Sylvester Middle School
16222 Sylvester Rd Sw
Seattle WA, 98166, King County
Phone: 206-631-6000
Ranking: (1,069 out of 1,485, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Highline School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 34 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
Total Students: | 644 | 647 | 592 | 678 | 759 | 798 | 789 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 304 | 47.2% | 323 | 49.9% | 312 | 52.7% | 295 | 43.5% | 367 | 48.4% | 403 | 50.5% | 386 | 48.9% |
Grade 8: | 340 | 52.8% | 324 | 50.1% | 280 | 47.3% | 383 | 56.5% | 392 | 51.6% | 395 | 49.5% | 403 | 51.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 341 | 53.0% | 348 | 53.8% | 314 | 53.0% | 344 | 50.7% | 385 | 50.7% | 388 | 48.6% | 394 | 49.9% |
Female: | 303 | 47.0% | 299 | 46.2% | 278 | 47.0% | 334 | 49.3% | 366 | 48.2% | 400 | 50.1% | 391 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.5% | 26 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 103 | 16.0% | 86 | 13.3% | 75 | 12.7% | 74 | 10.9% | 137 | 18.1% | 135 | 16.9% | 130 | 16.5% |
Hispanic: | 253 | 39.3% | 257 | 39.7% | 226 | 38.2% | 259 | 38.2% | 227 | 29.9% | 231 | 28.9% | 212 | 26.9% |
Black: | 40 | 6.2% | 53 | 8.2% | 50 | 8.4% | 46 | 6.8% | 84 | 11.1% | 91 | 11.4% | 107 | 13.6% |
White: | 164 | 25.5% | 176 | 27.2% | 165 | 27.9% | 196 | 28.9% | 285 | 37.5% | 323 | 40.5% | 326 | 41.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 30 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 44 | 6.8% | 45 | 7.0% | 54 | 9.1% | 82 | 12.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 60.9% | 398 | 61.5% | 353 | 59.6% | 338 | 49.9% | 347 | 45.7% | 334 | 41.9% | 298 | 37.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 9.9% | 64 | 9.9% | 64 | 10.8% | 54 | 8.0% | 90 | 11.9% | 95 | 11.9% | 88 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.86 | 17.74 | 18.98 | 18.52 | 20.60 | 20.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 56.7% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 96.3% | 61.5% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 95.7% | 73.3% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 96.3% | 56.7% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69.3% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 97.1% | 78.6% | 89.4% |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 41.4% | 55.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 49.4% | 56.9% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 54.1% | 59.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 57.1% | 63.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 52.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 47.7% | 56.4% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 57.4% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 58.1% | 68.7% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 55.5% | 70.2% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56.6% | 71% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 59% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 53.6% | 71.0% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 36.2% | 51.5% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 51.3% | 55.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 47.0% | 53.2% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.3% | 68.6% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.9% | 67.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 58.4% | 66.2% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 38.9% | 54.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 47% | 61.5% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 51.5% | 66.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 51.0% | 64.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 30% | 46.3% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 37.9% | 50.8% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 32.3% | 48.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 41.6% | 54.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 33.3% | 50.3% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36% | 51.8% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 49.3% | 60.4% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 61.2% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 50.3% | 61.5% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 62% | 68.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 51.5% | 62.8% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 48.8% | 59.3% |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 47% | 57.9% |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 51.5% | 61.2% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52% | 64.5% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 57.8% | 68.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 55% | 69.7% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 56.3% | 69.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 34.2% | 48.8% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 37.6% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 39.7% | 51.5% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 36.9% | 50.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 63.1% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 57.2% | 64.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 58.1% | 65.9% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 57.9% | 67.5% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 27.3% | 39.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 24.3% | 36.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 26.1% | 42.9% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 29.4% | 44.4% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 30.4% | 47.9% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 37.5% | 51.1% |
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* Sylvester Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.