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Bethel Middle School

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Bethel Middle School ranks 314 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Bethel Middle School is a public school in Spanaway, WA, serving about 660 students in grades 6-8 within the Bethel School District, and it has shown clear, steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past several years.

The school has notable strengths, particularly in supporting specific groups of students and in science instruction, where it outperforms the district average and is competitive with other area schools. Its 7th-grade English scores are also a bright spot, exceeding both district and state averages. However, math proficiency is a significant challenge, as it is for the entire Bethel School District; Bethel Middle's math scores lag behind the state average, similar to other district schools like Cedarcrest Middle School and Spanaway Middle School.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, such as Doris Stahl Junior High in the Puyallup School District, Bethel Middle's overall test scores are lower, but it is important to consider that it serves a community with greater economic need. Despite this context, the school's upward trajectory and its effectiveness with certain student subgroups suggest it is a school actively making progress and building on its successes.

661

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,482

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22201 38th Avenue East
Spanaway, WA 98387-6827

(253) 800-7200

District: Bethel School District

Students who attend Bethel Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bethel High School

Feeder schools for Bethel Middle School:

Elementary:	North Star Elementary
	Shining Mountain Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.5%

Hispanic:

26.6%

Two or more races:

19.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Math scores 13 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

314^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Bethel School District

138^th of 247Bethel School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	314 of 534	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	326 of 535	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	368 of 539	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	417 of 541	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	424 of 529	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	388 of 512	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	310 of 437	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	320 of 443	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	260 of 445	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	299 of 498	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	344 of 497	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.6	386 of 492	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.6	292 of 483	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.2	306 of 476	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	275 of 466	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	300 of 463	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.3	329 of 449	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.3	307 of 425	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.4	246 of 421	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	43 of 101	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	75 of 96	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	39 of 104	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	55 of 106	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	14 of 66	78.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	104 of 145	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	276 of 471	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	265 of 464	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	344 of 464	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	368 of 479	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	372 of 469	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	361 of 452	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	265 of 376	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	213 of 347	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	158 of 344	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	122 of 336	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	239 of 360	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	216 of 353	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	188 of 344	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	146 of 259	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	51.8	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	192 of 457	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	215 of 455	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	238 of 463	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	327 of 475	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	313 of 458	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	263 of 448	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	240 of 349	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	305 of 472	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	323 of 466	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	317 of 470	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	384 of 480	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	386 of 476	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	324 of 453	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	269 of 371	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	33 of 51	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	12 of 44	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	33.7	39 of 50	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	134 of 246	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	181 of 243	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	181 of 244	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	196 of 257	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	200 of 246	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	124 of 166	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.6	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	33.5	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.1	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	129 of 186	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	196 of 210	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	218 of 231	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	149 of 268	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	268 of 488	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	318 of 486	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	385 of 488	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	417 of 488	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	459 of 480	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	419 of 470	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2019)63rd percentile+38 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)60th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science39%-10 vs state

Math30%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 38th Avenue East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7200	661	32	20.8	63.5%	228 (34.5%)	51 (7.7%)	176 (26.6%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.3%)	128 (19.4%)	38.7	314^th of 534 public middle schools	41.2%		36.2	326^th of 535 public middle schools	39.1%	12	38.9	38.9	49.1	51.5	46.1	48.8	28.6	30.4	30.4	29.8	$17,482	$938	$16,544
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7319 Eustis-Hunt Rd E	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6500	857	41	21.1	54.0%	306 (35.7%)	97 (11.3%)	186 (21.7%)	53 (6.2%)	7 (0.8%)	52 (6.1%)	154 (18.0%)	33.4	351^st of 534 public middle schools	34.3%		41.5	300^th of 535 public middle schools	43.9%	51	26.7	26.7	41.5	47.3	47.7	45.5	29.8	33.2	30.1	31.0	$16,330	$1,035	$15,295
Cedarcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	191201 13th Avenue Crt. E.	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7500	765	35	21.7	62.6%	191 (25.0%)	107 (14.0%)	174 (22.7%)	60 (7.8%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (7.7%)	169 (22.1%)	21.2	433^rd of 534 public middle schools	18.9%		21.5	437^th of 535 public middle schools	18.3%	4	25.3	25.3	45.5	41.1	35.1	40.7	21.6	24.2	14.3	20.0	$17,358	$1,243	$16,115
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	50.4%	366 (60.5%)	9 (1.5%)	129 (21.3%)	10 (1.7%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.2%)	75 (12.4%)	45.7	270^th of 534 public middle schools	49.4%		55.2	215^th of 535 public middle schools	59.8%	55	45.8	45.8	46.4	51.9	54.0	50.5	33.8	37.6	28.4	33.4	$19,696	$1,833	$17,863
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	22110 108th Avenue East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8300	620	30	20.8	49.0%	346 (55.8%)	29 (4.7%)	104 (16.8%)	21 (3.4%)	10 (1.6%)	16 (2.6%)	94 (15.2%)	41.4	296^th of 534 public middle schools	44.6%		44	284^th of 535 public middle schools	46.9%	12	38.7	38.7	37.8	46.5	54.5	46.4	33.3	37.1	36.3	35.5	$17,266	$1,265	$16,001
Spanaway Middle School	Public	6-8	15701 B Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-5400	766	34	22.5	67.8%	206 (26.9%)	72 (9.4%)	248 (32.4%)	28 (3.7%)	10 (1.3%)	68 (8.9%)	134 (17.5%)	44.6	279^th of 534 public middle schools	47.8%		49.6	250^th of 535 public middle schools	53.3%	29	35.7	35.7	40.9	42.3	52.9	45.1	50.0	39.2	33.8	41.3	$16,638	$1,318	$15,320
Doris Stahl Junior High	Public	6-10	9610 168th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8881	846	38	22.1	45.9%	365 (43.1%)	70 (8.3%)	180 (21.3%)	67 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	124 (14.7%)	57.4	203^rd of 534 public middle schools	62.0%		55	217^th of 535 public middle schools	59.4%	14	44.8	44.8		58.7	53.1	56.0		44.9	39.0	42.1	$15,842	$1,002	$14,840
Glacier View Junior High	Public	7-9	12807 184th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 435-6827	843	39	21.8	45.2%	392 (46.5%)	81 (9.6%)	154 (18.3%)	69 (8.2%)	10 (1.2%)	18 (2.1%)	118 (14.0%)	51	237^th of 534 public middle schools	55.6%		51.3	238^th of 535 public middle schools	55.5%	1	45.3	45.3		51.6	52.6	52.1		42.0	34.5	38.1	$15,833	$623	$15,210
Ballou Junior High	Public	7-9	9916 136th St E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8725	852	39	21.9	49.4%	381 (44.7%)	73 (8.6%)	172 (20.2%)	55 (6.5%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.6%)	129 (15.1%)	53.5	225^th of 534 public middle schools	57.9%		56.7	207^th of 535 public middle schools	61.3%	18	42.5	42.5		66.7	56.3	61.6		38.0	29.0	33.6	$15,904	$525	$15,379
Perry G Keithley Middle School	Public	6-8	12324 12th Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4307	804	45	17.8	68.8%	195 (24.3%)	92 (11.4%)	266 (33.1%)	38 (4.7%)	8 (1.0%)	79 (9.8%)	126 (15.7%)	8	510^th of 534 public middle schools	4.5%		7.5	521^st of 535 public middle schools	2.6%	11	19.3	19.3	25.4	22.4	25.3	24.4	15.6	13.6	14.5	14.5	$19,335	$1,860	$17,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethel Middle School

How many students attend Bethel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Bethel Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bethel Middle School?

Students at Bethel Middle School are 34% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 8% Pacific Islander, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Bethel Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bethel Middle School usually go on to attend Bethel High School

Is Bethel Middle School a good school?

Bethel Middle School ranks 314^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bethel Middle School in?

Bethel School District

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