Summary:
Tahoma School District has two middle schools in Washington, both serving grades 6–8: Summit Trail Middle School and Maple View Middle School. Together, they enroll about 2,143 students and are part of a highly rated district ranked 10th among 238 Washington districts. Both schools have five-star ratings and rank among the top 10% of middle schools statewide.
Summit Trail Middle School is the stronger school based on the most recent academic results. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were 70.56% in English Language Arts, 63.57% in math, and 76.36% in science. It led Maple View Middle School in all three subjects, with the largest advantages in science and math. Summit Trail was especially strong in eighth grade, where 78.08% of students were proficient in ELA, 71.58% in math, and 76.36% in science. Its main caution is that ELA and math scores declined from the previous year, although science improved substantially. The school ranks 41st of 514 statewide.
Maple View Middle School remains a strong option, with results well above Washington averages in every tested subject. It recorded 69.09% proficiency in ELA, 58.95% in math, and 68.04% in science. Maple View was slightly stronger than Summit Trail in seventh-grade ELA and math, but its biggest improvement opportunity is math, particularly in sixth and eighth grade. The school’s ranking has improved significantly, moving from 81st to 51st over three years and rising from the 85th to the 90th percentile. Both schools have similar student-teacher ratios, and science is a clear strength across the district. Overall, Summit Trail offers the strongest current academic performance, while Maple View combines high achievement with notable recent progress.
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