Pierce County schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 41 schools in Pierce County, Washington with reported Science scores. Washington state average: 52.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narrows View Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA · University Place School District | Middle | 72.2% | +20.1pp |
| 2 | Harbor Ridge Middle School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | Middle | 71.8% | +19.7pp |
| 3 | Kopachuck Middle School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | Middle | 65.7% | +13.5pp |
| 4 | North Tapps Middle School Lake Tapps · Dieringer School District | Middle | 65.3% | +13.2pp |
| 5 | Goodman Middle School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | Middle | 62.6% | +10.5pp |
| 6 | Lakeridge Middle School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 60.5% | +8.4pp |
| 7 | Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA · University Place School District | Middle | 59.0% | +6.9pp |
| 8 | Mountain View Middle School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 54.9% | +2.7pp |
| 9 | Mason Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 54.2% | +2.0pp |
| 10 | Sumner Middle School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 54.0% | +1.8pp |
| 11 | Kalles Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 51.2% | -0.9pp |
| 12 | Pioneer Middle DuPont · Steilacoom Hist. School District | Middle | 50.4% | -1.7pp |
| 13 | Edgemont Jr High Edgewood · Puyallup School District | Middle | 49.3% | -2.8pp |
| 14 | Glacier Middle School Buckley · White River School District | Middle | 48.4% | -3.8pp |
| 15 | Ferrucci Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 47.8% | -4.3pp |
| 16 | Meeker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 47.3% | -4.9pp |
| 17 | Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 45.3% | -6.9pp |
| 18 | Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 43.9% | -8.3pp |
| 19 | Aylen Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 43.2% | -8.9pp |
| 20 | Glacier View Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 43.1% | -9.1pp |
| 21 | Hunt Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 42.6% | -9.6pp |
| 22 | Doris Stahl Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 42.3% | -9.9pp |
| 23 | Orting Middle School Orting · Orting School District | Middle | 42.1% | -10.0pp |
| 24 | Key Peninsula Middle School Lakebay · Peninsula School District | Middle | 39.6% | -12.5pp |
| 25 | Ballou Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 39.3% | -12.9pp |
| 26 | Frontier Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 38.3% | -13.8pp |
| 27 | Truman Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 38.2% | -14.0pp |
| 28 | Bethel Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 37.9% | -14.3pp |
| 29 | Hilltop Heritage Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 37.2% | -14.9pp |
| 30 | Spanaway Middle School Tacoma · Bethel School District | Middle | 35.4% | -16.8pp |
| 31 | Thomas Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 33.3% | -18.8pp |
| 32 | Eatonville Middle School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | Middle | 32.9% | -19.3pp |
| 33 | Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Middle | 30.2% | -21.9pp |
| 34 | Stewart Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 26.9% | -25.3pp |
| 35 | Liberty Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 25.9% | -26.3pp |
| 36 | Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 23.7% | -28.5pp |
| 37 | Baker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 23.5% | -28.6pp |
| 38 | Gray Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 22.7% | -29.5pp |
| 39 | Hudtloff Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 22.4% | -29.7pp |
| 40 | First Creek Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 18.7% | -33.5pp |
| 41 | Perry G Keithley Middle School TACOMA · Franklin Pierce School District | Middle | 18.5% | -33.7pp |
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 Science 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.