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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Pierce County, Washington

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Pierce County, Washington, drawn from 45 qualifying public middle schools. Bryant Montessori Middle School leads the list at -6.8pp, against a median of +3.4pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pierce County, Washington

Best 3-yr change

-6.8pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.4pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Bryant Montessori Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	135	38.3%	31.5%	-6.8pp
2	Hudtloff Middle School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	555	20.9%	17.0%	-4.0pp
3	Lochburn Middle School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	497	14.3%	10.5%	-3.8pp
4	Gray Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	510	22.6%	19.4%	-3.1pp
5	Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	447	27.6%	24.9%	-2.7pp
6	Eatonville Middle School	Eatonville, WA	Eatonville School District	425	35.2%	34.2%	-1.0pp
7	Glacier View Junior High	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	843	43.0%	42.1%	-0.9pp
8	Perry G Keithley Middle School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	804	19.6%	18.8%	-0.8pp
9	Truman Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	438	40.2%	39.4%	-0.8pp
10	First Creek Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	584	18.9%	18.5%	-0.4pp
11	Morris Ford Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	831	28.9%	29.0%	+0.1pp
12	Ferrucci Jr High	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	815	45.2%	45.3%	+0.1pp
13	Key Peninsula Middle School	Lakebay, WA	Peninsula School District	444	37.8%	38.0%	+0.2pp
14	Cedarcrest Middle School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	765	28.9%	29.2%	+0.3pp
15	Liberty Middle School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	857	36.5%	37.1%	+0.5pp
16	Meeker Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	567	41.7%	42.3%	+0.5pp
17	Thomas Middle School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	934	31.1%	32.8%	+1.7pp
18	Spanaway Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	766	40.8%	42.7%	+1.9pp
19	Baker Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	687	27.5%	29.4%	+1.9pp
20	Mason Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	639	54.4%	57.1%	+2.7pp
21	Stewart Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	650	23.8%	26.5%	+2.7pp
22	Frontier Middle School	Graham, WA	Bethel School District	620	37.1%	40.2%	+3.1pp
23	North Tapps Middle School	Lake Tapps, WA	Dieringer School District	523	63.0%	66.4%	+3.4pp
24	Orting Middle School	Orting, WA	Orting School District	643	31.5%	35.0%	+3.4pp
25	Edgemont Jr High	Edgewood, WA	Puyallup School District	590	40.8%	44.4%	+3.6pp
26	Narrows View Intermediate	UNIVERSITY PLA, WA	University Place School District	692	68.1%	72.2%	+4.1pp
27	Cougar Mountain Middle School	Graham, WA	Bethel School District	605	37.4%	41.6%	+4.2pp
28	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	449	19.7%	24.2%	+4.5pp
29	Harbor Ridge Middle School	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	627	56.5%	61.1%	+4.6pp
30	Wainwright Intermediate School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	368	32.7%	38.5%	+5.8pp
31	Aylen Jr High	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	720	39.3%	45.6%	+6.2pp
32	Ballou Jr High	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	852	38.9%	45.1%	+6.2pp
33	Kalles Junior High	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	762	48.7%	55.0%	+6.4pp
34	Surprise Lake Middle School	Milton, WA	Fife School District	613	28.3%	34.7%	+6.5pp
35	Drum Intermediate	UNIVERSITY PLA, WA	University Place School District	639	57.7%	64.3%	+6.5pp
36	Goodman Middle School	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	519	51.3%	58.5%	+7.2pp
37	Kopachuck Middle School	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	516	60.6%	68.0%	+7.3pp
38	Glacier Middle School	Buckley, WA	White River School District	999	45.8%	53.3%	+7.5pp
39	Sumner Middle School	Sumner, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	674	56.0%	64.0%	+8.0pp
40	Doris Stahl Junior High	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	846	38.9%	47.3%	+8.4pp
41	Bethel Middle School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	661	29.7%	38.5%	+8.8pp
42	Mountain View Middle School	Bonney Lake, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	937	47.7%	58.3%	+10.6pp
43	Pioneer Middle	DuPont, WA	Steilacoom Hist. School District	758	40.1%	50.9%	+10.8pp
44	Lakeridge Middle School	Bonney Lake, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	763	52.9%	64.5%	+11.5pp
45	Hunt Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	519	30.0%	45.4%	+15.5pp

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