Totem Middle School
26630 40th Ave South
Kent WA, 98031, King County
Phone: 253-945-5100
Ranking: 
(1,279 out of 1,485, bottom 14%)*
(1,279 out of 1,485, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Federal Way 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 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 41 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 581 | 545 | 620 | 612 | 574 | 595 | 688 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 186 | 32.0% | 171 | 31.4% | 197 | 31.8% | 196 | 32.0% | 224 | 39.0% | 186 | 31.3% | 214 | 31.1% |
| Grade 7: | 194 | 33.4% | 174 | 31.9% | 197 | 31.8% | 237 | 38.7% | 165 | 28.7% | 187 | 31.4% | 238 | 34.6% |
| Grade 8: | 199 | 34.3% | 200 | 36.7% | 226 | 36.5% | 179 | 29.2% | 185 | 32.2% | 222 | 37.3% | 236 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 295 | 50.8% | 273 | 50.1% | 315 | 50.8% | 316 | 51.6% | 279 | 48.6% | 289 | 48.6% | 350 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 286 | 49.2% | 272 | 49.9% | 305 | 49.2% | 296 | 48.4% | 262 | 45.6% | 274 | 46.1% | 315 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 62 | 10.7% | 57 | 10.5% | 65 | 10.5% | 61 | 10.0% | 108 | 18.8% | 107 | 18.0% | 120 | 17.4% |
| Hispanic: | 203 | 34.9% | 214 | 39.3% | 215 | 34.7% | 211 | 34.5% | 167 | 29.1% | 177 | 29.7% | 204 | 29.7% |
| Black: | 88 | 15.1% | 64 | 11.7% | 88 | 14.2% | 92 | 15.0% | 94 | 16.4% | 90 | 15.1% | 117 | 17.0% |
| White: | 109 | 18.8% | 119 | 21.8% | 170 | 27.4% | 156 | 25.5% | 174 | 30.3% | 191 | 32.1% | 219 | 31.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 41 | 7.1% | 24 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.5% | 40 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 74 | 12.7% | 65 | 11.9% | 49 | 7.9% | 46 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 365 | 62.8% | 343 | 62.9% | 379 | 61.1% | 265 | 43.3% | 298 | 51.9% | 243 | 40.8% | 331 | 48.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 12.0% | 62 | 11.4% | 68 | 11.0% | 48 | 7.8% | 85 | 14.8% | 94 | 15.8% | 98 | 14.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.94 | 16.27 | 15.26 | 15.11 | 14.20 | 16.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 56.6% | 62.3% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 62.2% | 64.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 56.0% | 72.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 66% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 81.5% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 54.4% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 52.6% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 63.9% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 66.8% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.8% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 66.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 55% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 49.2% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 56% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 56.6% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 62.4% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 56.5% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 67.2% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 64.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71.4% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 71.7% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 65.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 67.9% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 55% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 48.4% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 52.1% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 48.1% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 71.4% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 69.9% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 61.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 45.2% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 55.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 60% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 54.6% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 49.1% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 48.3% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 49.8% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 50.5% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 68.5% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 69.7% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 72.5% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 46.6% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 53% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 51.1% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 54% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 51.8% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 51% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.4% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 65.7% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 72.4% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 66.5% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 60.4% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 64.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65.8% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 67.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 70.7% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 72.5% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 69% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 48.2% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 50.4% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 52.7% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 54.7% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.6% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.6% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 70.6% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 42% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 33.4% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 41.6% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 40.1% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 43.2% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 47.5% | 51.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Totem Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.