Is Frontier Middle School a good school?

Frontier Middle School ranks 284 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Frontier Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 647 students attended Frontier Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Frontier Middle School?

Students at Frontier Middle School are 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Frontier Middle School attend?

Students who attend Frontier Middle School usually go on to attend Graham Kapowsin High School

Frontier Middle School

Summary:

Frontier Middle School is a public middle school located in Graham, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 647 students. It is part of the Bethel School District, which is ranked 141 out of 247 school districts in Washington and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frontier Middle School has a higher percentage of White students (56.72%) compared to the nearby schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Math, with proficiency rates of 48.07% in ELA and 34.62% in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. However, the school performs relatively well for its Hispanic students, ranking 137 out of 344 Washington middle schools in 2023-2024, while its Asian and multi-racial students perform significantly worse.

Compared to nearby schools within the Bethel School District, Frontier Middle School's performance is generally in the middle range. For example, Spanaway Middle School and Cougar Mountain Middle School have higher overall academic performance, while Cedarcrest Middle School and Bethel Middle School have lower performance. Additionally, Frontier Middle School's performance for military-connected students is particularly low, ranking 26 out of 46 Washington middle schools in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public 6-8

22110 108th Avenue East
Graham, WA 98338-8871

(253) 800-8300

District: Bethel School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
284^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,905

Students who attend Frontier Middle School usually attend:

High:

Graham Kapowsin High School

Feeder schools for Frontier Middle School:

Elementary:	Graham Elementary
	Kapowsin Elementary
	Nelson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 22.2

Number of students: 647

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Frontier Middle School ranks worse than 53.1% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.99. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Frontier Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (56.7%), Hispanic (16.5%), two or more races (15.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frontier Middle School is 22.2. 4 middle schools in the Bethel School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Frontier Middle School employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frontier Middle School is $16,905. 3 middle schools in the Bethel School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frontier Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Frontier Middle School 284^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Frontier Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Military Connected students:

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White students:

Bethel School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethel School District 141^st of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	27.95	324^th	421	23.0%
2005	33.74	305^th	425	28.2%
2006	21.26	376^th	449	16.3%
2007	25.89	370^th	463	20.1%
2008	47.31	246^th	466	47.2%
2009	39.85	298^th	476	37.4%
2010	34.53	335^th	483	30.6%
2011	46.32	277^th	492	43.7%
2012	62.24	166^th	497	66.6%
2013	48.05	261^st	498	47.6%
2015	36.86	282^nd	445	36.6%
2016	48.77	218^th	443	50.8%
2017	46.55	232^nd	435	46.7%
2018	45.36	239^th	437	45.3%
2019	56.16	210^th	512	59.0%
2021	43.01	289^th	529	45.4%
2022	35.93	344^th	541	36.4%
2023	51.10	229^th	539	57.5%
2024	43.99	284^th	535	46.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.19	114^th	166	31.3%
2019	53.57	113^th	246	54.1%
2021	25.05	197^th	250	21.2%
2022	25.99	200^th	257	22.2%
2023	39.18	146^th	244	40.2%
2024	30.04	175^th	243	28.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.43	23^rd	135	83.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	41.38	134^th	268	50.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.51	172^nd	349	50.7%
2019	64.05	121^st	448	73.0%
2021	56.35	162^nd	458	64.6%
2022	43.72	251^st	475	47.2%
2023	63.29	133^rd	463	71.3%
2024	41.65	258^th	455	43.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.49	193^rd	376	48.7%
2019	58.16	181^st	452	60.0%
2021	47.52	226^th	469	51.8%
2022	39.58	278^th	479	42.0%
2023	51.73	210^th	464	54.7%
2024	45.37	239^th	464	48.5%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2022	16.51	50^th	51	2.0%
2023	20.43	38^th	40	5.0%
2024	47.56	26^th	46	43.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.42	222^nd	371	40.2%
2019	54.39	188^th	453	58.5%
2021	39.72	276^th	476	42.0%
2022	32.02	331^st	480	31.0%
2023	47.55	215^th	470	54.3%
2024	42.44	255^th	466	45.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	30.05	115^th	161	28.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	56.12	132^nd	344	61.6%
2021	52.63	134^th	353	62.0%
2022	39.88	201^st	360	44.2%
2023	53.61	131^st	336	61.0%
2024	53.67	137^th	344	60.2%

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Rank History for White students at Frontier Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.89	246^th	325	24.3%
2019	47.89	254^th	470	46.0%
2021	42.23	274^th	480	42.9%
2022	34.62	325^th	488	33.4%
2023	46.13	241^st	488	50.6%
2024	37.80	305^th	486	37.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Frontier Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1993	648	15	18	14	22	n/a	n/a	717
1994	759	15	23	16	31	n/a	n/a	844
1995	768	19	29	17	24	n/a	n/a	857
1996	768	19	29	17	24	n/a	n/a	857
1997	774	18	32	25	16	n/a	n/a	865
1998	749	21	43	24	14	n/a	n/a	851
1999	744	29	51	27	19	n/a	n/a	870
2000	740	18	30	20	17	n/a	n/a	825
2001	730	22	32	25	19	n/a	n/a	828
2002	796	24	45	31	25	n/a	n/a	921
2003	796	24	45	31	25	n/a	n/a	921
2004	768	32	44	41	29	n/a	n/a	914
2005	740	39	43	48	51	n/a	n/a	921
2006	715	44	47	58	56	n/a	n/a	920
2007	718	54	46	59	43	n/a	n/a	920
2008	701	59	46	68	36	n/a	n/a	910
2009	710	47	40	69	26	n/a	n/a	892
2010	678	43	40	79	25	n/a	n/a	865
2011	619	33	38	71	19	7	7	794
2012	595	36	35	74	22	6	13	781
2013	410	21	18	57	12	2	9	529
2014	580	30	15	97	17	6	32	777
2015	544	28	27	82	18	4	43	746
2016	530	26	24	84	14	6	38	722
2017	508	27	27	77	15	8	47	709
2018	510	28	20	88	8	11	73	738
2019	494	25	16	94	7	8	93	737
2020	531	30	20	135	10	22	104	852
2021	398	25	19	111	13	18	86	670
2022	398	20	21	103	10	23	94	669
2023	367	21	22	107	12	20	98	647

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frontier Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	717	34.6	20.7	n/a
1994	844	38.3	22.0	n/a
1995	857	37.5	22.9	n/a
1996	857	37.5	22.9	n/a
1997	865	40.6	21.3	n/a
1998	851	39.6	21.5	n/a
1999	870	37.8	23.0	n/a
2000	825	36.2	22.8	n/a
2001	828	39.3	21.1	n/a
2002	921	46.0	20.0	22.6
2003	921	46.0	20.0	22.6
2004	914	41.0	22.3	26.4
2005	921	41.2	22.4	23.5
2006	920	42.1	21.9	28
2007	920	42.1	21.9	27.2
2008	910	41.0	22.2	27.4
2009	892	41.0	21.8	26.6
2010	865	38.2	22.6	30.5
2011	794	34.7	22.8	20.5
2012	781	34.2	22.7	34.1
2013	529	24.5	21.5	31.2
2014	777	n/a	n/a	37.2
2015	746	35.0	21.3	41.2
2016	722	32.0	22.5	38.1
2017	709	33.1	21.3	42.7
2018	738	33.8	21.7	40
2019	737	36.2	20.3	41.2
2020	852	35.6	23.9	43.4
2021	670	34.8	19.2	40.4
2022	669	31.6	21.1	38.3
2023	647	29.0	22.2	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Frontier Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	717	34.6	20.7	n/a
1994	844	38.3	22.0	n/a
1995	857	37.5	22.9	n/a
1996	857	37.5	22.9	n/a
1997	865	40.6	21.3	n/a
1998	851	39.6	21.5	n/a
1999	870	37.8	23.0	n/a
2000	825	36.2	22.8	n/a
2001	828	39.3	21.1	n/a
2002	921	46.0	20.0	22.6
2003	921	46.0	20.0	22.6
2004	914	41.0	22.3	26.4
2005	921	41.2	22.4	23.5
2006	920	42.1	21.9	28
2007	920	42.1	21.9	27.2
2008	910	41.0	22.2	27.4
2009	892	41.0	21.8	26.6
2010	865	38.2	22.6	30.5
2011	794	34.7	22.8	20.5
2012	781	34.2	22.7	34.1
2013	529	24.5	21.5	31.2
2014	777	n/a	n/a	37.2
2015	746	35.0	21.3	41.2
2016	722	32.0	22.5	38.1
2017	709	33.1	21.3	42.7
2018	738	33.8	21.7	40
2019	737	36.2	20.3	41.2
2020	852	35.6	23.9	43.4
2021	670	34.8	19.2	40.4
2022	669	31.6	21.1	38.3
2023	647	29.0	22.2	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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