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Goodman Middle School

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Goodman Middle School ranks 89 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Goodman Middle School is a public school in Gig Harbor serving 519 students in grades 6–8 within the high-performing Peninsula School District. Overall, Goodman is a strong Washington middle school, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide and earning a four-star rating for 2025–26. Its long-term standing has improved considerably, rising from the 61st percentile in 2016–17 to the low 80s in recent years.

Academically, English language arts is Goodman’s clearest strength: 69.28% of students met state standards in 2025–26, about 16.47 points above the Washington average. Science was also strong at 65.5%, roughly 14.55 points above the state average. Math was above the state average at 48.39%, but it was well below the district average of 57.08%. Math performance declined by grade, from 56.80% in sixth grade to 46.20% in seventh and 42.11% in eighth. By comparison, Kopachuck Middle School had nearly identical ELA results but higher math proficiency at 60.66%, while Harbor Ridge Middle School also led Goodman in math at 58.43%. These nearby schools rank higher statewide, although Goodman slightly exceeded Harbor Ridge in ELA.

For families, the main takeaway is that Goodman offers strong literacy and science performance, a supportive profile across several student groups, and a record of meaningful long-term improvement. Its reported student-teacher ratio is 20.2:1, lower than the ratios at Kopachuck and Harbor Ridge, though it has risen from 18.0:1 in 2022–23. Goodman also compares favorably with nearby Tacoma schools, generally posting higher ELA, math, and science results. The clearest area to investigate is middle-school math, particularly why results weaken in seventh and eighth grade. Improving that pattern could help Goodman close the gap with its closest Peninsula peers and move beyond its current strong-but-not-top-tier position.

519

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,630

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 38th Ave NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-8231

(253) 530-1600

District: Peninsula School District

Students who attend Goodman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gig Harbor High

Feeder schools for Goodman Middle School:

Elementary:

Artondale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Peninsula School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

89^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Peninsula School District

18^th of 238Peninsula 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
2026	81.6	89 of 514	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	95 of 534	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	89 of 535	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	98 of 539	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	140 of 541	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	138 of 529	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	144 of 512	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	115 of 437	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	61.0	168 of 435	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.8	120 of 443	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	144 of 445	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.5	73 of 498	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	78 of 497	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	66 of 492	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	75 of 483	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	70 of 476	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	66 of 466	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	111 of 463	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	67.1	126 of 449	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	71.8	107 of 425	74.8%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	93 of 421	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	84 of 443	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	82 of 471	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	79 of 464	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	80 of 464	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	131 of 479	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	127 of 469	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	136 of 452	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	115 of 376	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	96 of 347	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	84 of 347	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	105 of 344	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	76 of 336	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	80 of 360	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	86 of 353	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	76 of 344	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	69 of 453	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	101 of 457	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	117 of 455	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	150 of 463	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	87 of 475	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	182 of 458	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	179 of 448	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	129 of 349	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	82 of 454	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	101 of 472	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	87 of 466	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	101 of 470	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	120 of 480	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	112 of 476	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	123 of 453	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	101 of 371	72.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	89.6	3 of 50	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	100 of 222	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	112 of 246	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	77 of 243	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	86 of 244	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	169 of 257	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	125 of 250	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	117 of 246	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.9	142 of 166	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	43 of 226	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	31 of 186	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	29 of 179	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	49 of 167	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	64 of 199	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	76 of 210	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	89 of 231	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	110 of 268	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	88 of 453	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	86 of 488	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	73 of 486	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	90 of 488	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	121 of 488	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	132 of 480	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	170 of 470	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2019)94th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

Science66%+15 vs state

Math48%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Math (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	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
Goodman Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 38th Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1600	519	26	20.2	21.0%	370 (71.3%)	6 (1.2%)	73 (14.1%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.4%)	81.6	89^th of 514 public middle schools	82.7%		79.9	95^th of 534 public middle schools	82.2%	6		65.5	65.5			67.5	67.1	73.1	69.3			56.8	46.2	42.1	48.4	$16,630	$232	$16,398
Harbor Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	9010 Prentice Ave	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1900	627	28	22.1	18.5%	458 (73.0%)	4 (0.6%)	62 (9.9%)	22 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (12.6%)	88	59^th of 514 public middle schools	88.5%		84.7	69^th of 534 public middle schools	87.1%	10		67.1	67.1			61.9	71.4	70.4	67.6			57.6	63.4	53.3	58.4	$15,405	$258	$15,147
Tacoma Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3319 S. Adams Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(253) 571-1545	170	12	13.8	64.7%	64 (37.6%)	22 (12.9%)	37 (21.8%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	33 (19.4%)								(n/a)									35.3						18.8	$16,887	$1,227	$15,660
Truman Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N 35th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5600	438	21	20.7	49.5%	230 (52.5%)	35 (8.0%)	61 (13.9%)	20 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.4%)	79 (18.0%)	48	244^th of 514 public middle schools	52.5%		45.7	271^st of 534 public middle schools	49.3%	27		45.2	45.2			55.2	43.1	52.0	50.5			42.3	29.0	29.0	34.2	$20,569	$959	$19,611
Kopachuck Middle School	Public	6-8	10414 56th St NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4100	516	24	21.9	17.1%	397 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.8%)	90.5	46^th of 514 public middle schools	91.1%		91.4	45^th of 534 public middle schools	91.6%	1		69.8	69.8			69.1	68.7	70.2	69.4			61.3	61.7	59.0	60.7	$15,446	$235	$15,211
Hunt Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 S 10th St.	Tacoma	98465	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2400	519	29	17.8	48.4%	233 (44.9%)	62 (11.9%)	64 (12.3%)	29 (5.6%)	7 (1.3%)	21 (4.0%)	101 (19.5%)	53	217^th of 514 public middle schools	57.8%		53.1	226^th of 534 public middle schools	57.7%	9		42.6	42.6			57.4	56.2	51.2	55.0			38.1	38.5	28.0	34.9	$21,309	$1,621	$19,688
Wainwright Intermediate School	Public	4-8	130 Alameda Ave	Tacoma	98466	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2100	368	21	17.7	59.5%	128 (34.8%)	53 (14.4%)	64 (17.4%)	22 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (23.6%)	26.7	375^th of 514 public middle schools	27.0%		31.7	362^nd of 534 public middle schools	32.2%	13	57.8	41.3	50.0	49.3	62.9	34.9	34.2	48.4	45.9	35.8	44.3	22.2	16.9	25.4	28.8	$21,961	$890	$21,072
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	3901 N 28th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7000	639	31	20.7	29.6%	426 (66.7%)	18 (2.8%)	79 (12.4%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	91 (14.2%)	77.3	106^th of 514 public middle schools	79.4%		77.4	104^th of 534 public middle schools	80.5%	2		59.7	59.7			62.0	72.3	60.6	65.4			53.1	53.7	36.0	48.2	$18,811	$786	$18,025
Narrows View Intermediate	Public	5-7	7813 44th St W	University Place	98466	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5630	692	37	18.8	42.1%	305 (44.1%)	74 (10.7%)	115 (16.6%)	71 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.3%)	106 (15.3%)	97.4	16^th of 514 public middle schools	96.9%		95.2	25^th of 534 public middle schools	95.3%	9	72.6		72.6		76.0	81.4	80.8		79.6		72.1	69.8	72.8		71.5	$15,055	$251	$14,804
Drum Intermediate	Public	5-7	4909 79th Avenue W	University Place	98467	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5660	639	35	18.4	43.0%	290 (45.4%)	53 (8.3%)	111 (17.4%)	63 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	115 (18.0%)	93.7	31^st of 514 public middle schools	94.0%		90.2	53^rd of 534 public middle schools	90.1%	22	66.0		66.0		56.9	71.8	80.8		69.8		50.7	62.7	61.8		58.4	$15,413	$256	$15,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Goodman Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Goodman Middle School?

Students at Goodman Middle School are 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Goodman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Goodman Middle School usually go on to attend Gig Harbor High

How many students attend Goodman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Goodman Middle School.

What district is Goodman Middle School in?

Peninsula School District

Is Goodman Middle School a good school?

Goodman Middle School ranks 89^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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