Tumwater Middle School

Summary:

Tumwater Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Tumwater School District, with a student population of 616. Located in Tumwater, Washington, the school has consistently been ranked in the top half of Washington middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tumwater Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the state average in SBAC/ELA and SBAC/Math proficiency across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school had 58.53% proficiency in ELA and 44.99% in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68% respectively. Additionally, the school has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools like George Bush Middle School and Reeves Middle School, with 64.94% White, 14.12% Hispanic, 6.17% Asian, and 11.2% two or more races.

Tumwater Middle School has also shown strong performance for its special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) student groups, ranking 32nd out of 167 Washington middle schools for special education students and 67th out of 463 for low-SES students in 2022-2023. While the school's performance for military-connected students is not as strong, it still ranks in the top half of Washington middle schools for this population. These impressive results suggest that Tumwater Middle School is providing an inclusive and equitable learning environment that supports the success of all its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6335 Littlerock Road SW
       Tumwater, WA  98512


(360) 709-7500

District: Tumwater School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,022 Help


Students who attend Tumwater Middle School usually attend:

High:    A G West Black Hills High School

Feeder schools for Tumwater Middle School:

Elementary:    Black Lake Elementary
    Michael T Simmons Elementary
    Tumwater Hill Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  616

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.9%
Hispanic:
14.1%
Two or more races:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.8% Help


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Compare Details Tumwater Middle School ranks better than 72.3% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.9%), Hispanic (14.1%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tumwater Middle School is 18.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tumwater Middle School is $15,022.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tumwater Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tumwater Middle School 148th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Tumwater Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Tumwater School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tumwater School District 74th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tumwater Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.65 101st 421 76.0%
2005 74.44 96th 425 77.4%
2006 71.00 112th 449 75.1%
2007 69.35 110th 463 76.2%
2008 65.95 133rd 466 71.5%
2009 70.31 114th 476 76.1%
2010 71.74 109th 483 77.4%
2011 68.36 120th 492 75.6%
2012 78.59 76th 497 84.7%
2013 78.63 76th 498 84.7%
2016 61.77 165th 443 62.8%
2018 73.55 103rd 437 76.4%
2019 70.35 127th 512 75.2%
2021 60.57 182nd 529 65.6%
2022 68.48 143rd 541 73.6%
2023 70.05 137th 539 74.6%
2024 68.15 148th 535 72.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.37 38th 166 77.1%
2019 78.11 47th 246 80.9%
2021 63.74 72nd 250 71.2%
2022 68.32 71st 257 72.4%
2023 59.24 85th 244 65.2%
2024 54.09 96th 243 60.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.63 86th 268 67.9%
2019 36.42 133rd 231 42.4%
2021 53.10 73rd 210 65.2%
2022 40.05 97th 199 51.3%
2023 67.51 32nd 167 80.8%
2024 32.84 113th 179 36.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.66 51st 349 85.4%
2019 73.31 65th 448 85.5%
2021 65.46 102nd 458 77.7%
2022 67.77 97th 475 79.6%
2023 75.26 67th 463 85.5%
2024 65.66 122nd 455 73.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.83 94th 376 75.0%
2019 74.86 97th 452 78.5%
2021 61.28 156th 469 66.7%
2022 72.75 111th 479 76.8%
2023 68.46 129th 464 72.2%
2024 67.74 140th 464 69.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.27 14th 50 72.0%
2021 43.01 26th 44 40.9%
2022 46.29 30th 51 41.2%
2023 43.09 28th 40 30.0%
2024 51.53 23rd 46 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.73 104th 371 72.0%
2019 64.73 137th 453 69.8%
2021 61.51 161st 476 66.2%
2022 64.59 142nd 480 70.4%
2023 69.57 122nd 470 74.0%
2024 67.34 122nd 466 73.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.02 80th 149 46.3%
2022 57.28 69th 161 57.1%
2023 55.66 61st 145 57.9%
2024 50.39 72nd 148 51.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.13 37th 259 85.7%
2019 57.83 125th 344 63.7%
2021 47.15 159th 353 55.0%
2022 52.78 140th 360 61.1%
2023 72.57 71st 336 78.9%
2024 74.98 62nd 344 82.0%
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Rank History for White students at Tumwater Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.20 128th 325 60.6%
2019 61.63 160th 470 66.0%
2021 51.17 222nd 480 53.8%
2022 58.73 172nd 488 64.8%
2023 61.76 159th 488 67.4%
2024 62.54 163rd 486 66.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Tumwater Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 586 3 23 12 6 n/a n/a 0 630
1989 602 2 12 10 5 n/a n/a 0 631
1990 641 5 7 7 5 n/a n/a 0 665
1991 687 5 11 9 7 n/a n/a 0 719
1992 780 9 14 8 8 n/a n/a 0 819
1993 825 14 20 10 8 n/a n/a 0 877
1994 843 18 30 15 10 n/a n/a 0 916
1995 465 9 23 14 8 n/a n/a 0 519
1996 465 9 23 14 8 n/a n/a 0 519
1997 464 9 18 10 6 n/a n/a 0 507
1998 442 11 18 12 9 n/a n/a 0 492
1999 426 9 19 10 7 n/a n/a 0 471
2000 450 13 13 14 9 n/a n/a 0 499
2001 426 9 18 16 6 n/a n/a 0 475
2002 447 13 13 12 16 n/a n/a 0 501
2003 447 13 13 12 16 n/a n/a 0 501
2004 427 9 16 16 9 n/a n/a 0 477
2005 429 8 19 17 8 n/a n/a 0 481
2006 452 16 26 21 8 n/a n/a 0 523
2007 428 15 23 17 10 n/a n/a 0 493
2008 369 15 20 16 9 n/a n/a 0 429
2009 376 17 21 17 9 n/a n/a 2 442
2010 387 8 24 25 10 n/a n/a 11 465
2011 343 9 21 36 5 2 34 0 450
2012 349 6 23 35 5 2 27 0 447
2013 352 11 17 29 3 5 42 0 459
2014 336 14 16 38 2 3 47 0 456
2015 341 12 15 37 4 1 43 0 453
2016 334 11 20 46 6 2 50 0 469
2017 319 9 23 53 7 6 64 0 481
2018 498 13 27 90 3 5 75 0 711
2019 482 13 24 98 1 2 74 0 694
2020 480 13 23 78 2 3 75 1 675
2021 413 13 26 81 2 4 75 3 617
2022 398 10 34 69 4 4 68 2 589
2023 400 12 38 87 2 6 69 2 616

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 Tumwater Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 630 27.0 23.3 0
1989 631 31.0 20.3 n/a
1990 665 32.9 20.2 0
1991 719 33.5 21.4 n/a
1992 819 36.4 22.5 n/a
1993 877 40.2 21.8 n/a
1994 916 46.0 19.9 n/a
1995 519 25.5 20.4 n/a
1996 519 25.5 20.4 n/a
1997 507 24.8 20.4 n/a
1998 492 24.3 20.2 n/a
1999 471 25.8 18.3 n/a
2000 499 25.2 19.8 n/a
2001 475 25.5 18.6 n/a
2002 501 24.3 20.6 26.1
2003 501 24.3 20.6 26.1
2004 477 25.0 19.1 25.6
2005 481 24.6 19.6 29.9
2006 523 24.6 21.3 23.9
2007 493 25.2 19.6 24.9
2008 429 23.2 18.5 21.7
2009 442 23.2 19.1 24.1
2010 465 24.6 18.9 24.9
2011 450 24.2 18.5 26.9
2012 447 24.0 18.5 29.5
2013 459 24.0 19.1 30.9
2014 456 n/a n/a 31.1
2015 453 24.0 18.8 30.7
2016 469 24.0 19.5 33
2017 481 25.0 19.1 30.8
2018 711 34.4 20.6 31.9
2019 694 34.9 19.8 31.4
2020 675 35.5 18.9 34.2
2021 617 34.7 17.7 34
2022 589 34.5 17.0 29.5
2023 616 33.0 18.6 31.8

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 Tumwater Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 630 27.0 23.3 0
1989 631 31.0 20.3 n/a
1990 665 32.9 20.2 0
1991 719 33.5 21.4 n/a
1992 819 36.4 22.5 n/a
1993 877 40.2 21.8 n/a
1994 916 46.0 19.9 n/a
1995 519 25.5 20.4 n/a
1996 519 25.5 20.4 n/a
1997 507 24.8 20.4 n/a
1998 492 24.3 20.2 n/a
1999 471 25.8 18.3 n/a
2000 499 25.2 19.8 n/a
2001 475 25.5 18.6 n/a
2002 501 24.3 20.6 26.1
2003 501 24.3 20.6 26.1
2004 477 25.0 19.1 25.6
2005 481 24.6 19.6 29.9
2006 523 24.6 21.3 23.9
2007 493 25.2 19.6 24.9
2008 429 23.2 18.5 21.7
2009 442 23.2 19.1 24.1
2010 465 24.6 18.9 24.9
2011 450 24.2 18.5 26.9
2012 447 24.0 18.5 29.5
2013 459 24.0 19.1 30.9
2014 456 n/a n/a 31.1
2015 453 24.0 18.8 30.7
2016 469 24.0 19.5 33
2017 481 25.0 19.1 30.8
2018 711 34.4 20.6 31.9
2019 694 34.9 19.8 31.4
2020 675 35.5 18.9 34.2
2021 617 34.7 17.7 34
2022 589 34.5 17.0 29.5
2023 616 33.0 18.6 31.8

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

Tumwater Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201971.1%0.0%1.8%0.4%4.0%94.7%72.0%93.8%94.2%94.7%72.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Tumwater Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201984.5%0.3%1.2%4.5%96.0%96.3%96.3%96.3%96.7%96.4%

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

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $609 (4.9%) $11,723 (95.1%) $12,333
2020 $420 (5.0%) $8,061 (95.0%) $8,481
2021 $523 (3.7%) $13,424 (96.3%) $13,947
2022 $909 (6.1%) $14,113 (93.9%) $15,022

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tumwater Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 127th of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 137th of 539 Middle schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Tumwater Middle School)67.358
 9.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tumwater School District)64.655.4
 9.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Tumwater Middle School)59.245.5
 13.6%
   6th Grade Math (Tumwater School District)58.747.8
 11%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Tumwater Middle School)67.363
 4.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tumwater School District)65.463
 2.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Tumwater Middle School)57.948
 10%
   7th Grade Math (Tumwater School District)54.248.1
 6.1%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Tumwater Middle School)66.462.9
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tumwater School District)65.455.4
 10%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Tumwater Middle School)54.442.4
 12%
   8th Grade Math (Tumwater School District)52.638.1
 14.6%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Tumwater Middle School)60.450.8
 9.6%
   8th Grade Science (Tumwater School District)52.353.9
 1.6%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Tumwater Middle School)6761
 6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tumwater School District)6959.4
 9.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Tumwater Middle School)57.145.3
 11.8%
   All Grades Math (Tumwater School District)57.646
 11.6%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Tumwater Middle School)60.450.8
 9.6%
   All Grades Science (Tumwater School District)54.151.7
 2.3%
   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 Students694616
 11.2%
African American1312
 7.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian2438
 58.3%
Hispanic9887
 11.2%
Pacific Islander26
 200%
White482400
 17%
Two or More Races7469
 6.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.4%31.8%
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In the 2022-23 school year, 616 students attended Tumwater Middle School.

Students at Tumwater Middle School are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

Tumwater Middle School ranks 148th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Tumwater Middle School usually go on to attend A G West Black Hills High School


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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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