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

16 public middle schools in Thurston 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. Rainier Middle School leads the list at +13.9pp, against a median of +3.8pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Thurston County, Washington

Top 3-yr change

+13.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.8pp

MOST IMPROVED · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	241	32.9%	46.8%	+13.9pp
2	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	762	42.9%	52.0%	+9.1pp
3	Aspire Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	323	58.6%	67.0%	+8.3pp
4	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	568	39.3%	46.7%	+7.4pp
5	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	535	38.7%	43.7%	+5.1pp
6	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	789	28.4%	32.8%	+4.4pp
7	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	652	39.5%	43.8%	+4.3pp
8	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	469	41.9%	46.0%	+4.1pp
9	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	640	39.6%	43.2%	+3.6pp
10	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	745	36.6%	37.9%	+1.3pp
11	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	746	39.5%	40.6%	+1.1pp
12	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	462	60.9%	61.9%	+1.0pp
13	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	702	61.0%	61.5%	+0.4pp
14	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	665	51.2%	51.0%	-0.2pp
15	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	291	34.2%	33.8%	-0.4pp
16	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	394	49.6%	48.6%	-1.0pp

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