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Enrollment
519
Middle
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530669000983
Goodman Middle School
3701 38th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 · (253) 530-1600 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
109 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 167 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 34% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
69.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
47.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 70.7% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 36.8% |
| 2018-19 | 65.2% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 69.2% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 63.8% | 48.2% |
| 2015-16 | 67.6% | 49.6% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 45.5% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Goodman Middle School
Goodman Middle School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodman Middle School this school | 519 | 21.0% | 59.0% |
| Tolt Middle School Carnation | 633 | 22.3% | 53.2% |
| Harbor Ridge Middle School Gig Harbor | 627 | 18.5% | 59.9% |
| Kopachuck Middle School Gig Harbor | 516 | 17.1% | 66.4% |
| Twin Falls Middle School North Bend | 556 | 16.7% | 64.5% |
| Whitman Middle School SEATTLE | 633 | 17.1% | 70.6% |
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 Goodman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #58 of 294 | #8 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #90 of 357 ▼ 10 | #10 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #42 of 357 ▲ 2 | #6 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #48 of 290 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #241 of 377 | #34 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #224 of 340 | #19 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #258 of 340 | #40 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #322 of 359 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #115 of 192 | #14 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
519
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 519 | 25.7 | 20.2:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 24.6 | 19.6:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 25.5 | 18.0:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 29.5 | 19.4:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 24 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 32 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goodman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (571 to 519); teachers down 13% (29.5 to 25.7).
About Goodman Middle School
A medium-sized middle school in Gig Harbor, Washington, Goodman Middle School is part of Peninsula School District. It serves 519 students in grades 6 through 8.
Peninsula School District counts 17 schools and 9,015 students, including Goodman Middle School.
Goodman Middle School's enrollment is 71% White. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. By the diversity index, Goodman Middle School comes in at 46%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.2:1. Among middle schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 18.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. That is lower than the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Goodman Middle School is 7.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.0% actual, 66.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pierce County, median household income is about $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Goodman Middle School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County, which together enroll about 138,462 students.
Harbor Heights Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Goodman Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.3% proficiency; Goodman Middle School posts 59.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 477 in 2020-21 and 519 in 2024-25, a 9% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.7:1 to 20.2:1.
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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 Peninsula School District
- Gig Harbor HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Peninsula High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Swift Water ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Kopachuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
- Purdy Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in Gig Harbor
- Gig Harbor HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Peninsula High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Swift Water ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Kopachuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
- Purdy Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Harbor Heights Elementary School0.1 mi · 397
- Artondale Elementary School1.4 mi · 413
- Discovery Elementary School2.8 mi · 380
- Gig Harbor High2.8 mi · 1,375
- Henderson Bay Alt High School2.9 mi · 139
- Pioneer Elementary School3.1 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Goodman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Goodman Middle School?
Goodman Middle School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Goodman Middle School serve?
Goodman Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Goodman Middle School?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Goodman Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goodman Middle School?
At Goodman Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Goodman Middle School in?
Goodman Middle School is part of Peninsula School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.