Jane Addams Middle School

Jane Addams Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
11051 34th Ave NE,  Seattle, WA
Lake City Neighborhood
Seattle Public Schools
3.5
3.5
964 Students
A-
Niche Grade
Jane Addams Middle School, or JAMS, is the only Seattle public middle school in the Lake City neighborhood. It is situated across the street from Nathan Hale High School, the secondary school that all of Seattle’s public elementary and middle schools in the Lake City neighborhood flow into. JAMS is a comprehensive middle school and is home to just over 1,000 students. It serves students in grades six through eight and is a newer building that opened in 2014. It was the district’s first new secondary school in 40 years. Students at JAMS are required to take all of the traditional subjects and have a variety of options for elective coursework that suit their interests. JAMS also has a robust athletic department and offers competitive boys and girls sports in Fall, winter, and spring. A JAMS favorite is the school-sponsored co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team during the fall. The music department at JAMS gets a lot of support. There is a volunteer-led, independent organization, Friends of Jane Addams Music, that strives to support excellence and equity in music. The organization raises funds and fosters community partnerships to make sure that all students who wish to play music are able and have the equipment they need. Jane Addams Middle School is named after 1931 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams (1860-1935) who founded the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and worked in the United States to help the poor and stop the use of children as industrial laborers.

School Details

Head of School
Paula Montgomery
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Math Proficiency
60%
Reading Proficiency
67%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
60%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
49
Full Time Teachers
49
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.2%

GreatSchools Rating

9
Test Scores
3
Equity
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Test Scores

Math
57.7%
State Average
41.7%
Science
68.8%
State Average
49.7%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
306:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.3%
Female
46.5%
White
47.1%
Hispanic
14.6%
Two or more races
13.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
11.4%
Black
10.4%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 5 Reviews
4.0 Alum
7/16/2020
good environment, safe, good teachers and education, surrounded by motivated, smart and kind peers. very diverse community
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3.5 19 Reviews
1.0 parent
10/5/2023
We had high hopes and had heard great things prior to 2019 from other families. The school has changed drastically since then due to SPS policies, so any review that pre-dates 2019 is no longer accurate. After having two students attend this school, we decided to leave the district. Academically, th...
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1.0 other
9/29/2023
Some classrooms were extremely HOT, others were too cold. The teachers constantly pick favorites and it’s clear. Teachers have ZERO respect for any of the students, I am a current high schooler at Nathan hale and used to go to JAMS. I got frequently bullied for being Chinese by other POC kids and th...
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2.0 student
7/2/2019
I had good friends and there are nice people. Not everyone is bad but they seriously need to work on respecting my others and community because it is very toxic based off of my experience.
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2.0 student
1/17/2019
This school, compared to most others, is disastrous. When you're in the school you don't realize it, but the teachers (with a few exceptions) always scratch the surface of what's being taught and give homework that is laborious but serves no purpose. The teaching is ineffective and isn't interesting...
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