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Glacier Middle School

Q: Is Glacier Middle School a good school?

Glacier Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Washington middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Glacier Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Glacier Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Glacier Middle School?

Students at Glacier Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Q: What high school do graduates of Glacier Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glacier Middle School usually go on to attend Highline High School

Public Grades 6-8

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Glacier Middle School is a public middle school serving 803 students in grades 6-8 within the Highline School District in SeaTac, WA, and it ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state of Washington.

Academic performance at Glacier is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages and the school ranking in the 1st percentile statewide. This low performance is consistent across all student groups. While the school serves a population with high economic need, nearby schools with similar student demographics, like Rainier Prep and Showalter Middle School, achieve dramatically better results, suggesting demographic challenges alone do not explain the outcomes. Notably, Rainier Prep, a charter school just a few miles away, has proficiency rates four to five times higher than Glacier's.

Despite per-student spending that is comparable to higher-performing schools, Glacier's performance has declined over recent years. The school's student-teacher ratio has also increased, which contrasts with the lower ratios at some more successful neighboring schools. This situation presents a stark contrast within the region, as schools like Islander Middle School achieve top-tier rankings just a short distance away, highlighting extreme geographic disparities in educational outcomes.

803

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,164

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 South 142nd Street
SeaTac, WA 98168

(206) 631-5300

District: Highline School District

Students who attend Glacier Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highline High School

Feeder schools for Glacier Middle School:

Elementary:	Beverly Park Elementary at Glendale
	Cedarhurst Elementary
	Hilltop Elementary
	Seahurst Elementary School
	More...
	Southern Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

Asian:

15.7%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2021 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (14% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

528^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From bottom 6% (2021) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Highline School District

201^st of 247Highline 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	4.4	528 of 534	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	516 of 535	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	505 of 539	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	522 of 541	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	497 of 529	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	77 of 96	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	95 of 104	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	57 of 106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	144 of 147	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	142 of 148	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	126 of 145	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	146 of 161	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	137 of 149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	467 of 471	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	451 of 464	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	437 of 464	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	467 of 479	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	444 of 469	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	347 of 347	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	343 of 344	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	329 of 336	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	353 of 360	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	343 of 353	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	453 of 457	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	444 of 455	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	422 of 463	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	452 of 475	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	425 of 458	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	468 of 472	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	445 of 466	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	439 of 470	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	460 of 480	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	446 of 476	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	222 of 246	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	185 of 243	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	224 of 257	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	214 of 250	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	14.0	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	197 of 210	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	417 of 488	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	375 of 486	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	331 of 488	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	428 of 488	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	375 of 480	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)20th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-33 vs state

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Math11%-32 vs state

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Monday, January 23, 2023

So far so good. Our child likes the school. Mr Chaz and everyone I have dealt with has been very responsive. Keep up the great work! Close Quote

Schools Near Glacier Middle School

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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 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
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%)	4.4	528^th of 534 public middle schools	1.1%		7.9	516^th of 535 public middle schools	3.6%	12		16.1	16.1		15.9	15.4	15.7	15.7		9.4	11.5	11.3	10.7	$20,164	$1,544	$18,620
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%)	12.4	482^nd of 534 public middle schools	9.7%		14.3	469^th of 535 public middle schools	12.3%	13		27.2	27.2		22.7	29.8	28.3	26.7		12.1	20.4	23.2	18.4	$22,084	$2,819	$19,265
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%)	38	319^th of 534 public middle schools	40.3%		33.3	350^th of 535 public middle schools	34.6%	31		45.2	45.2		48.2	41.1	39.4	43.5		35.9	30.2	32.7	33.2	$21,126	$1,327	$19,799
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%)	71.8	126^th of 534 public middle schools	76.4%		73.6	120^th of 535 public middle schools	77.6%	6	64.4	34.1	49.7	74.4	73.9	62.9	55.8	66.9	66.7	67.1	55.1	47.7	59.2	$21,731	$3,615	$18,116
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%)	12.4	481^st of 534 public middle schools	9.9%		9	507^th of 535 public middle schools	5.2%	26		30.0	30.0		26.5	21.6	32.8	26.9		17.5	15.8	18.8	17.3	$20,983	$1,532	$19,451
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	18650 42nd Ave S	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5700	620	36	17.3	72.9%	70 (11.3%)	120 (19.4%)	248 (40.0%)	97 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	38 (6.1%)	15.6	464^th of 534 public middle schools	13.1%		13.1	483^rd of 535 public middle schools	9.7%	19		29.9	29.9		26.6	37.2	37.2	33.9		14.8	23.2	13.4	17.3	$21,795	$1,517	$20,278
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%)	28	390^th of 534 public middle schools	27.0%		13.4	477^th of 535 public middle schools	10.8%	87		34.0	34.0		41.9	35.4	41.3	39.7		31.7	26.9	27.0	28.6	$21,054	$2,276	$18,778
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%)	40.6	303^rd of 534 public middle schools	43.3%		34	343^rd of 535 public middle schools	35.9%	40		32.6	32.6		47.8	52.7	41.1	47.1		36.4	34.0	36.4	35.6	$23,858	$741	$23,117
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%)	50.5	240^th of 534 public middle schools	55.1%		44.5	281^st of 535 public middle schools	47.5%	41		40.6	40.6		50.2	55.1	49.2	51.3		37.5	42.6	38.2	39.3	$22,443	$1,032	$21,411
Nelsen Middle School	Public	6-8	2403 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3000	913	42	21.5	58.5%	178 (19.5%)	145 (15.9%)	243 (26.6%)	242 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.9%)	85 (9.3%)	25.4	412^th of 534 public middle schools	22.8%		32	360^th of 535 public middle schools	32.7%	52		32.6	32.6		38.0	39.1	38.5	38.6		24.5	32.5	23.5	27.0	$17,952	$1,015	$16,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Glacier Middle School

Is Glacier Middle School a good school?

Glacier Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Glacier Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Glacier Middle School.

What district is Glacier Middle School in?

Highline School District

What is the racial makeup of Glacier Middle School?

Students at Glacier Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Glacier Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glacier Middle School usually go on to attend Highline High School

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