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Chief Kanim Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chief Kanim Middle School is a well-regarded public school serving about 520 students in grades 6 through 8 in Fall City, operating within the highly-ranked Snoqualmie Valley School District.

The school consistently earns high marks, with student test scores in English, Math, and Science significantly above the state average, maintaining a 5-star rating for over a decade. It's important for parents to know that while Chief Kanim is a top-tier school statewide, it operates in an exceptionally competitive region surrounded by other elite schools like Beaver Lake Middle School and Evergreen Middle School. Within its own district, it performs very well but trails its sister school, Snoqualmie Middle School, in academic proficiency. A notable strength is the school's exceptional success with Hispanic students, where it ranks among the very best in Washington.

Recent trends show a slight dip in its statewide ranking, and science scores are an area where the school lags behind both the district average and some nearby peers. Performance varies by grade, with 8th grade scores generally lower than 6th and 7th. Despite having a lower per-student budget than some neighboring schools in wealthier districts like Lake Washington and Issaquah, Chief Kanim delivers strong academic results, suggesting efficient use of its resources.

520

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,023

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32627 SE Redmond Fall City R
Fall City, WA 98024

(425) 831-8225

District: Snoqualmie Valley School District

Students who attend Chief Kanim Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Si High School

Feeder schools for Chief Kanim Middle School:

Elementary:	Fall City Elementary
	Timber Ridge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Asian:

13.7%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (67% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Washington middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg76%

Washington avg48%

46^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District

5^th of 247Snoqualmie Valley 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	91.1	46 of 534	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	44 of 535	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	32 of 539	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	30 of 541	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	45 of 529	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	38 of 512	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	42 of 437	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	19 of 435	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	21 of 443	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	23 of 445	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	14 of 498	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	95.0	7 of 497	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.3	16 of 492	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	94.7	10 of 483	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	94.1	13 of 476	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	31 of 466	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	26 of 463	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	40 of 449	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	36 of 425	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	91.1	29 of 421	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	25 of 147	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	29 of 148	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	21 of 145	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	31 of 161	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	17 of 149	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	23 of 152	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	28 of 123	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	49 of 471	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	35 of 464	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	30 of 464	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	27 of 479	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	62 of 469	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	33 of 452	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	39 of 347	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	97.3	7 of 344	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	14 of 336	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	14 of 360	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	31 of 353	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	69 of 344	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	88 of 457	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	16 of 455	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	33 of 463	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	31 of 475	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	62.7	119 of 458	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	138 of 448	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	84 of 349	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	38 of 472	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	35 of 466	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	25 of 470	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	27 of 480	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	35 of 476	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	31 of 453	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	20 of 371	94.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	32 of 246	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	25 of 243	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	25 of 244	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	4 of 257	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	36 of 250	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	20 of 246	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	16 of 166	90.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	83.6	20 of 179	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	47 of 167	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	37 of 199	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	28 of 210	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	29 of 231	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	84 of 268	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	59 of 488	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	63 of 486	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	39 of 488	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	42 of 488	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	67 of 480	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	51 of 470	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	51 of 325	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)89th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+22 vs state

Math67%+24 vs state

Science61%+11 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, July 28, 2016

I used to attend CKMS, and unfortunately this is not a school I would recommend to anyone. I was treated extremely disrespectfully, and my parents pulled me out of one of my classes because the teacher was so rude. Students are not treated with respect by any member of staff except a few teachers. Andrea Lim, Alison Means, Chris Blake, were amazing teachers but most teachers were very harsh and rude towards students, and parents frequently met with teachers to discuss why their students were being treated this way. This school does not feel like a safe, caring environment at all. I'm sad to say that I couldn't wait for my last day at this school because my experience was 95% horrible. Some teachers are nearly impossible to get an A with, and they do not teach well at all. 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 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
Chief Kanim Middle School	Public	6-8	32627 SE Redmond Fall City R	Fall City	98024	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8225	520	28	18.8	15.0%	316 (60.8%)	9 (1.7%)	69 (13.3%)	71 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	91.1	46^th of 534 public middle schools	91.4%		92.4	44^th of 535 public middle schools	91.8%	2	60.6	60.6	71.3	81.6	72.5	74.8	72.0	67.3	60.8	66.9	$16,023	$175	$15,848
Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	98.4	8^th of 534 public middle schools	98.5%		97.7	9^th of 535 public middle schools	98.3%	1	81.5	81.5	84.3	84.4	87.7	85.4	81.4	84.7	81.0	82.4	$16,620	$286	$16,334
Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	605	29	20.8	10.7%	238 (39.3%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	271 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	96.4	21^st of 534 public middle schools	96.1%		96.6	18^th of 535 public middle schools	96.6%	3	77.3	77.3	78.8	77.5	80.3	78.9	79.5	77.0	70.1	75.3	$17,745	$320	$17,426
Tolt Middle School	Public	6-8	3740 Tolt Ave	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 844-4600	633	34	18.6	22.3%	452 (71.4%)	7 (1.1%)	100 (15.8%)	34 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	72.6	120^th of 534 public middle schools	77.5%		71.5	126^th of 535 public middle schools	76.4%	6	56.7	56.7	55.4	59.1	65.3	59.9	47.1	50.9	53.7	50.5	$18,235	$386	$17,849
Snoqualmie Middle School	Public	6-8	9200 Railroad Ave SE	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8450	496	26	19.0	10.9%	354 (71.4%)	7 (1.4%)	36 (7.3%)	57 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.9%)	96.4	20^th of 534 public middle schools	96.3%		94.1	33^rd of 535 public middle schools	93.8%	13	70.3	70.3	79.6	83.4	80.4	81.2	77.2	79.3	71.5	76.1	$15,744	$239	$15,504
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	877	40	21.8	8.4%	284 (32.4%)	15 (1.7%)	51 (5.8%)	461 (52.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)	98	12^th of 534 public middle schools	97.8%		97.3	12^th of 535 public middle schools	97.8%		79.5	79.5	81.3	82.7	83.9	82.7	82.6	85.3	84.4	84.2	$16,019	$293	$15,726
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2360	1,229	56	21.9	4.3%	427 (34.7%)	20 (1.6%)	85 (6.9%)	600 (48.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (7.1%)	98.1	11^th of 534 public middle schools	97.9%		97.6	10^th of 535 public middle schools	98.1%	1	80.4	80.4	83.0	86.7	84.2	84.6	79.8	81.6	76.5	79.2	$15,649	$736	$14,914
Issaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	600 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6800	808	41	19.5	29.0%	383 (47.4%)	46 (5.7%)	123 (15.2%)	156 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.0%)	86.9	62^nd of 534 public middle schools	88.4%		85.3	72^nd of 535 public middle schools	86.5%	10	65.0	65.0	66.6	70.3	66.1	67.6	58.0	61.1	68.9	62.5	$17,961	$415	$17,547
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	80	5	17.3	3.8%	45 (56.3%)	3 (3.8%)	4 (5.0%)	18 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)	93.2	37^th of 534 public middle schools	93.1%		85.2	74^th of 535 public middle schools	86.2%	37	90.0	90.0	75.0	80.8	90.0	81.1	60.7	73.1	52.6	63.0	$15,630	$163	$15,466
Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	1929 NW Talus Drive	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 683-8000	616	31	19.8	12.3%	256 (41.6%)	23 (3.7%)	58 (9.4%)	208 (33.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	95.2	26^th of 534 public middle schools	95.1%		93	39^th of 535 public middle schools	92.7%	13	68.0	68.0	81.3	84.4	74.5	80.1	77.7	71.4	69.0	72.7	$17,182	$338	$16,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Chief Kanim Middle School

How many students attend Chief Kanim Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Chief Kanim Middle School.

Is Chief Kanim Middle School a good school?

Yes. Chief Kanim Middle School ranks in the top 8.6% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Chief Kanim Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chief Kanim Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Si High School

What district is Chief Kanim Middle School in?

Snoqualmie Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of Chief Kanim Middle School?

Students at Chief Kanim Middle School are 61% White, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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