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Showalter Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Showalter Middle School serves 651 students in grades 6–8 in the Seattle-area community of Tukwila, where many families face financial challenges and the school is part of the relatively low-ranked Tukwila School District. About 75.42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.4, somewhat higher than the nearby-school average. Per-student spending is relatively high at $22,084, but academic results remain a significant concern. Showalter ranks at the 7th percentile among Washington middle schools, and its recent rankings have consistently remained near the bottom statewide.

For 2025–26, 24.96% of students were proficient in English language arts, 15.56% in math, and 27.84% in science. Math is the clearest weakness, with proficiency below 20% in grades 6, 7, and 8. ELA results are also consistently low across grades, while science is the school’s strongest tested subject and slightly exceeds the district rate. Showalter’s results are better than those at nearby Glacier Middle School in all three subjects, and it performs better than Cascade Middle School in math and science. However, it trails schools such as McKnight Middle School, Aki Kurose Middle School, and Sylvester Middle School by substantial margins.

Rainier Prep is an especially notable comparison: it serves a similarly high-need population, yet reports 71.03% proficiency in ELA, 67.69% in math, and 66.85% in science. The schools differ in size, grade span, and governance, so the comparison is not exact, but it may offer useful ideas about instructional practices and student supports. Showalter’s low results affect multiple grades and student groups, indicating a broad schoolwide challenge rather than a problem limited to one class or subject. Key priorities suggested by the data include strengthening math instruction, improving literacy, expanding targeted support, reducing class-size pressures where possible, and examining the school’s stronger 2023–24 science performance for practices that could be applied more broadly.

651

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,084

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4628 S 144th St
Seattle, WA 98168

(206) 901-7800

District: Tukwila School District

Students who attend Showalter Middle School usually attend:

High:

Foster Senior High School

Feeder schools for Showalter Middle School:

Elementary:	Cascade View Elementary
	Thorndyke Elementary
	Tukwila Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

Asian:

25.2%

African American:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

Washington avg48%

479^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^th of 238Tukwila 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
2026	10.3	479 of 514	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	482 of 534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	469 of 535	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	501 of 539	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	506 of 541	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	477 of 529	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	464 of 512	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	337 of 437	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	356 of 435	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	313 of 443	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	328 of 445	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	452 of 498	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	467 of 497	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	411 of 492	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	409 of 483	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	410 of 476	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	414 of 466	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	444 of 463	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	395 of 449	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	388 of 425	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	368 of 421	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	97 of 101	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	71 of 90	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	98 of 104	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	78 of 106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	101 of 111	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	131 of 147	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	129 of 148	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	137 of 145	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	160 of 161	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	141 of 149	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	142 of 152	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	119 of 123	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	132 of 143	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	91 of 96	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	79 of 135	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	415 of 443	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	438 of 471	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	410 of 464	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	434 of 464	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	442 of 479	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	399 of 469	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	422 of 452	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	319 of 376	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	336 of 347	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	326 of 344	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	327 of 336	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	314 of 360	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	308 of 353	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	298 of 344	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	234 of 259	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	50.0	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	420 of 453	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	400 of 457	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	384 of 455	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	427 of 463	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	436 of 475	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	389 of 458	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	401 of 448	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	427 of 454	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	419 of 472	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	422 of 466	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	440 of 470	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	452 of 480	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	434 of 476	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	400 of 453	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	273 of 371	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	183 of 222	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	219 of 246	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	196 of 243	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	231 of 244	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	207 of 257	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	159 of 250	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	28.3	204 of 268	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	414 of 453	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	392 of 488	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	370 of 486	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	421 of 488	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	462 of 488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	436 of 480	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	392 of 470	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	179 of 325	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)61st percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2018)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-23 vs state

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Math16%-28 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
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
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
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%)	30.7	352^nd of 514 public middle schools	31.5%		28	390^th of 534 public middle schools	27.0%	38		32.3	32.3		41.0	41.2	31.4	38.1		33.2	34.3	27.4	31.8	$21,054	$2,276	$18,778
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	18650 42nd Ave S	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5700	620	36	17.3	72.9%	70 (11.3%)	120 (19.4%)	248 (40.0%)	97 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	38 (6.1%)	13.5	463^rd of 514 public middle schools	9.9%		15.6	464^th of 534 public middle schools	13.1%	1		33.3	33.3		27.0	28.3	32.5	29.4		13.2	12.7	20.6	15.7	$21,795	$1,517	$20,278
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
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
Nelsen Middle School	Public	6-8	2403 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3000	913	42	21.5	58.5%	178 (19.5%)	145 (15.9%)	243 (26.6%)	242 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.9%)	85 (9.3%)	25.3	384^th of 514 public middle schools	25.3%		25.4	412^th of 534 public middle schools	22.8%	28		38.3	38.3		30.3	40.0	38.9	36.2		24.1	24.6	26.8	25.1	$17,952	$1,015	$16,938
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
McKnight Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Edmonds Ave NE	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3600	811	38	21.2	49.0%	157 (19.4%)	75 (9.2%)	297 (36.6%)	202 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	75 (9.2%)	46.4	256^th of 514 public middle schools	50.2%		51	238^th of 534 public middle schools	55.4%	18		42.5	42.5		44.5	45.3	38.6	42.8		42.9	39.8	38.6	40.4	$18,740	$1,579	$17,161
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Showalter Middle School

What high school do graduates of Showalter Middle School attend?

Students who attend Showalter Middle School usually go on to attend Foster Senior High School

How many students attend Showalter Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Showalter Middle School.

What district is Showalter Middle School in?

Tukwila School District

What is the racial makeup of Showalter Middle School?

Students at Showalter Middle School are 37% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 19% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander.

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Showalter Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Washington middle schools.

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