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Cougar Mountain Middle School

Issaquah School District · Middle · grades 6-8 · 1929 NW Talus Dr, Issaquah, WA 98027-5511

Location

1929 NW Talus Dr, Issaquah, WA 98027-5511

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year

77.6%

SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25

Meeting standard — 3-year

77.1%

#12 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #3 of 6 in this district

Exceeding standard — latest year

42.9%

SBAC Level 4, the top score band

Exceeding standard — 3-year

43.5%

#20 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #4 of 6 in this district

3-year trend Paid

? insufficient data

Slope — pp/year

vs. demographically similar schools Paid p77 among 43 schools with similar low-income and ELL shares (±10 pp). Built from our matched peer set — not an OSPI statistic.

Student outcomes

Growth vs academic peers

50 = typical · ELA 52 · math 53

Regular attendance

89.0%

Missing fewer than 2 days/month

Directly from OSPI Report Card (graduation, postsecondary via ERDC, ninth-grade on track, dual credit, growth, attendance). Latest published year.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes

12.6%

English language learners

5.5%

Highly Capable program

5.0%

Enrollment

617

Kids per typical block

—

Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)

Avg years experience

11.0

MA-degree share

70.2%

3-year experience trend Paid

▬ flat

Change -0.3 yr

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway Paid

Two service tracks at elementary starting in 3rd grade: SAGE (pull-out at neighborhood school) and MERLIN (site-specific self-contained). 2nd-grade universal screening uses i-Ready, CogAT, and TTCT; identified students continue in the program through grade 12 unless they exit.

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

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Sources

OSPI / Data.WA Report Card assessments, demographics, and personnel data
Census ACS 5-year child-density estimates (block group)
Washington Science Olympiad state tournament results
The Blue Alliance (FRC team registry)
Washington High School Chess Association podium results
Seattle Times annual WA National Merit Semifinalist list
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (PTA / booster Form 990)