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Madison Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Madison Middle School is a public school serving about 1,017 students in grades 6–8 in West Seattle and is part of the Seattle School District No. 1. It is a large middle school with a strong academic record: Madison ranks 25th of 514 Washington middle schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 95th percentile and earning a five-star rating. Its performance has been consistently strong, with top-7% statewide rankings in every reported year from 2020–2021 through 2025–2026.

Madison’s 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 77.83% in English Language Arts, 68.34% in math, and 71.67% in science—well above both district and state averages. ELA has stayed near 78%–79% for four years, while science has improved sharply from 57.62% in 2022–2023 to 71.67% currently. Math remains a strength, although it is less consistent and dips to 65.04% in eighth grade, making upper-grade math the clearest area to monitor. Madison also ranks especially well for several student groups, including students receiving special education services, whose recent effectiveness ranking was in the 96th–97th percentile.

Among nearby traditional public schools, Hamilton International Middle School is the stronger current benchmark, ranking 12th statewide and outperforming Madison most clearly in math. Madison is close to McClure Middle School in ELA and science while holding a math advantage. It also currently exceeds Rainier Prep in all three tested subjects, though that charter school serves a different grade range and operates in a separate district. Madison reports a lower economic-need rate than most nearby comparison schools, but it also has relatively high enrollment and a larger student-teacher ratio than many of them. Overall, it stands out as one of Seattle’s most consistently high-performing traditional middle schools.

1,017

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,366

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3429 45th AVE SW
Seattle, WA 98116-3330

(206) 252-9200

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend Madison Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Seattle High School

Feeder schools for Madison Middle School:

Elementary:	Alki Elementary School
	Fairmount Park Elementary School
	Gatewood Elementary School
	Genesee Hill Elementary
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	Lafayette Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Two or more races:

15.8%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (73% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

25^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Middle Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 238Seattle School District No. 1 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
2026	95.6	25 of 514	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	33 of 534	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	32 of 535	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	40 of 539	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	27 of 541	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	30 of 529	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	36 of 512	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	73 of 437	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	60 of 435	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	116 of 443	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	73 of 445	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	107 of 498	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	149 of 497	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	112 of 492	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	129 of 483	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.3	141 of 476	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	57.2	183 of 466	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.4	248 of 463	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.7	276 of 449	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.8	327 of 425	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.2	340 of 421	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	30 of 100	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	41.7	60 of 101	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	28 of 90	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	58 of 96	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	18 of 104	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	13 of 106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	13 of 111	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	54 of 147	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	54 of 148	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	75 of 145	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	64 of 161	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	65 of 149	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	55 of 152	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	92.6	7 of 100	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	20 of 443	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	29 of 471	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	23 of 464	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	31 of 464	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	19 of 479	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	25 of 469	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	27 of 452	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	51 of 376	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	17 of 347	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	23 of 347	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	9 of 344	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	19 of 336	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	31 of 360	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	27 of 353	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	47 of 344	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	73 of 259	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	116 of 453	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	86 of 457	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	77 of 455	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	74 of 463	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	36 of 475	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	39 of 458	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	151 of 448	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	116 of 349	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	25 of 454	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	27 of 472	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	20 of 466	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	36 of 470	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	31 of 480	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	31 of 476	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	32 of 453	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	74 of 371	80.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	7 of 222	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	20 of 246	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	14 of 243	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	18 of 244	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	5 of 257	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	7 of 250	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	15 of 246	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	7 of 226	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	8 of 186	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	6 of 179	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	11 of 167	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	6 of 199	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	16 of 210	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	13 of 231	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	69.4	46 of 268	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	14 of 453	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	11 of 488	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	10 of 486	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	17 of 488	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	13 of 488	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	14 of 480	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	20 of 470	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	33 of 325	89.8%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Science72%+21 vs state

Math68%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	3429 45th AVE SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9200	1,017	45	22.4	16.7%	632 (62.1%)	44 (4.3%)	108 (10.6%)	53 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	161 (15.8%)	95.6	25^th of 514 public middle schools	95.1%		93.9	33^rd of 534 public middle schools	93.8%	8		71.7	71.7		77.7	74.9	80.6	77.8		68.2	72.2	65.0	68.3	$18,366	$765	$17,601
David T. Denny International Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 SW Kenyon St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9000	722	45	16.1	58.3%	179 (24.8%)	148 (20.5%)	204 (28.3%)	88 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.7%)	81 (11.2%)	54	214^th of 514 public middle schools	58.4%		40.6	303^rd of 534 public middle schools	43.3%	89		44.3	44.3		47.8	53.8	52.1	51.2		36.0	40.4	40.7	39.0	$23,858	$741	$23,117
Mercer International Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 S Columbian Wy	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8000	753	43	17.4	59.8%	91 (12.1%)	115 (15.3%)	157 (20.8%)	301 (40.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (10.6%)	83.3	82^nd of 514 public middle schools	84.0%		69.5	139^th of 534 public middle schools	74.0%	57		58.4	58.4		65.1	66.6	63.2	65.0		64.2	54.2	50.8	56.6	$21,123	$761	$20,362
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 S Jackson St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2600	566	32	17.9	57.2%	114 (20.1%)	208 (36.7%)	82 (14.5%)	65 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	74 (13.1%)	64.5	160^th of 514 public middle schools	68.9%		55.9	214^th of 534 public middle schools	59.9%	54		56.0	56.0		43.7	55.0	59.4	53.0		40.4	46.4	48.9	45.3	$21,716	$755	$20,961
McClure Middle School	Public	6-8	1915 1 Av W	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1900	474	21	22.2	21.7%	291 (61.4%)	31 (6.5%)	49 (10.3%)	33 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	59 (12.4%)	93	36^th of 514 public middle schools	93.0%		92	43^rd of 534 public middle schools	91.9%	7		73.0	73.0		82.1	80.0	76.4	79.6		67.4	59.4	53.4	60.4	$20,111	$809	$19,302
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School	Public	6-8	301 21st Ave E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2100	504	26	19.6	48.4%	167 (33.1%)	136 (27.0%)	81 (16.1%)	34 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	56 (11.1%)	59.2	185^th of 514 public middle schools	64.0%		40.8	300^th of 534 public middle schools	43.8%	115		53.8	53.8		37.6	62.8	45.2	49.5		45.0	57.0	34.1	46.1	$20,220	$777	$19,443
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	11212 10th Ave Sw	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5500	671	40	16.8	73.3%	45 (6.7%)	76 (11.3%)	327 (48.7%)	156 (23.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	54 (8.0%)	13.8	459^th of 514 public middle schools	10.7%		12.4	481^st of 534 public middle schools	9.9%	22		23.7	23.7		32.1	34.8	26.2	30.9		18.2	22.4	12.2	17.5	$20,983	$1,532	$19,451
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%)	45.3	266^th of 514 public middle schools	48.2%		50.5	240^th of 534 public middle schools	55.1%	26		41.7	41.7		43.8	48.7	44.2	45.5		29.6	41.0	40.1	36.5	$22,443	$1,032	$21,411
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%)	90.2	48^th of 514 public middle schools	90.7%		71.8	126^th of 534 public middle schools	76.4%	78	78.9	55.0	66.9	67.8	71.1	80.7	64.8	71.0	65.6	70.0	71.6	63.7	67.7	$21,731	$3,615	$18,116
Hamilton International Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 N 41 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5810	983	42	23.5	12.0%	535 (54.4%)	27 (2.7%)	120 (12.2%)	92 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	192 (19.5%)	97.7	12^th of 514 public middle schools	97.7%		96.5	16^th of 534 public middle schools	97.0%	4		74.1	74.1		75.8	83.2	81.1	79.8		75.5	81.8	79.5	78.8	$18,239	$764	$17,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Middle School

Is Madison Middle School a good school?

Yes! Madison Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 25^th of 514 Washington middle schools.

What district is Madison Middle School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What high school do graduates of Madison Middle School attend?

Students who attend Madison Middle School usually go on to attend West Seattle High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison Middle School?

Students at Madison Middle School are 62% White, 16% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Madison Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,017 students attended Madison Middle School.

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