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Enrollment
665
Middle
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530910001545
Tumwater Middle School
6335 Littlerock Road SW, Tumwater, WA 98512 · (360) 709-7500 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- CThree-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
19.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
237 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 202 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 36% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
58.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.5pp since 2014
Math
43.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 57.8% | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 56.6% | 45.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.1% | 55.6% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 58.3% |
| 2016-17 | 67.8% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 66.2% | 52.2% |
| 2014-15 | 67.9% | 51.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Tumwater Middle School
Tumwater Middle School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater Middle School this school | 665 | 35.6% | 50.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School Pullman | 643 | 37.6% | 60.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School VANCOUVER | 786 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Lakeridge Middle School Bonney Lake | 763 | 37.7% | 59.9% |
| Haller Middle School Arlington | 576 | 37.0% | 38.1% |
| Poulsbo Middle School Poulsbo | 713 | 34.5% | 50.8% |
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 Tumwater Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #94 of 294 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #111 of 357 ▼ 7 | #5 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #102 of 357 no change | #5 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #86 of 290 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #155 of 377 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #193 of 340 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #167 of 340 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #269 of 359 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #139 of 192 | #4 of 10 |
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
665
+48 (+8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
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 | 665 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 32.2 | 19.7:1 | 35% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 32% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 34.4 | 20.7:1 | 32% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 33 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tumwater Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (711 to 665); teachers down 1% (34.4 to 34).
About Tumwater Middle School
Tumwater Middle School is a middle school in Tumwater, Washington, reachable at (360) 709-7500. The school's enrollment of 665 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Tumwater Middle School is one of 14 schools in Tumwater School District, which enrolls 6,350 students in total.
White students account for 62% of enrollment at Tumwater Middle School. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Census figures show Thurston County is about 72% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Tumwater Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Teachers at Tumwater Middle School total 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.6:1. Middle schools in Washington average about 18.9:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 36%.
The allk12 Grade for Tumwater Middle School is B-. Compared with Washington public middle schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Tumwater Middle School are 6.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.0% actual, 56.3% predicted).
In Thurston County (population about 299,067), median household income is about $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 86 public schools operate in Thurston County, serving about 44,412 students.
ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program is located about 0.4 miles from Tumwater Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.4% proficiency; Tumwater Middle School posts 50.0%.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 665, 8% above the 617 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.6 students per teacher, compared with 18.1 in 2020-21.
The Tumwater Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tumwater School District
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Tumwater
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightElementary · 600 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other Tumwater Middle schools
One other US public school is named Tumwater Middle. Tumwater Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tumwater Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 1,003 students
Nearby schools
- ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program0.4 mi · 344
- Tumwater High School0.6 mi · 1,117
- New Market High School0.8 mi · 61
- New Market Skills Center0.8 mi · 86
- Cascadia High School0.8 mi · 134
- Peter G Schmidt Elementary1.0 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Tumwater Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tumwater Middle School?
Tumwater Middle School enrolls approximately 665 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tumwater Middle School serve?
Tumwater Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Tumwater Middle School have?
Tumwater Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tumwater Middle School?
Student demographics at Tumwater Middle School are roughly 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Tumwater Middle School?
Tumwater Middle School is overseen by Tumwater School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.