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Enrollment
620
Middle
DISTRICT 712 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530048000595
Frontier Middle School
22110 108th Avenue East, Graham, WA 98338 · (253) 800-8300 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
304 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 214 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
34.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 35.3% |
| 2021-22 | 47.6% | 26.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.1% | 53.3% |
| 2017-18 | 52.1% | 48.1% |
| 2016-17 | 54.5% | 46.8% |
| 2015-16 | 54.4% | 48.9% |
| 2014-15 | 43.1% | 43.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frontier Middle School
Frontier Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Middle School this school | 620 | 49.0% | 39.7% |
| Jason Lee Middle School VANCOUVER | 568 | 48.4% | N/A |
| Fairview Middle School BREMERTON | 620 | 50.5% | 37.3% |
| Yelm Middle School Yelm | 652 | 51.7% | 42.4% |
| Aylen Jr High Puyallup | 720 | 43.9% | 42.9% |
| Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham | 605 | 50.4% | 43.9% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frontier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #152 of 294 | #25 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #171 of 357 ▼ 9 | #21 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #188 of 357 ▼ 17 | #25 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #121 of 290 | #24 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #184 of 377 | #26 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #264 of 340 | #29 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #130 of 340 | #31 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #195 of 359 | #22 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #56 of 192 | #8 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
620
-50 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 620 | 29.8 | 20.8:1 | 49% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 28.1 | 22.2:1 | 45% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 29.1 | 22.3:1 | 44% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 34 | 19.7:1 | 40% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 33.9 | 21.8:1 | 40% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 32 | 22.6:1 | 38% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 34 | 23.4:1 | 21% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 39 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frontier Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (738 to 620); teachers down 12% (33.9 to 29.8).
About Frontier Middle School
Frontier Middle School is a mid-sized middle school found in Graham, Washington. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 620 students on the rolls.
Besides Frontier Middle School, Bethel School District runs 38 other schools. The district enrolls 21,732 students.
The student body at Frontier Middle School is 56% White. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Frontier Middle School lists 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1. About 49% of students at Frontier Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pierce County is close, at 50%.
Frontier Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.7% is 7.6 points below the 47.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Pierce County, median household income comes to about $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 138,462 students.
Frontier Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Nelson Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Frontier Middle School is behind the 49.5% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 620, from 670 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 19.7:1 to 20.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Frontier Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethel School District
- Graham Kapowsin High SchoolHigh · 2,087 students
- Spanaway Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Bethel High SchoolHigh · 1,688 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Spanaway Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Cedarcrest Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
Other schools in Graham
- Graham Kapowsin High SchoolHigh · 2,087 students
- Cougar Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Rocky Ridge ElementaryElementary · 430 students
Other Frontier Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Frontier Middle. Frontier Middle School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Frontier Middle SchoolVancouver, WA · 767 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMOSES LAKE, WA · 690 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolEAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT · 1,781 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLEO'FALLON, MO · 1,243 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLHAMBURG, NY · 1,067 students
Nearby schools
- Nelson Elementary School0.1 mi · 497
- Graham Kapowsin High School0.1 mi · 2,087
- Graham Elementary1.1 mi · 428
- North Star Elementary1.9 mi · 446
- Expedition Elementary2.0 mi · 530
- Liberty Middle School2.2 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About Frontier Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frontier Middle School?
Frontier Middle School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Frontier Middle School serve?
Frontier Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Frontier Middle School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Frontier Middle School.
How diverse is Frontier Middle School?
Frontier Middle School reports a student body of 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Frontier Middle School public or private?
Frontier Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bethel School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.