22.2		18.6	$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%)	17.2	437^th of 514 public middle schools	15.0%		10.6	493^rd of 534 public middle schools	7.7%	56	29.7	29.7	27.2	34.2	43.1		34.7	17.5	13.8	18.9		16.8	$19,100	$1,200	$17,899
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	615 S 200th St	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%)	12.1	468^th of 514 public middle schools	8.9%		11.8	487^th of 534 public middle schools	8.8%	19	20.6	20.6	21.6	31.3	35.8		29.3	10.1	17.2	20.4		15.7	$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%)	57.4	195^th of 514 public middle schools	62.1%		49.8	244^th of 534 public middle schools	54.3%	49	58.0	58.0	51.6	52.5	57.5		53.8	37.2	30.5	38.5		35.4	$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%)	22.2	404^th of 514 public middle schools	21.4%		18.3	448^th of 534 public middle schools	16.1%	44	28.7	28.7	38.6	42.5	36.5		39.3	23.3	20.5	18.5		20.9	$16,918	$693	$16,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Sacajawea Middle School

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

How many students attend Sacajawea Middle School?

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

Is Sacajawea Middle School a good school?

Sacajawea Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Washington middle schools.

What district is Sacajawea Middle School in?

Federal Way School District

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.

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