Middle · Washington

Mercer International Middle School

Free meals for all

Mercer International Middle School, a public middle school in Seattle, Washington: grades 6–8, 753 students, 17.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Seattle School District No. 1.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
753
Teachers (FTE)
43.2
Students per teacher
17.4
Grades
6–8
Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of middle schools in Washington

Median 19.1 · 378 schools compared

More students per teacher than 73% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 74% of middle schools in Washington

Median 613 · 382 schools compared

Larger than 74% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

60%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of middle schools in Washington

Median 49% · 360 middle schools compared

728 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

50%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 73% of middle schools in Washington

Median 36% · 351 middle schools compared

723 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Middle · Grades 6–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Seattle School District No. 1.

Location

Address
1600 S Columbian Wy, Seattle, WA 98108
Phone
(206)252-8000
City or town
Seattle

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Aki Kurose Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–881718.051%39%
Washington Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–856618.052%44%
6–872216.247%36%
Rainier PrepCharterFree meals for all
5–835914.767%59%
6–81,01722.479%71%
6–850419.745%37%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 530771001136