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Cedar Heights Middle School

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Cedar Heights Middle School ranks 350 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Cedar Heights Middle School is a public school serving 876 students in grades 6-8 in Covington, WA, operating within the Kent School District.

Academically, the school's performance is below state averages, with particular challenges in mathematics where only about 26% of students are proficient. However, it shows a relative strength in science, where it slightly outperforms the district average. Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has declined significantly. Compared to similar schools in the area, like Mattson Middle School, Cedar Heights has a similar student population but lower proficiency rates in core subjects.

The most striking finding is the performance gap between different school districts. High-performing schools like Summit Trail Middle School in the neighboring Tahoma School District achieve much higher scores, suggesting district-level policies and resources play a major role. Within the Kent district, Cedar Heights is a middle-performing school, not struggling as much as Mill Creek Middle School but not excelling like Northwood Middle School. The school spends less per student than some district peers and has a higher student-teacher ratio, which may impact individualized support.

876

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,268

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19640 SE 272nd Street
Covington, WA 98042-8553

(253) 373-7620

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Cedar Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kentlake High School

Feeder schools for Cedar Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Valley Elementary School
	Grass Lake Elementary School
	Horizon Elementary School
	Jenkins Creek Elementary School
	More...
	Sawyer Woods Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Asian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

350^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	33.6	350 of 534	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	336 of 535	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	293 of 539	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	289 of 541	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	283 of 529	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	303 of 512	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	192 of 437	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	169 of 435	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	122 of 443	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.0	139 of 445	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	180 of 498	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.8	168 of 497	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.3	147 of 492	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	58.6	192 of 483	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.3	252 of 476	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.7	176 of 466	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.1	243 of 463	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	203 of 449	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.4	187 of 425	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	166 of 421	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	79 of 101	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	83 of 96	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	72 of 104	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	70 of 106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	78 of 111	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	113 of 147	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	115 of 148	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	86 of 145	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	94 of 161	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	106 of 149	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	76 of 152	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	61 of 96	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	49 of 135	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	321 of 471	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	295 of 464	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	242 of 464	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	280 of 479	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	278 of 469	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	289 of 452	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	156 of 376	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	237 of 347	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	182 of 344	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	164 of 336	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	166 of 360	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	143 of 353	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	213 of 344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	149 of 259	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	351 of 457	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	336 of 455	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	342 of 463	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	334 of 475	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	273 of 458	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	327 of 448	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	177 of 349	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	324 of 472	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	301 of 466	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	302 of 470	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	255 of 480	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	223 of 476	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	245 of 453	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	173 of 371	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	213 of 246	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	199 of 243	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	189 of 257	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	172 of 250	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	181 of 246	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	116 of 179	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	107 of 167	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	98 of 268	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	340 of 488	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	359 of 486	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	258 of 488	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	244 of 488	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	232 of 480	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	277 of 470	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	130 of 325	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Science42%-7 vs state

Math26%-17 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
Cedar Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	19640 SE 272nd Street	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7620	876	43	20.2	50.6%	379 (43.3%)	103 (11.8%)	168 (19.2%)	110 (12.6%)	8 (0.9%)	18 (2.1%)	90 (10.3%)	33.6	350^th of 534 public middle schools	34.5%		35.2	336^th of 535 public middle schools	37.2%	14	42.5	42.5	44.8	43.8	48.1	45.6	26.8	24.9	26.1	25.9	$18,268	$650	$17,619
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
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
Summit Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	25600 SE Summit Landsburg Rd	Ravensdale	98051	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5600	1,097	52	21.2	14.9%	689 (62.8%)	30 (2.7%)	108 (9.8%)	170 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (8.9%)	92.2	42^nd of 534 public middle schools	92.1%		91.5	46^th of 535 public middle schools	91.4%	4	70.8	70.8	72.5	77.8	74.2	74.9	61.6	68.7	64.2	64.9	$15,729	$267	$15,462
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Heights Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Heights Middle School?

Students at Cedar Heights Middle School are 43% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Cedar Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Kentlake High School

What district is Cedar Heights Middle School in?

Kent School District

Is Cedar Heights Middle School a good school?

Cedar Heights Middle School ranks 350^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Cedar Heights Middle School.

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