Kopachuck Middle School

As a mid-sized middle school in Gig Harbor, Washington, Kopachuck Middle School instructs 516 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Peninsula School District.

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

On the student-mix side, Kopachuck Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder is composed of 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kopachuck Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Kopachuck Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.8%, the actual is 66.4%, a residual of -2.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pierce County) records that 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. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Kopachuck Middle School is one.

Voyager Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kopachuck Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kopachuck Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kopachuck Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 516). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 77%. Class-load math has grew: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Kopachuck Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.