Is Thomas Middle School a good school?

Thomas Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Thomas Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 974 students attended Thomas Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Middle School?

Students at Thomas Middle School are 37% White, 26% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 13% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Middle School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Middle School usually go on to attend General William H. Harrison Preparatory School

Thomas Middle School

Summary:

Thomas Middle School is a public middle school located in Lakewood, Washington, serving 974 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Clover Park School District, which is ranked 183 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Middle School has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander students compared to nearby schools. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 37.56% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 21.22% were proficient in math, compared to state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington middle schools and maintains a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Narrows View Intermediate in the University Place School District, Thomas Middle School significantly underperforms. Narrows View Intermediate has much higher academic achievement, with 76.33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 69.23% in math. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the performance differences. The data also indicates that Thomas Middle School could benefit from targeted interventions and support for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, students with special needs, and military-connected students, who are performing significantly below their peers.

Detail:

Public 6-8

11509 Holden Rd SW
Lakewood, WA 98498

(253) 583-5440

District: Clover Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
432^nd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,977

Students who attend Thomas Middle School usually attend:

High:	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School
	Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Middle School:

Elementary:	Beachwood Elementary School
	Carter Lake Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
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	Lake Louise Elementary School
	Meriwether Elementary School
	Rainier Elementary School
	Tillicum Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.2

Number of students: 974

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.6%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Two or more races:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thomas Middle School ranks worse than 80.7% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Clover Park School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Thomas Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Clover Park School District. Student population at Thomas Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.6%), Hispanic (25.7%), two or more races (13.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Middle School is 20.2. 2 middle schools in the Clover Park School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Thomas Middle School employs 48 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Middle School is $17,977. 2 middle schools in the Clover Park School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Middle School 432^nd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Thomas Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Clover Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clover Park School District 183^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thomas Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	16.65	372^nd	421	11.6%
2005	14.19	384^th	425	9.6%
2006	11.38	418^th	449	6.9%
2007	19.10	399^th	463	13.8%
2008	28.81	355^th	466	23.8%
2009	18.38	414^th	476	13.0%
2010	15.32	430^th	483	11.0%
2011	16.86	441^st	492	10.4%
2012	20.01	428^th	497	13.9%
2013	40.38	315^th	498	36.7%
2015	42.14	247^th	445	44.5%
2016	48.03	225^th	443	49.2%
2017	54.70	203^rd	435	53.3%
2018	36.97	278^th	437	36.4%
2019	39.76	315^th	512	38.5%
2021	33.47	352^nd	529	33.5%
2022	31.04	377^th	541	30.3%
2023	21.06	438^th	539	18.7%
2024	22.41	432^nd	535	19.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.16	118^th	166	28.9%
2019	23.95	199^th	246	19.1%
2021	33.66	168^th	250	32.8%
2022	20.80	216^th	257	16.0%
2023	16.30	215^th	244	11.9%
2024	19.68	208^th	243	14.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.00	124^th	135	8.1%
2021	68.29	13^th	50	74.0%
2022	63.33	13^th	63	79.4%
2024	33.94	43^rd	78	44.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.39	200^th	268	25.4%
2019	19.25	215^th	231	6.9%
2021	20.46	194^th	210	7.6%
2022	26.46	155^th	199	22.1%
2024	8.63	179^th	179	0.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.64	94^th	349	73.1%
2019	67.49	102^nd	448	77.2%
2021	49.38	203^rd	458	55.7%
2022	38.24	297^th	475	37.5%
2023	23.13	376^th	463	18.8%
2024	37.64	274^th	455	39.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.48	245^th	376	34.8%
2019	48.75	229^th	452	49.3%
2021	41.38	267^th	469	43.1%
2022	34.20	318^th	479	33.6%
2023	19.21	389^th	464	16.2%
2024	21.24	380^th	464	18.1%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	30.28	41^st	50	18.0%
2021	21.46	40^th	44	9.1%
2022	19.53	48^th	51	5.9%
2023	9.94	40^th	40	0.0%
2024	10.21	46^th	46	0.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.13	252^nd	371	32.1%
2019	30.67	320^th	453	29.4%
2021	27.38	347^th	476	27.1%
2022	26.71	360^th	480	25.0%
2023	21.61	381^st	470	18.9%
2024	22.83	365^th	466	21.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	31.75	99^th	149	33.6%
2022	31.63	111^th	161	31.1%
2023	24.14	106^th	145	26.9%
2024	17.86	128^th	148	13.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.77	16^th	66	75.8%
2019	66.55	24^th	111	78.4%
2021	51.77	42^nd	106	60.4%
2022	41.14	58^th	104	44.2%
2023	26.14	74^th	96	22.9%
2024	34.53	58^th	90	35.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.67	113^th	259	56.4%
2019	53.74	145^th	344	57.8%
2021	48.80	153^rd	353	56.7%
2022	44.32	178^th	360	50.6%
2023	31.38	228^th	336	32.1%
2024	34.25	221^st	344	35.8%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	99.75	1^st	31	96.8%
2021	77.27	1^st	19	94.7%
2022	79.23	3^rd	20	85.0%
2023	78.59	1^st	6	83.3%
2024	54.04	7^th	10	30.0%

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Rank History for White students at Thomas Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.46	226^th	325	30.5%
2019	43.69	280^th	470	40.4%
2021	31.82	329^th	480	31.5%
2022	35.14	321^st	488	34.2%
2023	14.84	437^th	488	10.5%
2024	14.30	440^th	486	9.5%

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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 Thomas Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	398	176	82	56	13	n/a	n/a	0	725
1989	363	180	60	49	12	n/a	n/a	0	664
1990	349	185	64	52	20	n/a	n/a	0	670
1991	340	185	57	43	13	n/a	n/a	0	638
1992	335	191	64	46	21	n/a	n/a	0	657
1993	303	182	35	44	15	n/a	n/a	0	579
1994	324	188	40	67	21	n/a	n/a	0	640
1995	369	214	39	60	21	n/a	n/a	0	703
1996	369	214	39	60	21	n/a	n/a	0	703
1997	402	251	56	71	18	n/a	n/a	0	798
1998	378	196	53	57	19	n/a	n/a	0	703
1999	396	227	60	58	20	n/a	n/a	0	761
2000	431	221	53	62	17	n/a	n/a	0	784
2001	407	223	67	76	14	n/a	n/a	0	787
2002	447	197	61	90	18	n/a	n/a	0	813
2003	447	197	61	90	18	n/a	n/a	0	813
2004	420	194	48	73	21	n/a	n/a	0	756
2005	371	173	33	69	22	n/a	n/a	0	668
2006	319	134	31	85	16	n/a	n/a	0	585
2007	280	119	31	92	21	n/a	n/a	9	552
2008	263	99	33	90	20	n/a	n/a	32	537
2009	260	101	51	77	12	n/a	n/a	31	532
2010	237	97	49	83	12	n/a	n/a	39	517
2011	213	96	15	98	13	22	44	0	501
2012	230	81	26	112	12	15	37	0	513
2013	209	82	23	112	5	21	39	0	491
2014	183	68	18	146	7	24	61	0	507
2015	196	71	15	140	6	29	51	0	508
2016	174	64	19	147	1	26	40	0	471
2017	163	66	25	153	2	24	58	0	491
2018	158	75	26	150	2	31	67	0	509
2019	166	80	21	154	4	32	57	0	514
2020	174	64	18	171	3	30	48	0	508
2021	330	106	26	305	9	55	141	2	974
2022	343	118	24	271	13	46	127	14	956
2023	356	131	32	250	10	49	132	14	974

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 Thomas Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	725	38.0	19.0	0
1989	664	37.0	17.9	n/a
1990	670	35.3	18.9	0
1991	638	35.3	18.0	n/a
1992	657	29.7	22.1	n/a
1993	579	30.6	18.9	n/a
1994	640	29.4	21.8	n/a
1995	703	32.0	22.0	n/a
1996	703	32.0	22.0	n/a
1997	798	43.3	18.4	n/a
1998	703	39.5	17.8	n/a
1999	761	38.8	19.6	n/a
2000	784	41.4	18.9	n/a
2001	787	41.4	19.0	n/a
2002	813	46.4	17.5	62.7
2003	813	46.4	17.5	62.7
2004	756	45.0	16.8	65.7
2005	668	44.8	14.9	65.6
2006	585	32.4	18.1	62.1
2007	552	30.4	18.2	75.9
2008	537	29.5	18.2	75.4
2009	532	29.6	18.0	84.8
2010	517	27.0	19.1	89.5
2011	501	27.0	18.5	71.7
2012	513	25.5	20.1	74.7
2013	491	26.5	18.5	76
2014	507	n/a	n/a	79.9
2015	508	29.0	17.5	82.5
2016	471	27.0	17.4	83.7
2017	491	25.5	19.2	73.3
2018	509	24.0	21.2	75.2
2019	514	27.5	18.6	72
2020	508	30.0	16.9	73.8
2021	974	57.0	17.0	58
2022	956	53.0	18.0	56.3
2023	974	48.0	20.2	60.7

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 Thomas Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	725	38.0	19.0	0
1989	664	37.0	17.9	n/a
1990	670	35.3	18.9	0
1991	638	35.3	18.0	n/a
1992	657	29.7	22.1	n/a
1993	579	30.6	18.9	n/a
1994	640	29.4	21.8	n/a
1995	703	32.0	22.0	n/a
1996	703	32.0	22.0	n/a
1997	798	43.3	18.4	n/a
1998	703	39.5	17.8	n/a
1999	761	38.8	19.6	n/a
2000	784	41.4	18.9	n/a
2001	787	41.4	19.0	n/a
2002	813	46.4	17.5	62.7
2003	813	46.4	17.5	62.7
2004	756	45.0	16.8	65.7
2005	668	44.8	14.9	65.6
2006	585	32.4	18.1	62.1
2007	552	30.4	18.2	75.9
2008	537	29.5	18.2	75.4
2009	532	29.6	18.0	84.8
2010	517	27.0	19.1	89.5
2011	501	27.0	18.5	71.7
2012	513	25.5	20.1	74.7
2013	491	26.5	18.5	76
2014	507	n/a	n/a	79.9
2015	508	29.0	17.5	82.5
2016	471	27.0	17.4	83.7
2017	491	25.5	19.2	73.3
2018	509	24.0	21.2	75.2
2019	514	27.5	18.6	72
2020	508	30.0	16.9	73.8
2021	974	57.0	17.0	58
2022	956	53.0	18.0	56.3
2023	974	48.0	20.2	60.7

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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