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Liberty Middle School

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Liberty Middle School ranks 351 st of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School is a public school serving 857 students in grades 6-8 in Spanaway, Washington, within the Bethel School District.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, with science being a particular area of concern. The school shows some historical strengths with certain student groups but faces significant challenges in serving its Special Education population, where performance is critically low. A consistent performance gap exists between female and male students, and the school's statewide ranking has shown a declining trend over the past decade.

Compared to nearby schools, Liberty ranks lower than most other middle schools in the Bethel School District, such as Cougar Mountain Middle School and Frontier Middle School, and is significantly outperformed by schools in neighboring districts like Doris Stahl Junior High in the Puyallup School District. While Liberty spends less per student than some comparable schools, this variation in outcomes among schools with similar resources suggests that instructional practices and targeted support are key factors for improvement.

857

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,330

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7319 Eustis-Hunt Rd E
Spanaway, WA 98387

(253) 800-6500

District: Bethel School District

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually attend:

High:

Graham Kapowsin High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle School:

Elementary:	Frederickson Elementary
	Pioneer Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.7%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

351^st of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	33.4	351 of 534	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	300 of 535	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	338 of 539	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	350 of 541	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	375 of 529	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	338 of 512	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	274 of 437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	256 of 435	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.2	242 of 443	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	248 of 445	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	239 of 498	52.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	42 of 90	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	56 of 96	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	59 of 104	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	51 of 106	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	120 of 147	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	116 of 148	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	113 of 145	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	117 of 149	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	58.5	24 of 100	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	20 of 135	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	288 of 471	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	229 of 464	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	276 of 464	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	306 of 479	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	325 of 469	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	282 of 452	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	210 of 376	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	168 of 347	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	87 of 344	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	119 of 336	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	109 of 360	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	102 of 353	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	236 of 344	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	136 of 259	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	245 of 457	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	208 of 455	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	233 of 463	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	201 of 475	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	226 of 458	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	300 of 448	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	190 of 349	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	340 of 472	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	289 of 466	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	335 of 470	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	310 of 480	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	323 of 476	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	317 of 453	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	262 of 371	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	22 of 51	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	194 of 246	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	178 of 243	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	189 of 244	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	188 of 257	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	196 of 250	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	156 of 246	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	136 of 166	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	164 of 179	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	154 of 167	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	196 of 199	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	188 of 210	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	167 of 231	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	172 of 268	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	376 of 488	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	304 of 486	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	359 of 488	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	374 of 488	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	403 of 480	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	314 of 470	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	242 of 325	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)76th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Math31%-12 vs state

Science27%-23 vs state

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

My son was bullied the entire school year. This was repeatedly reported. The staff did nothing. The support is not there. Terrible school. Terrible teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Liberty 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 36% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander.

What district is Liberty Middle School in?

Bethel School District

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle School attend?

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

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School ranks 351^st of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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