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Cascade Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Cascade Middle School serves 671 students in grades 6–8 in southwest Seattle and is part of the Highline School District. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 73.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Cascade’s student-teacher ratio was 16.8 to 1, and per-student spending was $20,983. The school ranked in the 11th percentile statewide for 2025–2026, while the district ranked in the 17th percentile. These figures provide context, but they do not fully explain the school’s academic results.

Academic performance is below Washington and district averages, particularly in math and science. In 2025–2026, 30.92% of students were proficient in English language arts, 17.48% in math, and 23.74% in science. Math is the clearest concern, with 8th-grade proficiency at 12.22%, compared with 18.23% in 6th grade and 22.44% in 7th grade. Cascade’s 6th- and 7th-grade ELA and math results were slightly above district averages, suggesting some practices in those grades may be worth extending. Compared with nearby schools, Cascade performed better than Glacier Middle School in all three subjects and slightly better than Chinook Middle School in ELA and math, but it trailed Sylvester Middle School by a wide margin.

There are signs of progress: Cascade’s ranking improved from the 5th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 11th percentile in 2025–2026, while ELA proficiency rose from 25.04% to 30.92%. However, results remain well below stronger nearby schools, including Madison Middle School, David T. Denny International Middle School, and Rainier Prep. Science has also fluctuated, rising to 30.00% before falling to 23.74%. For families, the main questions are how the school is strengthening 8th-grade math, supporting students who need extra help, and sustaining the recent upward trend.

671

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,983

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11212 10th Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 98146-2297

(206) 631-5500

District: Highline School District

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually attend:

High:

Evergreen High School

Feeder schools for Cascade Middle School:

Elementary:	Hazel Valley Elementary
	Mount View Elementary
	Shorewood Elementary
	White Center Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

Asian:

23.2%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

Washington avg48%

459^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Highline School District

198^th of 238Highline 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	13.8	459 of 514	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	481 of 534	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	507 of 535	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	504 of 539	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	504 of 541	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	507 of 529	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	469 of 512	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	388 of 437	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	372 of 435	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	332 of 443	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	369 of 445	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	432 of 498	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	418 of 497	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	446 of 492	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	442 of 483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	422 of 476	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	428 of 466	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	423 of 463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	425 of 449	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	391 of 425	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	395 of 421	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	75 of 101	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	47 of 90	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	40 of 96	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	80 of 111	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	95 of 114	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	134 of 147	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	135 of 148	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	138 of 145	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	154 of 161	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	147 of 149	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	144 of 152	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	84 of 96	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	65 of 135	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	391 of 443	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	432 of 471	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	442 of 464	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	429 of 464	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	429 of 479	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	450 of 469	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	403 of 452	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	337 of 376	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	321 of 347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	342 of 344	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	330 of 336	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	340 of 360	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	350 of 353	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	318 of 344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	218 of 259	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	412 of 453	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	409 of 457	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	433 of 455	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	410 of 463	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	418 of 475	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	440 of 458	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	378 of 448	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	289 of 349	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	416 of 454	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	423 of 472	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	441 of 466	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	450 of 470	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	453 of 480	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	460 of 476	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	425 of 453	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	338 of 371	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	197 of 222	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	232 of 246	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	225 of 257	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	165 of 246	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	58.3	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	28.7	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	24.6	228 of 268	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	231 of 453	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	343 of 488	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	353 of 486	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	368 of 488	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	388 of 488	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	335 of 480	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	402 of 470	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	270 of 325	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)71st percentile+63 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2018)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Science24%-27 vs state

Math17%-26 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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	11212 10th Ave Sw	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5500	671	40	16.8	73.3%	45 (6.7%)	76 (11.3%)	327 (48.7%)	156 (23.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	54 (8.0%)	13.8	459^th of 514 public middle schools	10.7%		12.4	481^st of 534 public middle schools	9.9%	22		23.7	23.7		32.1	34.8	26.2	30.9		18.2	22.4	12.2	17.5	$20,983	$1,532	$19,451
Rainier Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	10211 12th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 494-5979	359	25	14.6	74.1%	19 (5.3%)	182 (50.7%)	108 (30.1%)	30 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	90.2	48^th of 514 public middle schools	90.7%		71.8	126^th of 534 public middle schools	76.4%	78	78.9	55.0	66.9	67.8	71.1	80.7	64.8	71.0	65.6	70.0	71.6	63.7	67.7	$21,731	$3,615	$18,116
David T. Denny International Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 SW Kenyon St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9000	722	45	16.1	58.3%	179 (24.8%)	148 (20.5%)	204 (28.3%)	88 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.7%)	81 (11.2%)	54	214^th of 514 public middle schools	58.4%		40.6	303^rd of 534 public middle schools	43.3%	89		44.3	44.3		47.8	53.8	52.1	51.2		36.0	40.4	40.7	39.0	$23,858	$741	$23,117
Glacier Middle School	Public	6-8	2450 South 142nd Street	SeaTac	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5300	803	35	22.7	75.5%	50 (6.2%)	61 (7.6%)	477 (59.4%)	126 (15.7%)	8 (1.0%)	27 (3.4%)	49 (6.1%)	4.1	509^th of 514 public middle schools	1.0%		4.4	528^th of 534 public middle schools	1.1%	19		16.1	16.1		11.3	21.7	15.0	16.0		7.7	11.3	9.5	9.5	$20,164	$1,544	$18,620
Sylvester Middle School	Public	6-8	16222 Sylvester Road SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6000	582	30	19.3	49.5%	217 (37.3%)	49 (8.4%)	189 (32.5%)	48 (8.2%)	9 (1.5%)	11 (1.9%)	57 (9.8%)	42.3	282^nd of 514 public middle schools	45.1%		38	319^th of 534 public middle schools	40.3%	37		49.1	49.1		42.5	41.1	45.2	42.7		31.9	33.8	36.0	33.8	$21,126	$1,327	$19,799
Showalter Middle School	Public	6-8	4628 S 144th St	Seattle	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7800	651	32	20.4	75.4%	50 (7.7%)	121 (18.6%)	243 (37.3%)	164 (25.2%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (4.8%)	36 (5.5%)	10.3	479^th of 514 public middle schools	6.8%		12.4	482^nd of 534 public middle schools	9.7%	3		27.8	27.8		24.3	23.4	27.7	25.0		14.8	14.6	17.5	15.6	$22,084	$2,819	$19,265
Aki Kurose Middle School	Public	6-8	3928 S Graham St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7700	817	45	18.0	56.8%	154 (18.8%)	239 (29.3%)	146 (17.9%)	192 (23.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	60 (7.3%)	45.3	266^th of 514 public middle schools	48.2%		50.5	240^th of 534 public middle schools	55.1%	26		41.7	41.7		43.8	48.7	44.2	45.5		29.6	41.0	40.1	36.5	$22,443	$1,032	$21,411
Mercer International Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 S Columbian Wy	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8000	753	43	17.4	59.8%	91 (12.1%)	115 (15.3%)	157 (20.8%)	301 (40.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (10.6%)	83.3	82^nd of 514 public middle schools	84.0%		69.5	139^th of 534 public middle schools	74.0%	57		58.4	58.4		65.1	66.6	63.2	65.0		64.2	54.2	50.8	56.6	$21,123	$761	$20,362
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	3429 45th AVE SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9200	1,017	45	22.4	16.7%	632 (62.1%)	44 (4.3%)	108 (10.6%)	53 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	161 (15.8%)	95.6	25^th of 514 public middle schools	95.1%		93.9	33^rd of 534 public middle schools	93.8%	8		71.7	71.7		77.7	74.9	80.6	77.8		68.2	72.2	65.0	68.3	$18,366	$765	$17,601
Dimmitt Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 80th Ave S	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2800	605	34	17.5	62.3%	64 (10.6%)	141 (23.3%)	172 (28.4%)	157 (26.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	46 (7.6%)	30.7	352^nd of 514 public middle schools	31.5%		28	390^th of 534 public middle schools	27.0%	38		32.3	32.3		41.0	41.2	31.4	38.1		33.2	34.3	27.4	31.8	$21,054	$2,276	$18,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascade Middle School

Is Cascade Middle School a good school?

Cascade Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Cascade Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually go on to attend Evergreen High School

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Middle School?

Students at Cascade Middle School are 49% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Cascade Middle School in?

Highline School District

How many students attend Cascade Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Cascade Middle School.

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