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Cedarcrest Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Cedarcrest Middle School is a public school serving 765 students in grades 6-8 in Spanaway, Washington, within the Bethel School District.

The school has a history of academic challenges, consistently ranking in the lower tiers of Washington middle schools for the past decade. A key area of concern is math, where only about 20% of students are proficient, which is significantly lower than both the district and state averages. While student performance in English starts strong in 6th grade, it tends to decline sharply by 8th grade. The school's science scores have also seen a notable recent drop. It's important to note that the school serves a community with a high level of economic need, with over 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal important context. For instance, Spanaway Middle School, located very close by and serving a student population with even greater economic need, achieves significantly higher test scores and rankings. Other schools in the Bethel School District, like Frontier Middle School and Cougar Mountain Middle School, also perform better. Cedarcrest's per-student spending is comparable to these schools, suggesting that how resources are used may be a critical factor. This indicates that the challenges at Cedarcrest are specific to the school and that improvement is possible with targeted strategies.

765

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,358

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

191201 13th Avenue Crt. E.
Spanaway, WA 98387-7924

(253) 800-7500

District: Bethel School District

Students who attend Cedarcrest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spanaway Lake High School

Feeder schools for Cedarcrest Middle School:

Elementary:	Camas Prairie Elementary
	Clover Creek Elementary
	Evergreen Elementary
	Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

25.0%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

433^rd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	433 of 534	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	437 of 535	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	417 of 539	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	435 of 541	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	422 of 529	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	399 of 512	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	329 of 437	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	345 of 435	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	322 of 443	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	336 of 445	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.3	316 of 498	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	296 of 497	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	294 of 492	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.3	378 of 483	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	401 of 476	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	425 of 466	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	407 of 463	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	426 of 449	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	331 of 425	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	313 of 421	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	80 of 101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	69 of 104	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	96 of 147	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	104 of 148	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	98 of 145	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	105 of 149	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	73 of 152	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.8	96 of 123	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	390 of 471	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	393 of 464	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	366 of 464	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	403 of 479	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	373 of 469	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	368 of 452	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	302 of 376	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	214 of 344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	169 of 336	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	274 of 360	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	247 of 353	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	240 of 344	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	137 of 259	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	370 of 457	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	348 of 455	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	331 of 463	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	384 of 475	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	314 of 458	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	264 of 448	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	198 of 349	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	386 of 472	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	362 of 466	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	378 of 470	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	379 of 480	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	371 of 476	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	342 of 453	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	268 of 371	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	215 of 246	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	218 of 243	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	217 of 244	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	202 of 257	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	222 of 250	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	209 of 246	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	143 of 166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2018	92.8	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	33.8	170 of 268	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	450 of 488	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	403 of 486	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	398 of 488	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	429 of 488	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	399 of 480	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	374 of 470	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	274 of 325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2013	39.0	315 of 454	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.1	212 of 450	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	135 of 440	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Pacific Islander (2025)50th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2018)37th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science25%-24 vs state

Math20%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Cedarcrest Middle School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Morris Ford Middle School	Public	6-8	1602 104th Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-3605	831	46	18.0	64.6%	232 (27.9%)	81 (9.7%)	292 (35.1%)	60 (7.2%)	7 (0.8%)	46 (5.5%)	113 (13.6%)	21.1	434^th of 534 public middle schools	18.7%		26.9	389^th of 535 public middle schools	27.3%	45	30.7	30.7	32.5	45.6	32.9	36.7	19.6	25.1	22.9	22.3	$19,891	$1,465	$18,426
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedarcrest Middle School

What district is Cedarcrest Middle School in?

Bethel School District

Is Cedarcrest Middle School a good school?

Cedarcrest Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Cedarcrest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cedarcrest Middle School usually go on to attend Spanaway Lake High School

How many students attend Cedarcrest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Cedarcrest Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cedarcrest Middle School?

Students at Cedarcrest Middle School are 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% Two or more races, 14% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Pacific Islander.

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