Harbor Ridge Middle School

Summary:

Harbor Ridge Middle School is a public middle school in Gig Harbor, Washington, serving 596 students in grades 6-8. As part of the highly-ranked Peninsula School District, Harbor Ridge consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic achievement, making it a standout institution in the region.

Harbor Ridge Middle School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 64.78% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 50.34% in Math, compared to state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, with Hispanic and multi-racial students ranking among the top in the state. Additionally, Harbor Ridge has maintained a consistent high ranking, placing in the top 25% of Washington middle schools over the past 10 years, with a peak ranking of 58th out of 437 schools in 2017-2018.

When compared to nearby schools, Harbor Ridge Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Kopachuck Middle School, also in the Peninsula School District, ranked 49th out of 535 Washington middle schools in 2023-2024 and had significantly higher test scores than the Tacoma School District schools. This performance may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, increased spending per student, and the affluent socioeconomic status of its student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 9010 Prentice Ave
       Gig Harbor, WA  98332-1095


(253) 530-1900

District: Peninsula School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
93rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,209 Help


Students who attend Harbor Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:    Peninsula High School

Feeder schools for Harbor Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:    Purdy Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.0 Help
Number of students:  596

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.0%
Hispanic:
11.6%
Two or more races:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Harbor Ridge Middle School ranks better than 82.6% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Peninsula School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Harbor Ridge Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Peninsula School District. Racial makeup is: White (74%), Hispanic (11.6%), two or more races (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harbor Ridge Middle School is 20. 2 middle schools in the Peninsula School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harbor Ridge Middle School is $15,209, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Peninsula School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harbor Ridge Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harbor Ridge Middle School 93rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Harbor Ridge Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Peninsula School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peninsula School District 24th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harbor Ridge Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 69.64 113th 421 73.2%
2005 73.68 100th 425 76.5%
2006 72.28 108th 449 75.9%
2007 79.33 65th 463 86.0%
2008 83.22 54th 466 88.4%
2009 76.03 87th 476 81.7%
2010 81.83 62nd 483 87.2%
2011 81.94 63rd 492 87.2%
2012 72.98 101st 497 79.7%
2013 80.45 68th 498 86.3%
2015 68.38 128th 445 71.2%
2016 71.72 105th 443 76.3%
2017 79.12 82nd 435 81.1%
2018 85.65 58th 437 86.7%
2019 78.05 95th 512 81.4%
2021 78.32 104th 529 80.3%
2022 77.08 110th 541 79.7%
2023 73.90 123rd 539 77.2%
2024 79.04 93rd 535 82.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.22 26th 166 84.3%
2019 75.94 55th 246 77.6%
2021 85.45 30th 250 88.0%
2022 80.39 40th 257 84.4%
2023 73.87 52nd 244 78.7%
2024 70.65 63rd 243 74.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.67 94th 268 64.9%
2019 59.84 55th 231 76.2%
2021 48.38 84th 210 60.0%
2022 46.62 84th 199 57.8%
2023 45.22 83rd 167 50.3%
2024 79.06 24th 179 86.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.86 15th 349 95.7%
2019 64.45 119th 448 73.4%
2021 71.53 64th 458 86.0%
2022 61.59 124th 475 73.9%
2023 39.72 273rd 463 41.0%
2024 81.62 51st 455 88.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.40 41st 376 89.1%
2019 77.59 76th 452 83.2%
2021 78.76 87th 469 81.4%
2022 79.11 85th 479 82.3%
2023 77.97 87th 464 81.3%
2024 77.79 92nd 464 80.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.85 5th 50 90.0%
2021 81.34 3rd 44 93.2%
2022 88.48 4th 51 92.2%
2023 70.03 7th 40 82.5%
2024 57.07 18th 46 60.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.69 71st 371 80.9%
2019 76.20 93rd 453 79.5%
2021 76.98 93rd 476 80.5%
2022 73.98 111th 480 76.9%
2023 68.29 126th 470 73.2%
2024 78.91 85th 466 81.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.78 14th 259 94.6%
2019 59.74 115th 344 66.6%
2021 83.92 38th 353 89.2%
2022 92.39 19th 360 94.7%
2023 81.65 42nd 336 87.5%
2024 83.27 35th 344 89.8%
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Rank History for White students at Harbor Ridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.90 75th 325 76.9%
2019 72.38 111th 470 76.4%
2021 68.94 123rd 480 74.4%
2022 64.38 145th 488 70.3%
2023 62.01 157th 488 67.8%
2024 70.68 117th 486 75.9%
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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.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Harbor Ridge Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 413 3 2 2 4 n/a n/a 0 424
1993 431 4 8 4 5 n/a n/a 0 452
1994 449 4 8 2 5 n/a n/a 0 468
1995 546 5 16 13 11 n/a n/a 0 591
1996 546 5 16 13 11 n/a n/a 0 591
1997 592 3 19 8 12 n/a n/a 0 634
1998 544 7 20 10 13 n/a n/a 0 594
1999 544 4 19 9 6 n/a n/a 0 582
2000 514 6 16 10 1 n/a n/a 0 547
2001 535 9 19 18 5 n/a n/a 0 586
2002 438 13 17 12 16 n/a n/a 0 496
2003 438 13 17 12 16 n/a n/a 0 496
2004 500 14 22 11 20 n/a n/a 0 567
2005 513 8 23 10 20 n/a n/a 5 579
2006 475 3 22 13 17 n/a n/a 14 544
2007 193 2 7 8 2 n/a n/a 300 512
2008 278 5 13 12 8 n/a n/a 200 516
2009 352 8 18 12 7 n/a n/a 106 503
2010 439 4 23 16 7 n/a n/a 36 525
2011 476 2 15 37 0 4 42 0 576
2012 470 3 15 36 0 7 58 0 589
2013 473 2 16 30 0 6 47 0 574
2014 465 3 15 34 2 3 56 0 578
2015 468 1 13 35 2 2 49 0 570
2016 498 4 12 42 4 3 50 0 613
2017 465 7 15 39 2 2 48 0 578
2018 470 9 17 43 4 1 53 0 597
2019 457 6 13 55 3 1 72 0 607
2020 465 6 14 58 3 0 67 0 613
2021 430 8 20 56 0 0 57 1 572
2022 433 8 17 60 1 0 57 1 577
2023 441 8 18 69 2 0 58 0 596

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 Harbor Ridge Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 424 20.2 20.9 n/a
1993 452 20.4 22.2 n/a
1994 468 22.6 20.7 n/a
1995 591 26.4 22.4 n/a
1996 591 26.4 22.4 n/a
1997 634 29.2 21.7 n/a
1998 594 25.0 23.8 n/a
1999 582 23.8 24.5 n/a
2000 547 23.8 23.0 n/a
2001 586 26.0 22.5 n/a
2002 496 23.2 21.4 18.8
2003 496 23.2 21.4 18.8
2004 567 25.0 22.7 17.3
2005 579 25.0 23.2 15.3
2006 544 26.4 20.6 15.5
2007 512 23.9 21.4 37.3
2008 516 24.8 20.8 25.6
2009 503 24.8 20.3 20.4
2010 525 25.5 20.5 20.9
2011 576 26.5 21.7 19.6
2012 589 26.4 22.2 18.8
2013 574 28.1 20.3 17.9
2014 578 n/a n/a 19.6
2015 570 26.0 21.9 22.8
2016 613 27.0 22.7 21.2
2017 578 28.7 20.1 19.2
2018 597 28.0 21.2 18.6
2019 607 28.5 21.2 19.3
2020 613 29.5 20.7 16.3
2021 572 28.6 19.9 14.3
2022 577 30.1 19.1 13.3
2023 596 29.7 20.0 18.6

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 Harbor Ridge Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 424 20.2 20.9 n/a
1993 452 20.4 22.2 n/a
1994 468 22.6 20.7 n/a
1995 591 26.4 22.4 n/a
1996 591 26.4 22.4 n/a
1997 634 29.2 21.7 n/a
1998 594 25.0 23.8 n/a
1999 582 23.8 24.5 n/a
2000 547 23.8 23.0 n/a
2001 586 26.0 22.5 n/a
2002 496 23.2 21.4 18.8
2003 496 23.2 21.4 18.8
2004 567 25.0 22.7 17.3
2005 579 25.0 23.2 15.3
2006 544 26.4 20.6 15.5
2007 512 23.9 21.4 37.3
2008 516 24.8 20.8 25.6
2009 503 24.8 20.3 20.4
2010 525 25.5 20.5 20.9
2011 576 26.5 21.7 19.6
2012 589 26.4 22.2 18.8
2013 574 28.1 20.3 17.9
2014 578 n/a n/a 19.6
2015 570 26.0 21.9 22.8
2016 613 27.0 22.7 21.2
2017 578 28.7 20.1 19.2
2018 597 28.0 21.2 18.6
2019 607 28.5 21.2 19.3
2020 613 29.5 20.7 16.3
2021 572 28.6 19.9 14.3
2022 577 30.1 19.1 13.3
2023 596 29.7 20.0 18.6

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Harbor Ridge Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201888.3%0.0%0.0%2.0%6.1%94.9%90.3%94.9%94.9%95.4%90.3%
201990.8%0.0%1.0%1.5%2.6%98.0%92.8%97.4%96.4%98.0%92.8%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Harbor Ridge Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201994.6%0.0%0.7%4.4%96.1%96.2%95.4%95.6%96.1%96.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Harbor Ridge Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $584 (4.6%) $12,091 (95.4%) $12,674
2020 $15 (0.2%) $9,352 (99.8%) $9,367
2021 $112 (0.8%) $14,542 (99.2%) $14,654
2022 $186 (1.2%) $15,023 (98.8%) $15,209

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harbor Ridge Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 95th of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 123rd of 539 Middle schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Harbor Ridge Middle School)67.562.3
 5.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)62.261
 1.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Harbor Ridge Middle School)5246.4
 5.7%
   6th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)49.646.7
 3%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Harbor Ridge Middle School)76.766.1
 10.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)74.264.5
 9.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Harbor Ridge Middle School)58.140.2
 17.9%
   7th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)60.942
 18.9%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Harbor Ridge Middle School)73.268.8
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)70.267.2
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Harbor Ridge Middle School)61.349.3
 12%
   8th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)63.647.7
 15.9%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Harbor Ridge Middle School)74.853.9
 20.9%
   8th Grade Science (Peninsula School District)6856.9
 11.1%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harbor Ridge Middle School)72.665.7
 6.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)71.966.8
 5.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Harbor Ridge Middle School)57.245.5
 11.7%
   All Grades Math (Peninsula School District)60.752.1
 8.5%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Harbor Ridge Middle School)74.853.9
 20.9%
   All Grades Science (Peninsula School District)67.361.1
 6.2%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students607596
 1.8%
African American68
 33.3%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian1318
 38.5%
Hispanic5569
 25.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White457441
 3.5%
Two or More Races7258
 19.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.3%18.6%
 0.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Harbor Ridge Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 596 students attended Harbor Ridge Middle School.

Students who attend Harbor Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Peninsula High School

Harbor Ridge Middle School ranks 93rd of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Harbor Ridge Middle School are 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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