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Showalter Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4628 S 144 Th St
Seattle, WA 98168
Phone
(206) 901-7800
District
Tukwila School District
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
600
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.5% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Showalter Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
42%
21%
46%
11%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
43%
29%
50%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
41%
30%
49%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 196 32.7%
Grade 7 207 34.5%
Grade 8 197 32.8%
Total 600 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.9% 10.0% 54.1%
Black 20.0% 22.2% 5.4%
Hispanic 39.4% 38.3% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 27.5% 24.8% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.3% 4.7% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.0% 82.7% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 85.0% 82.7% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,918 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,849.6 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 44.6% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 9.4% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,686 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.6% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.7% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.1% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.6% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.6% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.8% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,326 $32,031,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,303 $6,514,000 9.9%
Staff $1,153 $3,261,000 5.0%
General Administration $296 $838,000 1.3%
School Administration $953 $2,696,000 4.1%
Operation $1,713 $4,843,000 7.4%
Transportation $414 $1,171,000 1.8%
Other $941 $2,661,000 4.0%
Total Support $7,774 $21,984,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,190 $11,850,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $23,290 $65,865,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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