First Creek Middle School

As a mid-sized 6-8 campus in Tacoma, Washington, First Creek Middle School teaches 584 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Tacoma School District.

First Creek Middle School is one of 66 schools operated by Tacoma School District, a district that instructs 28,900 students overall.

In terms of who attends, First Creek Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 17% Black, 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), First Creek Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.8%; this one delivers 20.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pierce County put median household income runs about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. First Creek Middle School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lister Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around First Creek Middle School. On composite proficiency, First Creek Middle School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 32.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. First Creek Middle School's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 584). The White share of enrollment decreased from 16% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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