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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	Distance	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
Nelsen Middle School	0.0mi	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
Meeker Middle School	2.2mi	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
Dimmitt Middle School	2.9mi	Public	6-8	12320 80th Ave S	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2800	605	34	17.5	62.3%	64 (10.6%)	141 (23.3%)	172 (28.4%)	157 (26.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	46 (7.6%)	28	390^th of 534 public middle schools	27.0%		13.4	477^th of 535 public middle schools	10.8%	87	34.0	34.0	41.9	35.4	41.3	39.7	31.7	26.9	27.0	28.6	$21,054	$2,276	$18,778
McKnight Middle School	3.4mi	Public	6-8	1200 Edmonds Ave NE	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3600	811	38	21.2	49.0%	157 (19.4%)	75 (9.2%)	297 (36.6%)	202 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	75 (9.2%)	51	238^th of 534 public middle schools	55.4%		54	224^th of 535 public middle schools	58.1%	14	39.9	39.9	47.4	49.2	48.2	48.2	38.5	50.0	42.4	43.5	$18,740	$1,579	$17,161
Showalter Middle School	3.8mi	Public	6-8	4628 S 144th St	Seattle	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7800	651	32	20.4	75.4%	50 (7.7%)	121 (18.6%)	243 (37.3%)	164 (25.2%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (4.8%)	36 (5.5%)	12.4	482^nd of 534 public middle schools	9.7%		14.3	469^th of 535 public middle schools	12.3%	13	27.2	27.2	22.7	29.8	28.3	26.7	12.1	20.4	23.2	18.4	$22,084	$2,819	$19,265
Maywood Middle School	4.0mi	Public	6-8	14490 168th Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6900	826	41	20.2	18.3%	398 (48.2%)	11 (1.3%)	110 (13.3%)	211 (25.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (11.1%)	90.7	48^th of 534 public middle schools	91.0%		93.3	36^th of 535 public middle schools	93.3%	12	63.9	63.9	66.4	73.8	73.7	71.4	66.3	70.3	67.4	68.0	$17,670	$398	$17,271
Chinook Middle School	4.2mi	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
Northwood Middle School	4.2mi	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
Meridian Middle School	4.7mi	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
Glacier Middle School	4.9mi	Public	6-8	2450 South 142nd Street	SeaTac	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5300	803	35	22.7	75.5%	50 (6.2%)	61 (7.6%)	477 (59.4%)	126 (15.7%)	8 (1.0%)	27 (3.4%)	49 (6.1%)	4.4	528^th of 534 public middle schools	1.1%		7.9	516^th of 535 public middle schools	3.6%	12	16.1	16.1	15.9	15.4	15.7	15.7	9.4	11.5	11.3	10.7	$20,164	$1,544	$18,620

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