Leota Middle School, Woodinville WA

Original Research by School Decision on Leota Middle School

Leota Middle School is a regular public school serving grades six through eight in Woodinville, part of the Northshore School District. It is not a charter or magnet school. The school sits in a suburban city with a distinct identity, a mix of residential neighborhoods, a wine-tourism district, and light industrial areas. Woodinville’s economy includes wine production and tasting rooms, a large fitness equipment manufacturer, and promotional products companies. The city is car-dependent but has a defined town center, a park-and-ride transit hub, and bike trails along a converted rail corridor. Housing in the area is very expensive, with home values and rents well above national and state averages. A modest share of students at Leota qualify for free or reduced-price meals, consistent with this affluent community profile.

Academically, Leota performs well. On Washington’s state assessments in the most recent school year, the school’s overall proficiency across math, English language arts, and science places it in the top tier relative to other districts in King County. English language arts results are a particular strength, with a substantial majority of students meeting proficiency in every tested grade. Math proficiency is solid, though eighth-grade math shows a dip compared to the other grades, a pattern parents may want to ask the school about. Science, tested only in eighth grade, also shows strong results. Only one year of test data was available, so no trend line can be drawn yet.

The school enrolls roughly equal numbers of students in each grade, creating a stable cohort experience. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. White students and Asian students each account for a significant share of enrollment, while Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races make up smaller but meaningful groups. Enrollment of Black students, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and American Indian or Alaska Native students is small. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported, so a family seeking that specific information would need to contact the school directly.

Several dimensions of school environment are not covered by the available data. There is no published information on discipline rates, staffing ratios, teacher credentials, attendance, or chronic absenteeism. Course access information, such as whether the school offers advanced coursework in middle grades, was also absent. Title I status was not reported. For a public middle school that feeds into an area high school, these are relevant questions a parent may want to raise in a school visit.

The Northshore School District, which runs Leota, added Ruby Bridges Elementary in 2021, a new school that shifted boundaries in the northern part of the district. For families with younger children, that change may affect which elementary school feeds into Leota and should be confirmed with the district’s boundary maps.

Leota Middle School is a well-regarded option within a high-opportunity suburban district. Its academic results are strong by county standards, its student body is diverse, and it operates in a community with significant economic resources. The main unknowns for a prospective family are the school’s programmatic offerings and its support structures for students who need additional help, which the available public data does not detail.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 666%

School 66% · District 64% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 766%

School 66% · District 64% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 58% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 71% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 778%

School 78% · District 74% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 56% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 40% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolNorthshore School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income75%37 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income74%35 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income44%Higher-income86%41 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income78%38 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income64%47 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income71%49 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income73%35 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income67%38 pp gap