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Frontier Middle School

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Frontier Middle School ranks 296 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Frontier Middle School is a public school serving about 620 students in grades 6-8 in Graham, Washington, as part of the Bethel School District.

Academically, Frontier's test scores in English and Math are generally below the state average, but the school shows notable strengths within its own district, particularly in Science where it often leads other Bethel School District middle schools like Spanaway Middle School and Bethel Middle School. An encouraging trend is that reading skills improve significantly from 6th to 8th grade, with 8th graders outperforming the state average in English. However, math scores remain fairly flat across grade levels, indicating an area for growth. When compared to schools in neighboring districts like the higher-performing Puyallup School District, which includes schools such as Ferrucci Junior High, Frontier's overall academic results are lower.

The school's performance varies for different groups of students; it has shown consistent success with Hispanic students and has had strong years supporting students from lower-income families, though results for multi-racial students have been a recent challenge. With mid-level spending per student compared to district peers, Frontier manages to achieve competitive results, especially in science. It's important for parents to know that all middle schools in the Bethel School District face similar challenges in keeping pace with state averages, and Frontier is often one of the stronger performers within that local context.

620

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,266

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22110 108th Avenue East
Graham, WA 98338-8871

(253) 800-8300

District: Bethel School District

Students who attend Frontier Middle School usually attend:

High:

Graham Kapowsin High School

Feeder schools for Frontier Middle School:

Elementary:	Graham Elementary
	Kapowsin Elementary
	Nelson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

296^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	41.4	296 of 534	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	284 of 535	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	229 of 539	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	344 of 541	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	289 of 529	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	210 of 512	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	239 of 437	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	232 of 435	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	218 of 443	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.9	282 of 445	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	261 of 498	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	166 of 497	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.3	277 of 492	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.5	335 of 483	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.9	298 of 476	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.3	246 of 466	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.9	370 of 463	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	376 of 449	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.7	305 of 425	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.0	324 of 421	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	115 of 161	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	58.4	23 of 135	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	277 of 471	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	239 of 464	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	210 of 464	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	278 of 479	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	226 of 469	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	181 of 452	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	193 of 376	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	172 of 347	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	137 of 344	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	131 of 336	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	201 of 360	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	134 of 353	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	132 of 344	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	205 of 457	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	258 of 455	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	133 of 463	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	251 of 475	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	162 of 458	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	121 of 448	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	172 of 349	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	272 of 472	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	255 of 466	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	215 of 470	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	331 of 480	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	276 of 476	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	188 of 453	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	222 of 371	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	193 of 246	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	175 of 243	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	146 of 244	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	200 of 257	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	113 of 246	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	41.4	134 of 268	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	309 of 488	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	305 of 486	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	241 of 488	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	325 of 488	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	274 of 480	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	254 of 470	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	246 of 325	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)83rd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2018)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2022)29th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Science39%-11 vs state

Math36%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Orting Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Whitehawk Blvd NW	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-3565	643	30	21.2	40.0%	414 (64.4%)	18 (2.8%)	113 (17.6%)	19 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	65 (10.1%)	32.7	355^th of 534 public middle schools	33.5%		28.8	378^th of 535 public middle schools	29.3%	23	42.1	42.1	49.5	42.4	38.8	43.5	25.8	24.5	30.5	26.9	$16,941	$736	$16,205
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
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
Ferrucci Junior High	Public	7-9	3213 Wildwood Pk Dr	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8756	815	38	21.4	50.3%	403 (49.4%)	38 (4.7%)	179 (22.0%)	53 (6.5%)	13 (1.6%)	26 (3.2%)	99 (12.1%)	54.8	219^th of 534 public middle schools	59.0%		53.7	229^th of 535 public middle schools	57.2%	10	48.2	48.2		56.9	53.4	55.2		46.0	29.7	38.0	$16,684	$705	$15,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier Middle School

Is Frontier Middle School a good school?

Frontier Middle School ranks 296^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Frontier Middle School in?

Bethel School District

How many students attend Frontier Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Frontier Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Frontier Middle School?

Students at Frontier Middle School are 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Frontier Middle School attend?

Students who attend Frontier Middle School usually go on to attend Graham Kapowsin High School

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