Harbor Ridge Middle School

Harbor Ridge Middle School, a mid-tier middle school in Gig Harbor, Washington, run under Peninsula School District, caters to 627 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Peninsula School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 9,015 students; Harbor Ridge Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Harbor Ridge Middle School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at Harbor Ridge Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Harbor Ridge Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.8%, the actual is 59.9%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household income runs about $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harbor Ridge Middle School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pioneer Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harbor Ridge Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Harbor Ridge Middle School's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 627). The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 73% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Harbor Ridge Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.