Is Chief Kanim Middle School a good school?

Yes. Chief Kanim Middle School ranks in the top 8.2% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Chief Kanim Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 534 students attended Chief Kanim Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Chief Kanim Middle School?

Students at Chief Kanim Middle School are 66% White, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Chief Kanim Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chief Kanim Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Si High School

Chief Kanim Middle School

Summary:

Chief Kanim Middle School is a public middle school located in Fall City, Washington, serving around 580 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, which is ranked 8th out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chief Kanim Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Washington, ranking 32nd out of 539 schools in 2022-2023 and 30th out of 541 schools in 2021-2022. Its students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with 75.34% proficient or better in ELA and 64.73% proficient or better in Math for all grades in 2023-2024, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school also has a diverse student population, with 67.41% White, 8.45% Hispanic, 14.83% Asian, and 7.24% two or more races, which is higher than nearby Snoqualmie Middle School and some other comparison schools. Additionally, Chief Kanim Middle School has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 12.93% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, lower than the state average and some nearby schools.

Compared to other local middle schools, such as Evergreen Middle School, Cougar Mountain Middle School, and Issaquah Middle School, Chief Kanim Middle School stands out with its exceptional academic performance, diverse student population, and favorable socioeconomic factors. This suggests that Chief Kanim Middle School is a particularly strong and well-performing institution within the Snoqualmie Valley School District and the broader Washington state education system.

Detail:

Public 6-8

32627 SE Redmond Fall City R
Fall City, WA 98024

(425) 831-8225

District: Snoqualmie Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
44^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,146

Students who attend Chief Kanim Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Si High School

Feeder schools for Chief Kanim Middle School:

Elementary:	Fall City Elementary
	Timber Ridge Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 534

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Asian:

12.4%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chief Kanim Middle School ranks better than 91.8% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.7%), Asian (12.4%), Hispanic (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chief Kanim Middle School is 18.6, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District! (See more...)

Compare Chief Kanim Middle School employs 28.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chief Kanim Middle School is $14,146, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chief Kanim Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chief Kanim Middle School 44^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Chief Kanim Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Snoqualmie Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Snoqualmie Valley School District 8^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chief Kanim Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	91.11	29^th	421	93.1%
2005	88.59	36^th	425	91.5%
2006	86.61	40^th	449	91.1%
2007	90.19	26^th	463	94.4%
2008	87.65	31^st	466	93.3%
2009	94.07	13^th	476	97.3%
2010	94.72	10^th	483	97.9%
2011	93.29	16^th	492	96.7%
2012	94.98	7^th	497	98.6%
2013	92.83	14^th	498	97.2%
2015	92.19	23^rd	445	94.8%
2016	92.32	21^st	443	95.3%
2017	92.72	19^th	435	95.6%
2018	89.96	42^nd	437	90.4%
2019	90.03	38^th	512	92.6%
2021	90.11	45^th	529	91.5%
2022	93.81	30^th	541	94.5%
2023	93.56	32^nd	539	94.1%
2024	92.35	44^th	535	91.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	88.52	16^th	166	90.4%
2019	88.40	20^th	246	91.9%
2021	81.79	36^th	250	85.6%
2022	94.18	4^th	257	98.4%
2023	84.41	25^th	244	89.8%
2024	87.95	25^th	243	89.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.37	84^th	268	68.7%
2019	76.68	29^th	231	87.4%
2021	74.45	28^th	210	86.7%
2022	67.45	37^th	199	81.4%
2023	61.57	47^th	167	71.9%
2024	83.65	20^th	179	88.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.22	84^th	349	75.9%
2019	59.95	138^th	448	69.2%
2021	62.73	119^th	458	74.0%
2022	85.42	31^st	475	93.5%
2023	83.99	33^rd	463	92.9%
2024	89.97	16^th	455	96.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	88.92	33^rd	452	92.7%
2021	85.84	62^nd	469	86.8%
2022	92.80	27^th	479	94.4%
2023	92.27	30^th	464	93.5%
2024	90.13	35^th	464	92.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	93.67	20^th	371	94.6%
2019	90.18	31^st	453	93.2%
2021	92.72	35^th	476	92.6%
2022	94.33	27^th	480	94.4%
2023	93.82	25^th	470	94.7%
2024	93.66	35^th	466	92.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	77.12	28^th	123	77.2%
2019	84.32	23^rd	152	84.9%
2021	87.59	17^th	149	88.6%
2022	81.82	31^st	161	80.7%
2023	86.34	21^st	145	85.5%
2024	81.36	29^th	148	80.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	71.80	69^th	344	79.9%
2021	87.12	31^st	353	91.2%
2022	94.60	14^th	360	96.1%
2023	93.38	14^th	336	95.8%
2024	97.30	7^th	344	98.0%

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Rank History for White students at Chief Kanim Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.85	51^st	325	84.3%
2019	85.70	51^st	470	89.1%
2021	83.54	67^th	480	86.0%
2022	89.46	42^nd	488	91.4%
2023	89.22	39^th	488	92.0%
2024	85.31	63^rd	486	87.0%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a student
Thursday, July 28, 2016

I used to attend CKMS, and unfortunately this is not a school I would recommend to anyone. I was treated extremely disrespectfully, and my parents pulled me out of one of my classes because the teacher was so rude. Students are not treated with respect by any member of staff except a few teachers. Andrea Lim, Alison Means, Chris Blake, were amazing teachers but most teachers were very harsh and rude towards students, and parents frequently met with teachers to discuss why their students were being treated this way. This school does not feel like a safe, caring environment at all. I'm sad to say that I couldn't wait for my last day at this school because my experience was 95% horrible. Some teachers are nearly impossible to get an A with, and they do not teach well at all. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Chief Kanim Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	404	2	6	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	419
1993	452	5	3	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	468
1994	446	4	5	4	8	n/a	n/a	0	467
1995	457	5	8	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	485
1996	457	5	8	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	485
1997	480	5	10	12	6	n/a	n/a	0	513
1998	506	2	10	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	537
1999	534	3	8	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	564
2000	509	2	8	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	538
2001	492	4	7	11	7	n/a	n/a	0	521
2002	503	8	7	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
2003	503	8	7	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
2004	474	6	16	11	10	n/a	n/a	0	517
2005	495	5	15	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	543
2006	532	9	20	20	5	n/a	n/a	4	590
2007	613	10	26	22	4	n/a	n/a	6	681
2008	626	7	29	21	7	n/a	n/a	11	701
2009	322	1	19	10	4	n/a	n/a	6	362
2010	297	1	16	9	4	n/a	n/a	7	334
2011	326	5	23	7	2	4	5	0	372
2012	345	5	25	15	0	2	15	0	407
2013	377	5	27	18	0	2	14	0	443
2014	590	9	45	36	3	3	29	0	715
2015	607	3	44	42	3	2	29	0	730
2016	617	4	55	43	2	4	37	0	762
2017	608	7	66	51	4	2	35	0	773
2018	608	9	78	54	3	2	44	0	798
2019	567	8	94	67	3	1	55	0	795
2020	419	2	77	40	0	1	46	0	585
2021	347	8	44	28	0	0	26	0	453
2022	398	10	79	53	3	2	43	1	589
2023	391	5	86	49	4	3	42	0	580
2024	351	5	66	62	1	1	47	1	534

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 Chief Kanim Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	419	22.7	18.4	n/a
1993	468	23.4	20.0	n/a
1994	467	23.6	19.8	n/a
1995	485	24.5	19.8	n/a
1996	485	24.5	19.8	n/a
1997	513	25.1	20.4	n/a
1998	537	26.2	20.5	n/a
1999	564	27.2	20.7	n/a
2000	538	26.3	20.5	n/a
2001	521	25.4	20.5	n/a
2002	531	27.4	19.4	11.5
2003	531	27.4	19.4	11.5
2004	517	28.0	18.5	11.4
2005	543	28.4	19.1	10.3
2006	590	28.9	20.4	8.7
2007	681	32.6	20.9	9.5
2008	701	33.2	21.1	10.6
2009	362	33.2	10.9	9.3
2010	334	17.5	19.0	9.8
2011	372	19.0	19.5	9.4
2012	407	19.5	20.8	13.5
2013	443	20.0	22.1	13.1
2014	715	n/a	n/a	13.7
2015	730	36.0	20.2	10.1
2016	762	37.0	20.5	10.4
2017	773	37.0	20.8	11.1
2018	798	36.5	21.8	10.5
2019	795	37.5	21.1	8.8
2020	585	29.5	19.8	5.6
2021	453	29.9	15.1	5.7
2022	589	29.3	20.0	10.5
2023	580	31.6	18.3	12.9
2024	534	28.6	18.6	15.7

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 Chief Kanim Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	419	22.7	18.4	n/a
1993	468	23.4	20.0	n/a
1994	467	23.6	19.8	n/a
1995	485	24.5	19.8	n/a
1996	485	24.5	19.8	n/a
1997	513	25.1	20.4	n/a
1998	537	26.2	20.5	n/a
1999	564	27.2	20.7	n/a
2000	538	26.3	20.5	n/a
2001	521	25.4	20.5	n/a
2002	531	27.4	19.4	11.5
2003	531	27.4	19.4	11.5
2004	517	28.0	18.5	11.4
2005	543	28.4	19.1	10.3
2006	590	28.9	20.4	8.7
2007	681	32.6	20.9	9.5
2008	701	33.2	21.1	10.6
2009	362	33.2	10.9	9.3
2010	334	17.5	19.0	9.8
2011	372	19.0	19.5	9.4
2012	407	19.5	20.8	13.5
2013	443	20.0	22.1	13.1
2014	715	n/a	n/a	13.7
2015	730	36.0	20.2	10.1
2016	762	37.0	20.5	10.4
2017	773	37.0	20.8	11.1
2018	798	36.5	21.8	10.5
2019	795	37.5	21.1	8.8
2020	585	29.5	19.8	5.6
2021	453	29.9	15.1	5.7
2022	589	29.3	20.0	10.5
2023	580	31.6	18.3	12.9
2024	534	28.6	18.6	15.7

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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