Tacoma Online Middle School

Tacoma Online Middle School, a minimally staffed middle school in Tacoma, Washington, overseen by Tacoma School District, instructs 170 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 577.

Within Tacoma School District, which oversees 66 schools and 28,900 students, Tacoma Online Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Tacoma Online Middle School shows that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 13% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

Zooming out to the county, Pierce County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Tacoma Online Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tacoma Online Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tacoma Online Middle School.

The school occupies a city-core site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Tacoma Online Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.