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Enrollment
519
Middle
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870003818
Hunt Middle School
6501 S 10th St., Tacoma, WA 98465 · (253) 571-2400 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
17.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
251 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 30% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
53.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +16.4pp since 2021
Math
37.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +14.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 16 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 22.5% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Hunt Middle School
Hunt Middle School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Middle School this school | 519 | 48.4% | 40.9% |
| Truman Middle School Tacoma | 438 | 49.5% | 38.3% |
| College Place Middle School LYNNWOOD | 479 | 47.8% | 39.0% |
| Narrows View Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 692 | 42.1% | 72.2% |
| Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 639 | 43.0% | 60.9% |
| Glacier View Junior High Puyallup | 843 | 45.2% | 42.2% |
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 Hunt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #147 of 294 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #153 of 357 ▲ 46 | #18 of 45 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #128 of 357 ▲ 40 | #17 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #3 of 290 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #242 of 377 | #35 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #91 of 340 | #5 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #63 of 340 | #21 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #203 of 359 | #23 of 45 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 519 | 29.1 | 17.9:1 | 48% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 26.7 | 18.1:1 | 57% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 21.8 | 18.4:1 | 59% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunt Middle School.
About Hunt Middle School
Hunt Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Washington, with an address in Tacoma. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 519 students.
Hunt Middle School is run by Tacoma School District, whose 66 schools enroll 28,900 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Hunt Middle School is White, with 45% of students. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hunt Middle School scores 72%.
For every teacher at Hunt Middle School, there are about 17.9 students; the school has 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 48%. The average for public schools in Pierce County is similar, at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hunt Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Washington public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hunt Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 40.9% actual against 47.8% predicted.
In the wider Pierce County area, median household income comes to about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Pierce County's 287 public schools enroll about 138,462 students and include Hunt Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, The School at Pearl Youth Residence is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Hunt Middle School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Hunt Middle School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Hunt Middle School. 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 Tacoma School District
- Stadium High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,556 students
- Mount Tahoma High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Tacoma School of the ArtsHigh · 658 students
Other schools in Tacoma
- Stadium High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,556 students
- Mount Tahoma High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Franklin Pierce High SchoolHigh · 977 students
Other Hunt Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hunt Middle. Hunt Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hunt Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 852 students
Nearby schools
- The School at Pearl Youth Residence0.4 mi · 21
- Geiger Montessori School0.6 mi · 521
- Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center0.6 mi · 21
- Wainwright Intermediate School0.8 mi · 368
- Dr. Dolores Silas High School1.0 mi · 1,160
- Delong Elementary School1.0 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Hunt Middle SchoolHow large is Hunt Middle School?
Hunt Middle School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hunt Middle School serve?
Hunt Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunt Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hunt Middle School is approximately 17.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hunt Middle School?
At Hunt Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Hunt Middle School?
Hunt Middle School is overseen by Tacoma School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.