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Mill Creek Middle School

Q: Is Mill Creek Middle School a good school?

Mill Creek Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Washington middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Mill Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Mill Creek Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mill Creek Middle School?

Students at Mill Creek Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 17% African American, 10% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Mill Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Kent-Meridian High School

Public Grades 6-8

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mill Creek Middle School is a public school serving 866 students in grades 6-8 within the Kent School District, located in a high-need area where a significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Mill Creek is critically low, ranking it near the very bottom of all Washington middle schools, with only about 16% of students proficient in English, 9.5% in math, and 13% in science—far below district and state averages. This low achievement is consistent across all grade levels and student groups, indicating school-wide challenges. Notably, the school's performance is much lower than other nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Kilo Middle School and Pacific Middle School, which achieve notably higher proficiency rates.

This situation presents a paradox, as Mill Creek's per-student funding is comparable to better-performing schools in the area like Meridian Middle School. The data suggests that factors within the school's control, such as instructional quality, leadership, or how resources are used, are likely contributing to these severe and persistent academic challenges, highlighting an urgent need for focused intervention and change.

866

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,728

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Central Ave N
Kent, WA 98032-4511

(253) 373-7446

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Mill Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kent-Meridian High School

Feeder schools for Mill Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	East Hill Elementary School
	Kent Elementary School
	Meadow Ridge Elementary School
	Neely O Brien Elementary School
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	Scenic Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

Asian:

17.8%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (13% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

532^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	3.9	532 of 534	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	532 of 535	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	506 of 539	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	521 of 541	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	467 of 529	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	476 of 512	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	374 of 435	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	381 of 443	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	380 of 445	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	395 of 498	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	394 of 497	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	397 of 492	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	377 of 483	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.7	322 of 476	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.1	358 of 466	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.3	365 of 463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	82 of 96	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	101 of 104	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	76 of 106	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	148 of 148	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	142 of 145	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	156 of 161	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	138 of 149	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	108 of 123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	96 of 96	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	71 of 78	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	465 of 471	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	462 of 464	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	448 of 464	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	465 of 479	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	404 of 469	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	429 of 452	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	350 of 376	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	341 of 347	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	330 of 344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	309 of 336	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	335 of 360	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	272 of 353	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	242 of 259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	20.2	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	456 of 457	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	454 of 455	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	444 of 463	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	468 of 475	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	394 of 458	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	423 of 448	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	320 of 349	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	471 of 472	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	463 of 466	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	438 of 470	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	459 of 480	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	418 of 476	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	418 of 453	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	330 of 371	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	206 of 244	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	253 of 257	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	201 of 250	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	229 of 246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	23.9	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	483 of 488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	468 of 486	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	475 of 488	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	482 of 488	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	449 of 480	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	420 of 470	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	312 of 325	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2019)10th percentile+3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)5th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Science13%-36 vs state

Math10%-33 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
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
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
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
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	26630 40th Ave S	Kent	98031	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5100	810	42	19.2	79.5%	95 (11.7%)	140 (17.3%)	291 (35.9%)	145 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	96 (11.9%)	7.8	512^th of 534 public middle schools	4.1%		8	515^th of 535 public middle schools	3.7%	3	20.8	20.8	22.1	24.6	21.7	22.8	12.5	17.0	15.3	14.8	$17,943	$1,449	$16,493
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	22705 24th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5800	604	33	18.5	74.3%	82 (13.6%)	102 (16.9%)	221 (36.6%)	112 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	58 (9.6%)	11.8	487^th of 534 public middle schools	8.8%		11.6	495^th of 535 public middle schools	7.5%	8	14.2	14.2	25.8	33.5	37.9	32.0	15.2	17.3	14.7	15.8	$20,856	$1,431	$19,425
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
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
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
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
Kilo Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4700	669	37	18.0	73.7%	143 (21.4%)	85 (12.7%)	238 (35.6%)	114 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	60 (9.0%)	29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%		20.1	445^th of 535 public middle schools	16.8%	67	37.6	37.6	36.8	41.3	41.5	39.9	22.2	32.1	31.7	28.7	$18,574	$552	$18,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Creek Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Mill Creek Middle School?

Students at Mill Creek Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 17% African American, 10% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Mill Creek Middle School in?

Kent School District

How many students attend Mill Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Mill Creek Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Mill Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mill Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Kent-Meridian High School

Is Mill Creek Middle School a good school?

Mill Creek Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Washington middle schools.

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