State/Public Middle Open

Pacific Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 22705 24th Ave S, Des Moines, King County, 98198

651
Pupils
21.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pacific Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, King County. The school has 651 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Highline School District

Enrollment & staffing

Pacific Middle School enrolls 651 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.

Male students
335 (51%)
Female students
314 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.9
Student-teacher ratio
21.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 15% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino25439%
Black or African American12419%
White10015%
Asian7812%
Two or more races6510%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander253.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

526 of the school's 651 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Pacific Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 33.

School district: Highline School District

Pacific Middle School is one of 43 schools in Highline School District, based in BURIEN, Washington. The district serves 18,072 students district-wide and employs 1,010 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 651 students, Pacific Middle School is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.

18,072
District students
43
Schools
1,010
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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