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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530910001734
George Bush Middle School
2120 83rd Avenue SW, Tumwater, WA 98512 · (360) 709-7400 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Washington public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
297 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 250 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
59.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
44.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 42.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 38.6% |
| 2018-19 | 62.1% | 52.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.7% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 62.4% | 50.1% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 54.9% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 55.5% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 George Bush Middle School
George Bush Middle School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Bush Middle School this school | 762 | 39.0% | 49.4% |
| Orting Middle School Orting | 643 | 40.0% | 34.7% |
| Lakeridge Middle School Bonney Lake | 763 | 37.7% | 59.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School VANCOUVER | 786 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School Pullman | 643 | 37.6% | 60.6% |
| Morgan Middle School Ellensburg | 772 | 42.1% | 37.0% |
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 George Bush Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #97 of 294 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #105 of 357 ▲ 5 | #4 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #88 of 357 ▲ 11 | #4 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #25 of 290 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #91 of 377 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #103 of 340 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #214 of 340 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #253 of 359 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #172 of 192 | #6 of 10 |
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
762
+94 (+14%) vs 2020
+61% since 2000-01, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 762 | 42.2 | 18.1:1 | 39% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 38% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 38.1 | 19.6:1 | 40% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 38% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 36.8 | 21.2:1 | 30% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Bush Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (780 to 762); teachers up 14% (36.8 to 42.2).
About George Bush Middle School
In Tumwater, Washington, George Bush Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 762 students. It has 32% more students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).
George Bush Middle School is part of Tumwater School District, where 14 schools serve 6,350 students.
The largest group at George Bush Middle School is White students, at 64%. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
George Bush Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1, with 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, George Bush Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Washington public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.0%.
In Thurston County, median household income comes to about $96,563, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thurston County counts 86 public schools with about 44,412 students.
A G West Black Hills High School is the nearest public school to George Bush Middle School, about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 49.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, George Bush Middle School is City: Small.
In 2020-21, George Bush Middle School enrolled 668 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 762. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.1:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
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Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tumwater School District
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Tumwater
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightElementary · 600 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- A G West Black Hills High School1.2 mi · 753
- Cascadia High School1.2 mi · 134
- New Market Skills Center1.2 mi · 86
- New Market High School1.2 mi · 61
- Tumwater High School1.3 mi · 1,117
- Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight1.5 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About George Bush Middle SchoolHow large is George Bush Middle School?
George Bush Middle School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does George Bush Middle School serve?
George Bush Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Bush Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Bush Middle School is approximately 18.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Bush Middle School?
At George Bush Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees George Bush Middle School?
George Bush Middle School is overseen by Tumwater School District in Thurston County.
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