Best Middle Schools in Graham, WA

Summary:

The city of Graham, Washington is home to two middle schools: Frontier Middle School and Cougar Mountain Middle School. Based on the available data, Cougar Mountain Middle School appears to be the stronger-performing school in the area, outranking Frontier Middle School on several key metrics.

Cougar Mountain Middle School has a higher statewide ranking, placing 215th out of 535 Washington middle schools, compared to Frontier Middle School's ranking of 284th. Cougar Mountain also outperforms Frontier in English Language Arts and Science proficiency across all grades, though both schools lag behind the Bethel School District and state averages in math. Cougar Mountain Middle School spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic success.

While both schools have a majority white student population, Cougar Mountain Middle School serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 54.4% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to 44.2% at Frontier Middle School. This suggests that Cougar Mountain Middle School is effectively supporting its more economically diverse student body, making its strong academic performance even more impressive.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)		SBAC English Language Arts (2024)				SBAC Math (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5108 260th St. East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8000	605	29	20.7	52.4%	374 (61.8%)	12 (2.0%)	104 (17.2%)	13 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	87 (14.4%)	55.2	215^th of 535 public middle schools	59.8%		47.3	251^st of 539 public middle schools	53.4%	36	50.2	50.2	51.6	56.4	56.1	54.7	37.5	31.9	34.9	34.9	$18,226	$572	$17,655
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	22110 108th Avenue East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8300	624	28	22.2	44.6%	370 (59.3%)	25 (4.0%)	94 (15.1%)	18 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	15 (2.4%)	93 (14.9%)	44	284^th of 535 public middle schools	46.9%		51.1	229^th of 539 public middle schools	57.5%	55	36.4	36.4	42.1	54.8	46.3	48.1	36.6	31.4	36.1	34.6	$16,905	$1,066	$15,840

Cities Near Graham

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spanaway	2.99 mi	19	195^th
Puyallup	4.03 mi	37	121^st
Orting	5.98 mi	5	218^th
Tacoma	6.3 mi	104	192^nd
Bonney Lake	7.94 mi	9	28^th

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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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