Pierce County schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 45 schools in Pierce County, Washington with reported English Language Arts scores. Washington state average: 58.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narrows View Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA · University Place School District | Middle | 76.4% | +18.1pp |
| 2 | Lakeridge Middle School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 75.1% | +16.7pp |
| 3 | North Tapps Middle School Lake Tapps · Dieringer School District | Middle | 73.9% | +15.5pp |
| 4 | Kopachuck Middle School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | Middle | 72.2% | +13.8pp |
| 5 | Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA · University Place School District | Middle | 69.8% | +11.4pp |
| 6 | Goodman Middle School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | Middle | 69.4% | +11.1pp |
| 7 | Sumner Middle School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 69.3% | +10.9pp |
| 8 | Harbor Ridge Middle School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | Middle | 66.9% | +8.6pp |
| 9 | Mason Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 66.9% | +8.6pp |
| 10 | Mountain View Middle School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 65.8% | +7.4pp |
| 11 | Glacier Middle School Buckley · White River School District | Middle | 61.5% | +3.2pp |
| 12 | Kalles Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 60.9% | +2.5pp |
| 13 | Pioneer Middle DuPont · Steilacoom Hist. School District | Middle | 60.2% | +1.8pp |
| 14 | Ballou Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 59.0% | +0.6pp |
| 15 | Doris Stahl Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 54.2% | -4.2pp |
| 16 | Ferrucci Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 53.9% | -4.5pp |
| 17 | Hunt Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 53.8% | -4.6pp |
| 18 | Aylen Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 52.7% | -5.7pp |
| 19 | Edgemont Jr High Edgewood · Puyallup School District | Middle | 51.2% | -7.1pp |
| 20 | Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 50.1% | -8.3pp |
| 21 | Meeker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 50.0% | -8.4pp |
| 22 | Glacier View Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 48.9% | -9.4pp |
| 23 | Bethel Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 47.8% | -10.5pp |
| 24 | Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 47.1% | -11.3pp |
| 25 | Frontier Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 45.6% | -12.7pp |
| 26 | Truman Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 44.9% | -13.5pp |
| 27 | Spanaway Middle School Tacoma · Bethel School District | Middle | 44.6% | -13.7pp |
| 28 | Liberty Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 29 | Orting Middle School Orting · Orting School District | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 30 | Key Peninsula Middle School Lakebay · Peninsula School District | Middle | 42.7% | -15.6pp |
| 31 | Surprise Lake Middle School Milton · Fife School District | Middle | 41.4% | -16.9pp |
| 32 | Eatonville Middle School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | Middle | 41.2% | -17.1pp |
| 33 | Thomas Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 34 | Bryant Montessori Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 39.9% | -18.5pp |
| 35 | Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 39.1% | -19.3pp |
| 36 | Baker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 37.9% | -20.5pp |
| 37 | Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Middle | 36.1% | -22.3pp |
| 38 | Stewart Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 33.1% | -25.2pp |
| 39 | Hilltop Heritage Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 31.1% | -27.2pp |
| 40 | Angelo Giaudrone Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 30.9% | -27.4pp |
| 41 | First Creek Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 25.6% | -32.8pp |
| 42 | Gray Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 24.0% | -34.4pp |
| 43 | Perry G Keithley Middle School TACOMA · Franklin Pierce School District | Middle | 23.5% | -34.9pp |
| 44 | Hudtloff Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 21.7% | -36.6pp |
| 45 | Lochburn Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 13.5% | -44.9pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Smarter Balanced + WCAS % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available Smarter Balanced + WCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Pierce County, Washington with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Washington statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Washington ranking.