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Washington Middle School

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Washington Middle School ranks 160 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle School is a public school serving 566 students in grades 6–8 on South Jackson Street in Seattle. It is part of the Seattle School District No. 1, which ranks in the 81st percentile statewide. Washington ranks in the 69th percentile among Washington middle schools for 2025–2026, making it a middle-performing school with a meaningful recent upward trend.

The school’s statewide ranking improved from the 56th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 69th percentile currently. Science is its clearest strength: 56.04% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, up from 39.75% two years earlier. ELA proficiency was 52.97% and math was 45.34%. These results are close to or above statewide averages, but they trail district averages by about 9 to 15 percentage points. Compared with nearby schools serving similar student populations, Washington was ahead of David T. Denny International Middle School and Aki Kurose Middle School in all three subjects. It was also ahead of Edmonds S. Meany Middle School in ELA and science, while remaining behind Mercer International Middle School.

Academic results generally rise from 6th to 8th grade: ELA increases from 43.71% to 59.44%, while math rises from 40.36% to 48.88%. This makes 6th-grade transition support, literacy, and math important areas to examine. Washington also has relatively favorable staffing, with 17.9 students per teacher, although spending and staffing levels alone do not determine outcomes. Subgroup effectiveness has improved for several student groups, including students from low-income households and students receiving special education services, but English-language learners remain an area for continued attention. Overall, Washington offers encouraging momentum and a particularly strong science story, while still working to close its gap with Seattle’s highest-performing schools, including Hamilton International Middle School, Eckstein Middle School, and Madison Middle School.

566

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,716

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98144-2226

(206) 252-2600

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Bailey Gatzert Elementary School
	John Muir Elementary School
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.7%

White:

20.1%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 56th percentile in 2024 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2026) from a 56th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Washington median (69th 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

160^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	64.5	160 of 514	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	214 of 534	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	235 of 535	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	205 of 539	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	150 of 541	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	166 of 529	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	69 of 512	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	67 of 437	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	139 of 435	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.1	89 of 443	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	60.0	163 of 445	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.1	137 of 498	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	157 of 497	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	114 of 492	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	99 of 483	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	89.0	29 of 476	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	24 of 466	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	51 of 463	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	46 of 449	89.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	77 of 425	81.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.1	73 of 421	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	64 of 100	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	88 of 101	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	81 of 90	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	73 of 96	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	69 of 111	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	40 of 114	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	69 of 147	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	79 of 148	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	66 of 145	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	76 of 161	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	75 of 149	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	57 of 152	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	39 of 123	68.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	82 of 143	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	202 of 443	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	233 of 471	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	287 of 464	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	231 of 464	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	165 of 479	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	181 of 469	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	93 of 452	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	103 of 376	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	158 of 347	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	170 of 347	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	167 of 344	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	144 of 336	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	124 of 360	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	115 of 353	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	150 of 344	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	97 of 259	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	220 of 453	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.3	313 of 457	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	343 of 455	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	284 of 475	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	277 of 458	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	270 of 448	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	193 of 349	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	111 of 454	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	171 of 472	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	155 of 466	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	157 of 470	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	117 of 480	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	127 of 476	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	46 of 453	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	42 of 371	88.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	28 of 222	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	43 of 246	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	45 of 243	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	35 of 244	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	79 of 257	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	75 of 250	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	6 of 246	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	7 of 166	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	69 of 226	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	67 of 186	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	78 of 179	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	74 of 167	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	46 of 199	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	59 of 210	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	26 of 231	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	41 of 268	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	16 of 453	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	9 of 488	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	19 of 486	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	18 of 488	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	4 of 488	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	4 of 480	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	1 of 470	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	1 of 325	99.7%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile-26 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+5 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Math45%~ state avg

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 98th Ave NE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6300	752	40	18.7	24.1%	260 (34.6%)	34 (4.5%)	96 (12.8%)	264 (35.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (12.0%)	88.4	57^th of 514 public middle schools	88.9%		86.2	64^th of 534 public middle schools	88.0%	7	64.2	64.2	64.7	69.6	68.4	67.6	58.5	61.7	59.3	59.8	$20,939	$155	$20,784
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%)	98.3	9^th of 514 public middle schools	98.2%		97.2	13^th of 534 public middle schools	97.6%	4	75.5	75.5	83.6	87.2	82.3	84.2	75.7	83.0	78.0	78.8	$17,200	$267	$16,933
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle School

Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks 160^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Washington Middle School.

What district is Washington Middle School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle School?

Students at Washington Middle School are 37% African American, 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 2% Not Specified, 1% Pacific Islander.

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