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Aki Kurose Middle School

Q: Is Aki Kurose Middle School a good school?

Aki Kurose Middle School ranks 240 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Aki Kurose Middle School is a public school in Seattle's Rainier Valley serving about 820 students in grades 6-8, and it has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a 1-star to a 3-star state rating over the past four years.

This school is on a strong upward trend, improving its statewide ranking significantly more than many nearby schools like Washington Middle School or David T. Denny International Middle School. It performs exceptionally well in some areas, such as with its English Language Learner students and in science, where scores have risen sharply. However, the school faces a major challenge with significant differences in achievement between different groups of students, which is a key area for continued focus. Compared to Islander Middle School on Mercer Island, the performance gap highlights how factors beyond a school's control can influence outcomes.

An interesting comparison is with two schools very close by: Mercer International Middle School and the charter school Rainier Prep. All three serve student populations with similar economic needs, yet they have different results, suggesting that instructional models, school culture, or how resources are used can make a big difference. Aki Kurose spends more per student than some higher-performing peers, indicating that how money is used is as important as how much is available. Overall, Aki Kurose is a school in Seattle School District No. 1 that is clearly getting better and has specific strengths, but must ensure its impressive growth benefits every student equally.

817

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,443

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3928 S Graham St
Seattle, WA 98118-3172

(206) 252-7700

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend Aki Kurose Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rainier Beach High School

Feeder schools for Aki Kurose Middle School:

Elementary:	Dunlap Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary School
	Graham Hill Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
	More...
	Rainier View Elementary School
	Wing Luke Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.3%

Asian:

23.5%

White:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Seattle School District No. 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

240^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

45^th of 247Seattle 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
2025	50.5	240 of 534	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	281 of 535	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	323 of 539	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	374 of 541	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	408 of 529	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	373 of 512	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	275 of 437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	269 of 435	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.1	231 of 443	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	278 of 445	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	351 of 498	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	432 of 497	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	416 of 492	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	421 of 483	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	379 of 476	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	433 of 466	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	438 of 463	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	428 of 449	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	378 of 425	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	393 of 421	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	92 of 101	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	86 of 90	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	99 of 104	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	83 of 111	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	22 of 66	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	93 of 147	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	89 of 148	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	93 of 145	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	103 of 161	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	116 of 149	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	88 of 152	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	99 of 123	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	47 of 63	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	39 of 50	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	43 of 135	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	251 of 471	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	268 of 464	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	279 of 464	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	304 of 479	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	346 of 469	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	292 of 452	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	236 of 376	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	203 of 347	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	193 of 344	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	230 of 336	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	307 of 360	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	274 of 353	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	216 of 344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	123 of 259	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	25.6	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	295 of 457	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	282 of 455	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	294 of 463	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	261 of 475	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	327 of 458	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	269 of 448	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	147 of 349	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	203 of 472	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	243 of 466	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	304 of 470	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	367 of 480	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	379 of 476	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	355 of 453	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	247 of 371	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	54 of 246	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	36.9	153 of 243	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	97 of 244	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	159 of 257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	226 of 246	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	142 of 186	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	87 of 179	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	101 of 167	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	171 of 199	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	212 of 231	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	179 of 268	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	10 of 488	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	28 of 486	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	105 of 488	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	105 of 488	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	142 of 480	70.4%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-31 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-46 vs school

Homeless (2021)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science41%-9 vs state

Math39%-3 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Great academic and support team. Culture at Aki is inclusive and welcoming. Students have a great chance to succeed at Aki, with amazing support and compassionate staff. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, June 30, 2014

Fantastic administration with a clear vision. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Aki is a bad school. I go there and i was placed in a class that was way to easy for me. Also, i am an EXCELLENT writter and i havent been put in a class that accompany's my writting criteria. Now my parents moved me all the way to Renton just to abandone the school with a population of only 502 students. This school needs HELP way beyond anything we can do, people write dirty thing on the wall that contain horrible grammar and profanity. I wish i never been to the school, my grade dropped from a A+ to a C- at that school and they didnt even care. I admit this though, the students at the school care deeply about eachother. Close Quote

Schools Near Aki Kurose Middle School

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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
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
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%)	69.5	139^th of 534 public middle schools	74.0%		66.8	161^st of 535 public middle schools	69.9%	22		49.8	49.8		57.9	61.9	60.6	60.0		54.8	51.2	40.4	49.5	$21,123	$761	$20,362
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
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
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%)	55.9	214^th of 534 public middle schools	59.9%		52.2	235^th of 535 public middle schools	56.1%	21		42.5	42.5		50.8	53.2	51.2	51.7		46.1	47.4	39.7	44.4	$21,716	$755	$20,961
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%)	40.6	303^rd of 534 public middle schools	43.3%		34	343^rd of 535 public middle schools	35.9%	40		32.6	32.6		47.8	52.7	41.1	47.1		36.4	34.0	36.4	35.6	$23,858	$741	$23,117
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%)	12.4	481^st of 534 public middle schools	9.9%		9	507^th of 535 public middle schools	5.2%	26		30.0	30.0		26.5	21.6	32.8	26.9		17.5	15.8	18.8	17.3	$20,983	$1,532	$19,451
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Aki Kurose Middle School

Is Aki Kurose Middle School a good school?

Aki Kurose Middle School ranks 240^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Aki Kurose Middle School?

Students at Aki Kurose Middle School are 29% African American, 24% Asian, 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Aki Kurose Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Aki Kurose Middle School.

What district is Aki Kurose Middle School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What high school do graduates of Aki Kurose Middle School attend?

Students who attend Aki Kurose Middle School usually go on to attend Rainier Beach High School

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