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Pine Lake Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Pine Lake Middle School in Sammamish, Washington, serves 877 students in grades 6–8 and is part of the highly rated Issaquah School District. The school ranks #2 among 514 Washington middle schools for 2025–2026, earning a five-star rating and placing in the 100th statewide percentile. Pine Lake has remained near the top statewide in recent years, making it one of the strongest middle schools in the Sammamish–Issaquah area.

Academic results are excellent in every tested subject: 83.27% of students are proficient in English language arts, 84.73% in math, and 84.83% in science. Math is the clearest strength, with proficiency above 80% in every grade—82.58% in sixth grade, 85.77% in seventh grade, and 85.67% in eighth grade. Compared with nearby Beaver Lake Middle School, Pine Lake is 3.32 percentage points higher in math and 1.07 points higher in science, although Beaver Lake is 0.38 points higher in English language arts. Pine Lake also leads Pacific Cascade Middle School, Cougar Mountain Middle School, and Issaquah Middle School by particularly wide margins in math.

Pine Lake is also competitive with top schools outside its district. It is nearly tied with Tyee Middle School in English language arts and math and has a higher science result, while Inglewood Middle School is slightly stronger in English language arts but trails Pine Lake in math and science. Math proficiency has risen 6.17 points since 2022–2023, while science recovered strongly after a one-year dip. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are also very strong, including a notable improvement for special education students. Pine Lake’s student-teacher ratio is 21.8, somewhat higher than at several nearby schools, yet its outcomes remain exceptional.

877

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,019

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE
Sammamish, WA 98075

(425) 837-5700

District: Issaquah School District

Students who attend Pine Lake Middle School usually attend:

High:

Skyline High School

Feeder schools for Pine Lake Middle School:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	Discovery Elementary
	Sunny Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.6%

White:

32.4%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (84% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Washington middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Issaquah School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg78%

Washington avg48%

2^nd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Issaquah School District

3^rd of 238Issaquah 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	98.9	2 of 514	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	12 of 534	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	12 of 535	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	9 of 539	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	12 of 541	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	13 of 529	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	11 of 512	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	16 of 437	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	12 of 435	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	7 of 443	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	18 of 445	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.4	18 of 498	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.7	16 of 497	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	14 of 492	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	92.6	14 of 483	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	19 of 476	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.6	19 of 466	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	92.5	20 of 463	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	94.8	10 of 449	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	95.7	15 of 425	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	96.6	12 of 421	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	7 of 114	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	7 of 147	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	6 of 148	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	6 of 145	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	8 of 161	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	6 of 149	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	4 of 152	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	7 of 123	94.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	2 of 96	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	7 of 443	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	11 of 471	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	10 of 464	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	8 of 464	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	16 of 479	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	12 of 469	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	11 of 452	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	21 of 376	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	10 of 347	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	21 of 347	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	39 of 344	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	8 of 336	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	18 of 360	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	12 of 353	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	6 of 344	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	5 of 259	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	7 of 453	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	8 of 457	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	14 of 455	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	37 of 463	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	30 of 475	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	44 of 448	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.9	90 of 349	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	99.2	2 of 454	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	5 of 472	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	8 of 466	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	8 of 470	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	9 of 480	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	14 of 476	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	7 of 453	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	14 of 371	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	7 of 246	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	10 of 243	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	5 of 244	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	3 of 257	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	4 of 250	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	34 of 246	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	60 of 166	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	21 of 226	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	69.2	37 of 186	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	66 of 179	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	34 of 167	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	36 of 199	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	37 of 210	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	15 of 231	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	26 of 268	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	9 of 453	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	30 of 488	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	55 of 486	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	36 of 488	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	43 of 488	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	45 of 480	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	53 of 470	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	65 of 325	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)94th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+34 vs state

Math85%+42 vs state

English Language Arts83%+30 vs state

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by a student
Friday, April 16, 2021

amazing school! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, December 29, 2014

A good school with some really thoughtful staff who really care about students.However, there are a few would have picked their favorites and not favorites from classes.It's not acceptable. In addition, would not take times to listen and understand students needs well. Accusing students before knowing the details and put all the responsibilities on students are just not what a good educator supposed to do. Not taking good quality time on communication can make the situation worst and not ok for any relationship either. Don't treat students or families so different no matter where they come from. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The teachers and students are very friendly. There is no bullying going on in the school at all. Teachers get along with students very well. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	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
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	877	40	21.8	8.4%	284 (32.4%)	15 (1.7%)	51 (5.8%)	461 (52.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)	98.9	2^nd of 514 public middle schools	99.6%		98	12^th of 534 public middle schools	97.8%	10	84.8	84.8	79.3	87.1	83.6	83.3	82.6	85.8	85.7	84.7	$16,019	$293	$15,726
Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	98.8	4^th of 514 public middle schools	99.2%		98.4	8^th of 534 public middle schools	98.5%	4	83.8	83.8	82.4	83.3	85.1	83.7	80.1	78.8	85.1	81.4	$16,620	$286	$16,334
Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	605	29	20.8	10.7%	238 (39.3%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	271 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	97.6	13^th of 514 public middle schools	97.5%		96.4	21^st of 534 public middle schools	96.1%	8	78.3	78.3	75.5	82.3	79.3	78.9	77.0	78.9	71.8	75.8	$17,745	$320	$17,426
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	80	5	17.3	3.8%	45 (56.3%)	3 (3.8%)	4 (5.0%)	18 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)								(n/a)				76.9		87.0		73.1		73.9	$15,630	$163	$15,466
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2360	1,229	56	21.9	4.3%	427 (34.7%)	20 (1.6%)	85 (6.9%)	600 (48.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (7.1%)	98.7	6^th of 514 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	11^th of 534 public middle schools	97.9%	5	82.3	82.3	80.1	87.1	85.9	84.5	78.5	79.0	78.6	78.7	$15,649	$736	$14,914
Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	1929 NW Talus Drive	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 683-8000	616	31	19.8	12.3%	256 (41.6%)	23 (3.7%)	58 (9.4%)	208 (33.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	96.6	20^th of 514 public middle schools	96.1%		95.2	26^th of 534 public middle schools	95.1%	6	79.2	79.2	76.6	79.5	74.5	76.9	69.0	76.1	68.8	71.5	$17,182	$338	$16,844
Issaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	600 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6800	808	41	19.5	29.0%	383 (47.4%)	46 (5.7%)	123 (15.2%)	156 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.0%)	91.3	42^nd of 514 public middle schools	91.8%		86.9	62^nd of 534 public middle schools	88.4%	20	64.1	64.1	69.7	77.6	62.9	70.6	66.2	66.5	67.1	66.6	$17,961	$415	$17,547
Tillicum Middle School	Public	6-8	1280 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6700	676	37	18.2	19.8%	219 (32.4%)	27 (4.0%)	106 (15.7%)	212 (31.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (16.3%)	93.7	30^th of 514 public middle schools	94.2%		90.1	54^th of 534 public middle schools	89.9%	24	74.8	74.8	69.9	70.5	75.7	72.0	68.8	60.7	73.0	67.7	$21,640	$588	$21,052
Tyee Middle School	Public	6-8	13630 S.E. Allen Road	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6800	1,007	53	19.1	18.8%	170 (16.9%)	13 (1.3%)	54 (5.4%)	675 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (9.0%)	98.6	7^th of 514 public middle schools	98.6%		98.4	9^th of 534 public middle schools	98.3%	2	78.3	78.3	81.6	86.2	81.3	83.1	82.3	84.8	84.6	83.9	$19,421	$328	$19,093
Chief Kanim Middle School	Public	6-8	32627 SE Redmond Fall City R	Fall City	98024	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8225	520	28	18.8	15.0%	316 (60.8%)	9 (1.7%)	69 (13.3%)	71 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	95.5	26^th of 514 public middle schools	94.9%		91.1	46^th of 534 public middle schools	91.4%	20	69.2	69.2	74.4	74.6	79.6	76.0	76.4	70.8	68.8	72.4	$16,023	$175	$15,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Lake Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Lake Middle School?

Students at Pine Lake Middle School are 53% Asian, 32% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Pine Lake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Pine Lake Middle School.

Is Pine Lake Middle School a good school?

Yes! Pine Lake Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 514 Washington middle schools.

What district is Pine Lake Middle School in?

Issaquah School District

What high school do graduates of Pine Lake Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pine Lake Middle School usually go on to attend Skyline High School

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