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How has Narrows View Intermediate changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
692
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530918001550
Narrows View Intermediate
7813 44TH ST W, UNIVERSITY PLA, WA 98466 · (253) 566-5630 · Pierce County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
291 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 5 | 247 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 209 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within University Place School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
67.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 68.4% |
| 2022-23 | 74.3% | 69.1% |
| 2021-22 | 72.8% | 63.4% |
| 2018-19 | 80.8% | 75.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.6% | 73.9% |
| 2016-17 | 69.4% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 72.5% | 71.4% |
| 2014-15 | 68.2% | 69.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Narrows View Intermediate
Narrows View Intermediate's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrows View Intermediate this school | 692 | 42.1% | 72.2% |
| Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 639 | 43.0% | 60.9% |
| Glacier View Junior High Puyallup | 843 | 45.2% | 42.2% |
| Doris Stahl Junior High Puyallup | 846 | 45.9% | 45.1% |
| Meeker Middle School Tacoma | 567 | 43.6% | 43.2% |
| Jane Addams Middle School Seattle | 824 | 34.7% | 58.7% |
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 Narrows View Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #19 of 294 | #1 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #21 of 357 ▼ 4 | #1 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #22 of 357 ▼ 2 | #1 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #103 of 290 | #20 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #136 of 377 | #17 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #142 of 340 | #11 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #56 of 340 | #19 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #239 of 359 | #33 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #122 of 130 | #18 of 19 |
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
692
+21 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 692 | 36.8 | 18.8:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 35.6 | 19.6:1 | 43% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 38.6 | 18.4:1 | 46% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 36% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 36.6 | 18.8:1 | 40% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 41% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 40% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 32 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Narrows View Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (686 to 692); teachers up 1% (36.6 to 36.8).
About Narrows View Intermediate
Narrows View Intermediate is a middle school in UNIVERSITY PLA, Washington, according to federal school records. The school's 692 students are in grades 5 through 7.
University Place School District counts 5,635 students in its 8 schools, and Narrows View Intermediate is one of them.
Narrows View Intermediate has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 11% Black, and 10% Asian. That compares with about 64% White among all Pierce County residents. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 18.8 students per teacher and 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington fairly closely. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Pierce County average 50%.
Narrows View Intermediate ranks in the top 10% of Washington schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 72.2%. Predicted: 52.0%. Difference: 20.2 points.
Census estimates describe Pierce County this way: the median household income is $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Pierce County has 287 public schools and roughly 138,462 students.
The next-closest public school is Drum Intermediate, about 0.4 miles away. Narrows View Intermediate is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Narrows View Intermediate at 2nd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Narrows View Intermediate in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Narrows View Intermediate grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 671 to 692 students.
Discussions about Narrows View Intermediate may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 University Place School District
- Curtis Senior HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Curtis Junior HighHigh · 904 students
- Drum IntermediateMiddle · 639 students
- Sunset PrimaryElementary · 548 students
- University Place PrimaryElementary · 522 students
- Evergreen PrimaryElementary · 516 students
Other schools in UNIVERSITY PLA
- Drum IntermediateMiddle · 639 students
- University Place PrimaryElementary · 522 students
- Chambers ElementaryElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Drum Intermediate0.4 mi · 639
- Evergreen Primary0.4 mi · 516
- Curtis Senior High0.5 mi · 1,321
- Curtis Junior High0.7 mi · 904
- Chambers Elementary1.0 mi · 493
- Sunset Primary1.1 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Narrows View IntermediateHow many students attend Narrows View Intermediate?
Narrows View Intermediate enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Narrows View Intermediate serve?
Narrows View Intermediate serves grades 05-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Narrows View Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Narrows View Intermediate is approximately 18.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Narrows View Intermediate?
Student demographics at Narrows View Intermediate are roughly 44% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Narrows View Intermediate in?
Narrows View Intermediate is part of University Place School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.