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Dimmitt Middle School

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Dimmitt Middle School ranks 390 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Dimmitt Middle School is a public school serving about 605 students in grades 6-8 within the Renton School District in Seattle, Washington, where a majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below both district and state averages, placing it in the lower third of all Washington middle schools. While recent years show some signs of improvement, its performance has declined from a decade ago. Interestingly, Dimmitt Middle School spends more per student and has smaller class sizes than other higher-performing schools in the same district, such as Vera Risdon Middle School and McKnight Middle School, suggesting that factors beyond funding and class size significantly impact student outcomes.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark differences. For instance, Rainier Prep, a charter school serving a student population with even higher economic need, achieves much stronger academic results. Meanwhile, within just a few miles, schools range from top-performing like Islander Middle School to those struggling significantly. This highlights that Dimmitt's challenges, while showing recent positive movement, are part of a complex educational landscape where similar schools can achieve very different results.

605

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,054

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12320 80th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98178-4413

(425) 204-2800

District: Renton School District

Students who attend Dimmitt Middle School usually attend:

High:

Renton Senior High School

Feeder schools for Dimmitt Middle School:

Elementary:	Bryn Mawr Elementary School
	Campbell Hill Elementary School
	Lakeridge Elementary School
	Talbot Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.4%

Asian:

26.0%

African American:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the Washington average

!Near the bottom of Renton School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg44%

Washington avg48%

390^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Renton School District

133^rd of 247Renton 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	28.0	390 of 534	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	477 of 535	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	490 of 539	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	469 of 541	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	451 of 529	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	432 of 512	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	325 of 437	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	318 of 435	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	295 of 443	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	291 of 445	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	371 of 498	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	336 of 497	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	340 of 492	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	367 of 483	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	427 of 476	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	427 of 466	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	440 of 463	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	413 of 449	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	366 of 425	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.8	364 of 421	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	67 of 101	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.9	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	96 of 96	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	102 of 104	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	46 of 66	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	124 of 147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	141 of 148	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	132 of 145	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	140 of 161	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	125 of 149	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	108 of 152	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	88 of 123	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	71 of 96	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	56 of 78	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	39 of 63	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	70 of 100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	70 of 135	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	333 of 471	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	418 of 464	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	414 of 464	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	420 of 479	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	414 of 469	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	377 of 452	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	291 of 376	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	283 of 347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	317 of 344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	320 of 336	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	327 of 360	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	289 of 353	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	223 of 344	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	325 of 457	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	437 of 455	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	447 of 463	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	423 of 475	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	395 of 458	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	372 of 448	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	265 of 349	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	364 of 472	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	420 of 466	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	432 of 470	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	408 of 480	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	395 of 476	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	395 of 453	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	294 of 371	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	174 of 246	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	197 of 243	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	213 of 244	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	235 of 257	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	200 of 250	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	236 of 246	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	131 of 166	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	125 of 186	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	179 of 488	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	376 of 486	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	407 of 488	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	279 of 488	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	308 of 480	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	319 of 470	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	224 of 325	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)63rd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science34%-15 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Dimmitt Middle School has a dedicated Principal and Staff. The Principal was a teacher and he cares about the students and understands what makes a great teacher Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Dimmitt Middle School	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
Showalter Middle School	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
McKnight Middle School	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
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
Islander Middle School	Public	6-8	8225 SE 72nd	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3413	960	45	21.3	7.8%	440 (45.8%)	9 (0.9%)	74 (7.7%)	306 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (13.1%)	97.2	13^th of 534 public middle schools	97.6%		96.2	19^th of 535 public middle schools	96.4%	6		75.0	75.0		84.8	78.1	83.8	82.1		78.9	79.0	76.7	78.2	$17,200	$267	$16,933
Glacier Middle School	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
Vera Risdon Middle School	Public	6-8	6928 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2700	751	34	21.8	39.3%	191 (25.4%)	49 (6.5%)	205 (27.3%)	209 (27.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.9%)	66.9	156^th of 534 public middle schools	70.8%		66.1	164^th of 535 public middle schools	69.3%	8		48.7	48.7		48.8	63.9	62.9	58.5		42.9	57.1	44.4	48.3	$18,281	$1,158	$17,123
Rainier Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	10211 12th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 494-5979	359	25	14.6	74.1%	19 (5.3%)	182 (50.7%)	108 (30.1%)	30 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	71.8	126^th of 534 public middle schools	76.4%		73.6	120^th of 535 public middle schools	77.6%	6	64.4	34.1	49.7	74.4	73.9	62.9	55.8	66.9	66.7	67.1	55.1	47.7	59.2	$21,731	$3,615	$18,116
Aki Kurose Middle School	Public	6-8	3928 S Graham St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7700	817	45	18.0	56.8%	154 (18.8%)	239 (29.3%)	146 (17.9%)	192 (23.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	60 (7.3%)	50.5	240^th of 534 public middle schools	55.1%		44.5	281^st of 535 public middle schools	47.5%	41		40.6	40.6		50.2	55.1	49.2	51.3		37.5	42.6	38.2	39.3	$22,443	$1,032	$21,411
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dimmitt Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dimmitt Middle School?

Students at Dimmitt Middle School are 28% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 23% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Dimmitt Middle School in?

Renton School District

How many students attend Dimmitt Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Dimmitt Middle School.

Is Dimmitt Middle School a good school?

Dimmitt Middle School ranks 390^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Dimmitt Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dimmitt Middle School usually go on to attend Renton Senior High School

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