Located in the Rainier Valley in southeast Seattle, it serves students in grades 6-8.

Mrs. Kurose would often care for students who needed food or shelter or other kinds of help.

The programs were temporarily displaced from 1988—1990 to accommodate students from Franklin High School during its renovation.

[4] Of all Seattle's middle schools, Aki Kurose has the highest percentage of non-white students at 97.2%.

On June 22, 2010 the Bilingual Family Center will move to the SPS headquarters building.

Aki Kurose Middle School offers special education services to about 100 of its students.

Aki Kurose lags behind the Seattle Public Schools and Washington State averages in WASL testing.

Manufacturing technology students work with wood, metal, plastics and robotics.

The City of Seattle Parks and Recreation department oversees the after school activities for the school offering extracurricular activities like hip-hop dance, drumline, cooking, gardening and art.

Aki Kurose Middle School won the Communities In School-School of Excellence award in 2013.

They have also had visits from Seattle Seahawks players, including Marshawn Lynch during the 2014-15 school year.