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Meridian Middle School

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Meridian Middle School ranks 195 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Meridian Middle School is a public school serving about 650 students in grades 6-8 within the Kent School District, and it stands out for its remarkable and consistent improvement over the last few years.

Academically, the school is a strong performer, meeting or beating state averages in English and notably excelling in Science, where its proficiency rate significantly outpaces both the district and state. While math scores are slightly below the state average, they are still above the district's. What truly differentiates Meridian is its exceptional success with all student groups; it earns high rankings for its students from low-income families, English language learners, and African American students, demonstrating that it effectively supports every child's growth. This "Meridian Effect" of beating expectations is clear when compared to other Kent School District middle schools like Meeker Middle School or Canyon Ridge Middle School, which serve similar populations but have much lower statewide rankings.

The school's upward trajectory is impressive, having jumped nearly 170 positions in the state rankings in two years to become a solid 3-star school. This improvement coincides with strong academic growth from 6th to 8th grade, suggesting students are well-supported throughout their middle school journey. While a school like Maple View Middle School in the higher-ranked Tahoma School District has higher overall test scores, Meridian delivers outstanding results given its community's economic profile, making it a standout story of progress and equity in the region.

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 — 55th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

195^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

159^th of 247Kent 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2019	19.4	213 of 231	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
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 (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Science54%+5 vs state

Math40%-3 vs state

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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 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%)	59.2	195^th of 534 public middle schools	63.5%		51.2	239^th of 535 public middle schools	55.3%	44	54.1	54.1	54.4	52.4	61.7	56.0	35.0	39.5	44.6	39.6	$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%)	12.8	479^th of 534 public middle schools	10.3%		12.6	486^th of 535 public middle schools	9.2%	7	24.2	24.2	28.8	29.4	33.9	30.6	15.6	21.0	16.7	17.7	$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%)	3.9	532^nd of 534 public middle schools	0.4%		5.1	532^nd of 535 public middle schools	0.6%		13.1	13.1	16.5	16.3	16.0	16.3	9.7	9.8	9.0	9.5	$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%)	34.7	342^nd of 534 public middle schools	36.0%		33	353^rd of 535 public middle schools	34.0%	11	33.6	33.6	38.3	42.2	46.3	42.2	28.3	35.1	38.0	33.7	$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%)	46.1	267^th of 534 public middle schools	50.0%		45.3	274^th of 535 public middle schools	48.8%	7	36.6	36.6	46.7	55.6	50.0	50.7	37.3	43.0	29.8	36.8	$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%)	86.9	61^st of 534 public middle schools	88.6%		83	81^st of 535 public middle schools	84.9%	20	65.7	65.7	68.8	68.5	70.0	69.1	56.6	63.1	59.9	59.8	$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%)	61.4	182^nd of 534 public middle schools	65.9%		66.1	163^rd of 535 public middle schools	69.5%	19	52.0	52.0	50.2	55.8	56.8	54.3	44.7	45.6	42.8	44.4	$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%)	23.7	422^nd of 534 public middle schools	21.0%		22	434^th of 535 public middle schools	18.9%	12	30.3	30.3	37.9	37.4	37.0	37.5	26.5	28.2	25.0	26.7	$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%)	18.3	448^th of 534 public middle schools	16.1%		22.3	433^rd of 535 public middle schools	19.1%	15	29.1	29.1	34.0	30.1	40.8	34.9	24.9	16.6	20.5	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%)	25.4	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 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 district is Meridian Middle School in?

Kent School District

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 195^th of 534 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.

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