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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Pierce County, Washington

45 public middle schools in Pierce County, Washington appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Hunt Middle School leads the list at +15.5pp, against a median of +3.4pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pierce County, Washington

Top 3-yr change

+15.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.4pp

MOST IMPROVED · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

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

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