North Tapps Middle School

North Tapps Middle School is one of the mid-tier 6-8 campuss in Lake Tapps, Washington, one of the schools within Dieringer School District, with 523 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within Dieringer School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,424 students, North Tapps Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Tapps Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Pierce County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, North Tapps Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.5%, the actual is 65.4%, a residual of -0.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pierce County put the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. North Tapps Middle School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Tapps Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Tapps Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Tapps Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 523). White enrollment moved from 77% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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