Is Chinook Middle School a good school?

Chinook Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Chinook Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 603 students attended Chinook Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Middle School?

Students at Chinook Middle School are 37% Hispanic, 20% African American, 14% Asian, 11% White, 10% Pacific Islander, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Chinook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually go on to attend Tyee High School

Chinook Middle School

Summary:

Chinook Middle School is a public middle school located in SeaTac, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 599. The school is part of the Highline School District, which is ranked 192 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Chinook Middle School has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup of 11.35% White, 20.7% African American, 37.23% Hispanic, 15.53% Asian, 0.33% Native American, 7.35% Pacific Islander, and 6.68% two or more races.

Chinook Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Highline School District and the state of Washington in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking particularly low for Hispanic students (323rd out of 344 in the state) and English Language Learners (59th out of 63 in the state), indicating significant achievement gaps. Chinook Middle School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.48% to 78.46% over the past three school years, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $12,224 in 2019-2020 to $20,272 in 2021-2022, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

When comparing Chinook Middle School to other nearby middle schools, such as Pacific Middle School and Glacier Middle School in the Highline District, as well as Meeker Middle School and Nelsen Middle School in the Kent School District, Chinook's academic performance is significantly lower. Schools with more socioeconomically diverse student populations tend to have higher academic achievement than Chinook. Additionally, Chinook Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 332nd out of 437 Washington middle schools in 2017-2018 to 483rd out of 535 in 2023-2024, indicating the school is falling further behind its peers.

Detail:

Public 6-8

18650 42nd Ave S
SeaTac, WA 98188-5012

(206) 631-5700

District: Highline School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
483^rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,272

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tyee High School

Feeder schools for Chinook Middle School:

Elementary:	Bow Lake Elementary
	Madrona Elementary
	McMicken Heights Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 603

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.5%

African American:

20.2%

Asian:

14.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chinook Middle School ranks worse than 90.3% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Highline School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Chinook Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.5%), African American (20.2%), Asian (14.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chinook Middle School is 15.9, which is the 2^nd best among 5 middle schools in the Highline School District. (See more...)

Compare Chinook Middle School employs 37.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chinook Middle School is $20,272, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Highline School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chinook Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chinook Middle School 483^rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Chinook Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Highline School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highline School District 192^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chinook Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	13.33	390^th	421	7.4%
2005	8.96	401^st	425	5.6%
2006	10.42	422^nd	449	6.0%
2007	8.19	447^th	463	3.5%
2008	10.19	437^th	466	6.2%
2009	5.98	459^th	476	3.6%
2010	10.38	450^th	483	6.8%
2011	17.18	439^th	492	10.8%
2012	27.85	386^th	497	22.3%
2013	28.26	383^rd	498	23.1%
2015	22.73	360^th	445	19.1%
2016	16.35	389^th	443	12.2%
2017	20.35	354^th	435	18.6%
2018	26.33	332^nd	437	24.0%
2019	25.23	395^th	512	22.9%
2021	16.64	457^th	529	13.6%
2022	15.61	476^th	541	12.0%
2023	12.55	487^th	539	9.6%
2024	13.08	483^rd	535	9.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	43.02	145^th	246	41.1%
2021	24.91	198^th	250	20.8%
2022	40.19	147^th	257	42.8%
2023	37.17	156^th	244	36.1%
2024	35.79	157^th	243	35.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.10	85^th	135	37.0%
2019	34.65	61^st	100	39.0%
2022	18.54	59^th	63	6.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.97	227^th	349	35.0%
2019	38.68	287^th	448	35.9%
2021	21.30	398^th	458	13.1%
2022	18.91	426^th	475	10.3%
2023	14.62	419^th	463	9.5%
2024	16.08	406^th	455	10.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.92	16^th	59	72.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.51	300^th	376	20.2%
2019	25.40	357^th	452	21.0%
2021	15.46	416^th	469	11.3%
2022	14.21	428^th	479	10.6%
2023	10.24	431^st	464	7.1%
2024	10.05	435^th	464	6.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.55	289^th	371	22.1%
2019	24.28	353^rd	453	22.1%
2021	18.41	399^th	476	16.2%
2022	16.28	418^th	480	12.9%
2023	13.61	424^th	470	9.8%
2024	15.59	409^th	466	12.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.23	109^th	123	11.4%
2019	37.04	100^th	152	34.2%
2021	23.63	114^th	149	23.5%
2022	22.22	126^th	161	21.7%
2023	16.08	124^th	145	14.5%
2024	19.91	124^th	148	16.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.76	40^th	66	39.4%
2019	40.00	62^nd	111	44.1%
2021	43.05	54^th	106	49.1%
2022	31.90	68^th	104	34.6%
2023	15.68	85^th	96	11.5%
2024	40.73	51^st	90	43.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.70	151^st	259	41.7%
2019	33.19	232^nd	344	32.6%
2021	20.17	307^th	353	13.0%
2022	16.79	321^st	360	10.8%
2023	15.70	307^th	336	8.6%
2024	12.29	323^rd	344	6.1%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.60	22^nd	31	29.0%
2021	21.05	19^th	19	0.0%

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Rank History for White students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.93	158^th	325	51.4%
2019	63.04	152^nd	470	67.7%
2021	58.61	180^th	480	62.5%
2022	48.05	245^th	488	49.8%
2023	26.01	370^th	488	24.2%
2024	29.27	361^st	486	25.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Chinook Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	359	31	27	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	440
1989	380	36	32	14	8	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	354	28	34	15	18	n/a	n/a	0	449
1991	376	41	49	15	16	n/a	n/a	0	497
1992	416	48	55	18	17	n/a	n/a	0	554
1993	374	52	53	22	18	n/a	n/a	0	519
1994	419	57	78	31	28	n/a	n/a	0	613
1995	446	84	72	45	14	n/a	n/a	0	661
1996	446	84	72	45	14	n/a	n/a	0	661
1997	429	89	88	35	24	n/a	n/a	0	665
1998	404	83	118	38	27	n/a	n/a	0	670
1999	394	90	118	38	20	n/a	n/a	0	660
2000	338	102	125	59	25	n/a	n/a	0	649
2001	322	86	119	64	21	n/a	n/a	0	612
2002	303	104	151	90	16	n/a	n/a	0	664
2003	303	104	151	90	16	n/a	n/a	0	664
2004	249	107	144	97	15	n/a	n/a	0	612
2005	201	119	142	168	18	n/a	n/a	0	648
2006	158	120	142	151	13	n/a	n/a	0	584
2007	111	99	123	161	12	n/a	n/a	0	506
2008	103	95	100	175	4	n/a	n/a	0	477
2009	90	97	119	173	9	n/a	n/a	0	488
2010	81	82	118	169	15	n/a	n/a	12	477
2011	74	66	80	197	5	26	76	0	524
2012	83	87	86	202	7	35	56	0	556
2013	81	85	81	211	10	36	31	0	535
2014	83	86	78	244	5	46	26	0	568
2015	82	103	102	284	3	39	21	0	634
2016	78	103	110	246	3	37	31	0	608
2017	74	100	108	211	1	39	25	0	558
2018	72	108	96	213	1	45	24	0	559
2019	80	117	100	230	1	56	24	0	608
2020	82	161	107	285	0	60	32	0	727
2021	69	160	99	290	4	52	38	0	712
2022	64	120	93	241	2	47	39	2	608
2023	68	124	93	223	2	44	40	5	599
2024	65	122	86	226	0	60	42	2	603

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chinook Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	440	21.0	20.9	0
1989	470	24.0	19.5	n/a
1990	449	19.6	22.9	0
1991	497	24.7	20.1	n/a
1992	554	27.6	20.0	n/a
1993	519	26.0	20.0	n/a
1994	613	29.2	21.0	n/a
1995	661	32.4	20.4	n/a
1996	661	32.4	20.4	n/a
1997	665	32.8	20.3	n/a
1998	670	33.2	20.2	n/a
1999	660	32.6	20.2	n/a
2000	649	32.0	20.3	n/a
2001	612	30.4	20.1	n/a
2002	664	31.2	21.3	48.2
2003	664	31.2	21.3	48.2
2004	612	32.0	19.1	58.5
2005	648	32.0	20.3	66.8
2006	584	30.5	19.1	72.8
2007	506	n/a	n/a	71.1
2008	477	29.8	16.0	67.1
2009	488	29.8	16.4	73.8
2010	477	28.9	16.5	83.7
2011	524	31.8	16.4	65.6
2012	556	35.2	15.7	78.4
2013	535	33.8	15.7	84.1
2014	568	n/a	n/a	83.5
2015	634	33.0	19.2	77
2016	608	39.0	15.5	85.7
2017	558	35.0	15.9	77.8
2018	559	32.3	17.2	78.9
2019	608	38.7	15.6	80.9
2020	727	45.9	15.8	79.2
2021	712	41.7	17.0	76.5
2022	608	35.9	16.9	76.5
2023	599	36.3	16.4	78.5
2024	603	37.8	15.9	76.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chinook Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	440	21.0	20.9	0
1989	470	24.0	19.5	n/a
1990	449	19.6	22.9	0
1991	497	24.7	20.1	n/a
1992	554	27.6	20.0	n/a
1993	519	26.0	20.0	n/a
1994	613	29.2	21.0	n/a
1995	661	32.4	20.4	n/a
1996	661	32.4	20.4	n/a
1997	665	32.8	20.3	n/a
1998	670	33.2	20.2	n/a
1999	660	32.6	20.2	n/a
2000	649	32.0	20.3	n/a
2001	612	30.4	20.1	n/a
2002	664	31.2	21.3	48.2
2003	664	31.2	21.3	48.2
2004	612	32.0	19.1	58.5
2005	648	32.0	20.3	66.8
2006	584	30.5	19.1	72.8
2007	506	n/a	n/a	71.1
2008	477	29.8	16.0	67.1
2009	488	29.8	16.4	73.8
2010	477	28.9	16.5	83.7
2011	524	31.8	16.4	65.6
2012	556	35.2	15.7	78.4
2013	535	33.8	15.7	84.1
2014	568	n/a	n/a	83.5
2015	634	33.0	19.2	77
2016	608	39.0	15.5	85.7
2017	558	35.0	15.9	77.8
2018	559	32.3	17.2	78.9
2019	608	38.7	15.6	80.9
2020	727	45.9	15.8	79.2
2021	712	41.7	17.0	76.5
2022	608	35.9	16.9	76.5
2023	599	36.3	16.4	78.5
2024	603	37.8	15.9	76.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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