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Meridian Middle School

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Meridian Middle School ranks 211 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Meridian Middle School is a public school in Kent, Washington, serving 647 students in grades 6–8 within the Kent School District. It ranks 211th of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 59th percentile statewide and making it one of the stronger schools in the local comparison group.

Meridian’s clearest academic strength is English Language Arts, where 52.46% of students are proficient—about 9.6 percentage points above the district and nearly equal to the state. Science proficiency is also solid at 48.31%, while math, at 37.25%, is the main improvement opportunity. Math has improved substantially since 2022–2023, but remains below the state average, especially in sixth grade, where proficiency is 32.29%. Seventh grade stands out: 62.38% are proficient in ELA and 43.37% in math, with the latter exceeding the state result. Meridian’s results declined somewhat in 2025–2026 after a particularly strong 2024–2025, but remain well above the school’s earlier performance. Among nearby Kent schools, only Northwood Middle School ranks higher and it leads Meridian in all three subjects. Meridian is ahead of Mattson Middle School in overall ranking and substantially outperforms Meeker Middle School, Canyon Ridge Middle School, and Mill Creek Middle School. The main higher-performing outlier is Maple View Middle School, at the 90th percentile.

Meridian serves a relatively high-need community, with 55.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025—higher than Northwood’s 34.69% and Maple View’s 23.61%. Despite this context, the school performs above the district in all three tested subjects and shows especially strong effectiveness for students from low-income households. Results are more uneven for students receiving special education services, English learners, and some other subgroups, so continued attention to consistent support is important. Overall, Meridian offers a favorable combination of improving performance, strong ELA and seventh-grade results, and above-average standing within the Kent-area school market.

647

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,721

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23480 120th Ave SE
Kent, WA 98031-3612

(253) 373-7383

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kentwood High School

Feeder schools for Meridian Middle School:

Elementary:	Martin Sortun Elementary School
	Park Orchard Elementary School
	Sunrise Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.8%

Hispanic:

22.4%

White:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Washington median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

211^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Kent School District

141^st of 238Kent 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	54.3	211 of 514	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	195 of 534	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	239 of 535	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	365 of 539	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	308 of 541	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	325 of 529	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	350 of 512	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	253 of 437	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.3	225 of 435	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	224 of 443	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	201 of 445	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.0	288 of 498	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	262 of 497	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	291 of 492	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	249 of 483	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	211 of 476	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.5	210 of 466	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	221 of 463	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	190 of 449	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	192 of 425	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	121 of 421	71.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	27 of 100	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	27 of 101	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	39 of 90	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	65 of 96	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	75 of 111	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	58 of 114	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	61 of 147	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	75 of 148	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	100 of 145	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	102 of 161	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	97 of 149	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	124 of 152	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	60 of 143	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	31 of 96	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	30.3	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	80 of 100	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	95 of 135	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	181 of 443	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	158 of 471	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	202 of 464	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	306 of 464	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	260 of 479	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	237 of 469	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	303 of 452	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	249 of 376	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	193 of 347	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	162 of 347	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	165 of 344	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	250 of 336	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	232 of 360	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	241 of 353	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	319 of 344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	183 of 259	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	115 of 453	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	95 of 457	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	99 of 455	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	282 of 463	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	311 of 475	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	271 of 458	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	334 of 448	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	201 of 454	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	186 of 472	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	221 of 466	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	348 of 470	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	299 of 480	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	327 of 476	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	319 of 453	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	213 of 371	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	161 of 222	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	142 of 246	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	145 of 243	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	159 of 244	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	146 of 257	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	190 of 250	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	159 of 246	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	121 of 166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	77.0	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	128 of 226	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	213 of 231	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	183 of 453	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	173 of 488	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	295 of 486	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	344 of 488	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	284 of 488	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	278 of 480	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	197 of 470	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	168 of 325	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)80th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science48%-3 vs state

Math37%-6 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 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
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	23480 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7383	647	32	20.0	55.6%	121 (18.7%)	110 (17.0%)	145 (22.4%)	199 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	54 (8.3%)	54.3	211^th of 514 public middle schools	58.9%		59.2	195^th of 534 public middle schools	63.5%	16	48.3	48.3	42.4	62.4	52.4	52.5	32.3	43.4	36.1	37.3	$19,721	$1,079	$18,642
Canyon Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	11000 SE 264th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 373-7542	821	40	20.3	73.0%	207 (25.2%)	112 (13.6%)	190 (23.1%)	185 (22.5%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.6%)	84 (10.2%)	10.8	473^rd of 514 public middle schools	8.0%		12.8	479^th of 534 public middle schools	10.3%	6	23.1	23.1	22.0	31.3	20.5	24.7	13.7	20.8	20.4	18.1	$20,347	$1,072	$19,275
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Central Ave N	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7446	866	46	18.9	73.0%	85 (9.8%)	144 (16.6%)	369 (42.6%)	154 (17.8%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.9%)	33 (3.8%)	5.2	506^th of 514 public middle schools	1.6%		3.9	532^nd of 534 public middle schools	0.4%	26	18.0	18.0	19.4	20.0	17.8	19.1	11.7	11.2	9.9	11.0	$18,728	$1,086	$17,642
Meeker Middle School	Public	6-8	12600 SE 192nd St	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7284	779	35	22.1	58.8%	135 (17.3%)	104 (13.4%)	165 (21.2%)	264 (33.9%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	75 (9.6%)	26.3	377^th of 514 public middle schools	26.7%		34.7	342^nd of 534 public middle schools	36.0%	35	36.3	36.3	30.2	38.0	43.8	37.2	23.3	23.1	30.6	25.6	$18,941	$1,076	$17,864
Mattson Middle School	Public	6-8	16400 SE 251st ST	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7670	719	39	18.4	46.0%	268 (37.3%)	46 (6.4%)	165 (22.9%)	137 (19.1%)	9 (1.3%)	11 (1.5%)	81 (11.3%)	48.4	242^nd of 514 public middle schools	52.9%		46.1	267^th of 534 public middle schools	50.0%	25	48.3	48.3	45.0	45.4	50.2	46.8	32.4	39.1	38.2	36.4	$19,325	$679	$18,646
Maple View Middle School	Public	6-8	18200 SE 240th ST	Covington	98042	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5500	1,046	49	21.1	23.6%	624 (59.7%)	35 (3.3%)	117 (11.2%)	145 (13.9%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	110 (10.5%)	88.8	51^st of 514 public middle schools	90.1%		86.9	61^st of 534 public middle schools	88.6%	10	68.0	68.0	64.8	70.7	71.9	69.1	50.6	64.8	61.4	59.0	$17,075	$265	$16,811
Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	17007 SE 184th ST	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7780	911	44	20.6	34.7%	313 (34.4%)	95 (10.4%)	148 (16.2%)	230 (25.2%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.3%)	105 (11.5%)	62.1	169^th of 514 public middle schools	67.1%		61.4	182^nd of 534 public middle schools	65.9%	13	52.0	52.0	50.0	50.3	58.1	53.1	41.4	41.0	48.3	43.7	$18,568	$623	$17,945
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	30620 116th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4843	907	52	17.4	60.6%	277 (30.5%)	94 (10.4%)	200 (22.1%)	223 (24.6%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.1%)	83 (9.2%)	24	393^rd of 514 public middle schools	23.5%		23.7	422^nd of 534 public middle schools	21.0%	29	31.2	31.2	35.9	36.8	37.9	36.9	25.4	26.0	25.1	25.5	$17,157	$640	$16,517
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
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%)	25.3	384^th of 514 public middle schools	25.3%		25.4	412^th of 534 public middle schools	22.8%	28	38.3	38.3	30.3	40.0	38.9	36.2	24.1	24.6	26.8	25.1	$17,952	$1,015	$16,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian Middle School

What high school do graduates of Meridian Middle School attend?

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually go on to attend Kentwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Meridian Middle School?

Students at Meridian Middle School are 31% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Meridian Middle School a good school?

Meridian Middle School ranks 211^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meridian Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Meridian Middle School.

What district is Meridian Middle School in?

Kent School District

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