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David T. Denny International Middle School

Q: Is David T. Denny International Middle School a good school?

David T. Denny International Middle School ranks 214 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Washington middle schools

Summary

David T. Denny International Middle School is a public school serving 722 students in grades 6–8 at its West Seattle campus within Seattle School District No. 1. The school is in a relatively strong district, but its own performance is more typical of Washington middle schools: it ranked 214th of 514 statewide schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 58th percentile with a 3-star rating. About 58.31% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and the reported student-teacher ratio was 16.1:1.

The most encouraging story is Denny’s recent improvement. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, proficiency rose from 39.83% to 51.19% in English language arts, from 33.28% to 38.97% in math, and from 32.79% to 44.34% in science. ELA is now close to the Washington state rate of 52.81%, while math remains below the state rate of 43.11% and is the clearest academic priority. Science made the largest recent gain but still trails the state and district. Denny’s ranking also rose from the 36th percentile in 2022–23 to the 58th percentile in 2025–26. Most reported student-group effectiveness rankings improved in the latest year, although results remain uneven, particularly for low-income, special education, and English Language Learner students.

Compared with nearby Seattle schools, Denny currently outperforms Aki Kurose Middle School in all three tested subjects, but trails Mercer International Middle School, Madison Middle School, and generally Washington Middle School. Its results are substantially stronger than those of Showalter Middle School, Glacier Middle School, and Cascade Middle School. However, Rainier Prep posts much higher scores despite serving many economically disadvantaged students. Overall, Denny appears to be a school in meaningful turnaround: resources and results are improving, but math, science, and consistent outcomes across student groups remain important areas for continued attention.

722

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,858

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 SW Kenyon St
Seattle, WA 98126

(206) 252-9000

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend David T. Denny International Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chief Sealth International High School

Feeder schools for David T. Denny International Middle School:

Elementary:	Arbor Heights Elementary School
	Concord International School
	Highland Park Elementary School
	Roxhill Elementary School
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	Sanislo Elementary School
	West Seattle Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.3%

White:

24.8%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2021 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Washington median (58th 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 school45%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

214^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	54.0	214 of 514	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	303 of 534	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	343 of 535	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	343 of 539	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	244 of 541	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	346 of 529	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	321 of 512	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	261 of 437	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.6	165 of 435	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.8	147 of 443	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	159 of 445	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.5	221 of 498	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.8	264 of 497	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	252 of 492	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.4	288 of 483	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.4	394 of 476	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	405 of 466	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	401 of 463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	380 of 449	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	396 of 425	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.8	392 of 421	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	87 of 96	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	68 of 106	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	99 of 147	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	127 of 148	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	112 of 161	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	123 of 149	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	87 of 152	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	76 of 123	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	65 of 100	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	116 of 135	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	185 of 443	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	266 of 471	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	313 of 464	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	315 of 464	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	236 of 479	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	302 of 469	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	294 of 452	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	257 of 376	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	293 of 344	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	280 of 336	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	222 of 360	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	312 of 353	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	221 of 344	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	161 of 259	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	52.1	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	280 of 453	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	357 of 457	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	369 of 455	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	383 of 463	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	267 of 475	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	377 of 458	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	271 of 448	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	212 of 349	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	204 of 454	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.9	299 of 472	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	287 of 466	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	318 of 470	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	222 of 480	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	309 of 476	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	275 of 453	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	209 of 371	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	43 of 222	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	84 of 246	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	127 of 243	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	166 of 244	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	118 of 257	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	123 of 250	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	101 of 246	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	88 of 166	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	136 of 226	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	131 of 186	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	101 of 179	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	159 of 167	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	110 of 199	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	191 of 210	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	162 of 231	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	157 of 268	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	34 of 453	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.0	58 of 488	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	107 of 486	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	102 of 488	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	95 of 488	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	139 of 480	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	86 of 470	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	79 of 325	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2019)64th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)34th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-27 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science44%-7 vs state

Math39%-4 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/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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	4.1	509^th of 514 public middle schools	1.0%		4.4	528^th of 534 public middle schools	1.1%	19		16.1	16.1		11.3	21.7	15.0	16.0		7.7	11.3	9.5	9.5	$20,164	$1,544	$18,620
Sylvester Middle School	Public	6-8	16222 Sylvester Road SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6000	582	30	19.3	49.5%	217 (37.3%)	49 (8.4%)	189 (32.5%)	48 (8.2%)	9 (1.5%)	11 (1.9%)	57 (9.8%)	42.3	282^nd of 514 public middle schools	45.1%		38	319^th of 534 public middle schools	40.3%	37		49.1	49.1		42.5	41.1	45.2	42.7		31.9	33.8	36.0	33.8	$21,126	$1,327	$19,799
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
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%)	10.3	479^th of 514 public middle schools	6.8%		12.4	482^nd of 534 public middle schools	9.7%	3		27.8	27.8		24.3	23.4	27.7	25.0		14.8	14.6	17.5	15.6	$22,084	$2,819	$19,265

Frequently Asked Questions about David T. Denny International Middle School

What is the racial makeup of David T. Denny International Middle School?

Students at David T. Denny International Middle School are 28% Hispanic, 25% White, 20% African American, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is David T. Denny International Middle School a good school?

David T. Denny International Middle School ranks 214^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of David T. Denny International Middle School attend?

Students who attend David T. Denny International Middle School usually go on to attend Chief Sealth International High School

What district is David T. Denny International Middle School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

How many students attend David T. Denny International Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended David T. Denny International Middle School.

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