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Kopachuck Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Kopachuck Middle School is a top-performing public school serving 516 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-rated Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor, WA.

The school consistently earns 5-star ratings, ranking in the 92nd percentile of all Washington middle schools, with student proficiency rates significantly exceeding state averages in English, math, and science. Kopachuck stands out as the academic leader within its own district, outperforming nearby Harbor Ridge Middle School and Key Peninsula Middle School in key subjects. It achieves these excellent results efficiently, spending less per student than some comparison schools while delivering stronger academic outcomes.

Notably, Kopachuck provides exceptional support for all student groups, with state rankings in the 88th percentile or higher for students in special education, Hispanic students, and students from low-income families. This demonstrates a school-wide commitment to success for every child. While schools like Narrows View Intermediate in the University Place School District also achieve high proficiency, Kopachuck's decade-long record of consistent excellence makes it a standout choice for families in the region.

516

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,446

Per pupil spending ?

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10414 56th St NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-5903

(253) 530-4100

District: Peninsula School District

Students who attend Kopachuck Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gig Harbor High

Feeder schools for Kopachuck Middle School:

Elementary:

Voyager Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

45^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Peninsula School District

25^th of 247Peninsula 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	91.4	45 of 534	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	49 of 535	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	50 of 539	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	56 of 541	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	61 of 529	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	67 of 512	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	44 of 437	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.5	48 of 435	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.1	79 of 443	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	129 of 445	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	51 of 498	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	55 of 497	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	88.4	30 of 492	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	28 of 483	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	87.4	36 of 476	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.2	22 of 466	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	36 of 463	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	36 of 449	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	91.8	22 of 425	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	85.0	43 of 421	89.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	44 of 471	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	52 of 464	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	49 of 464	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	58 of 479	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	60 of 469	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	66 of 452	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	62 of 376	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	28 of 347	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	20 of 344	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	17 of 336	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	3 of 360	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	4 of 353	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	64 of 344	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	54 of 457	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	13 of 455	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	62 of 463	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	75 of 475	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	58 of 458	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	21 of 448	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	12 of 349	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	43 of 472	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	38 of 466	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	44 of 470	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	47 of 480	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	51 of 476	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	45 of 453	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	29 of 371	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	24 of 246	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	23 of 243	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	63 of 244	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	56 of 257	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	94 of 250	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.4	8 of 246	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	12 of 186	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	10 of 179	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	28 of 199	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	6 of 210	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	44 of 231	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	96.2	5 of 268	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	48 of 488	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	57 of 486	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	64 of 488	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	71 of 488	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	75 of 480	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	75 of 470	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+21 vs state

Science66%+17 vs state

Math66%+23 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 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
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%)	91.4	45^th of 534 public middle schools	91.6%		91.2	49^th of 535 public middle schools	90.8%	4		66.1	66.1			68.8	77.7	73.8	73.7			67.5	65.0	64.2	65.5	$15,446	$235	$15,211
Key Peninsula Middle School	Public	6-8	5510 Key Peninsula Hwy N	Lakebay	98349	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4200	444	24	18.1	41.9%	311 (70.0%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	55 (12.4%)	38.1	316^th of 534 public middle schools	40.8%		47	265^th of 535 public middle schools	50.5%	51		40.4	40.4			47.1	45.0	39.1	43.5			37.9	32.8	31.4	34.0	$17,602	$439	$17,162
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%)	79.9	95^th of 534 public middle schools	82.2%		80.3	89^th of 535 public middle schools	83.4%	6		63.4	63.4			63.4	78.4	71.2	71.3			47.4	48.0	51.2	48.9	$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%)	84.7	69^th of 534 public middle schools	87.1%		79	93^rd of 535 public middle schools	82.6%	24		72.9	72.9			67.5	63.8	72.1	67.9			56.3	54.3	56.9	55.9	$15,405	$258	$15,147
Tacoma Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	6501 N.23rd St.	Tacoma	98406	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%)	60.6	185^th of 534 public middle schools	65.4%		70	134^th of 535 public middle schools	75.0%	51						57.1	70.0	40.0	55.6						18.5	$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%)	45.7	271^st of 534 public middle schools	49.3%		43.1	291^st of 535 public middle schools	45.6%	20		42.4	42.4			43.9	55.5	47.8	49.1			33.8	43.5	31.3	36.4	$20,569	$959	$19,611
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%)	53.1	226^th of 534 public middle schools	57.7%		40.3	308^th of 535 public middle schools	42.4%	82		44.3	44.3			54.7	58.1	51.3	54.9			38.2	40.7	34.0	37.8	$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%)	31.7	362^nd of 534 public middle schools	32.2%		27.7	384^th of 535 public middle schools	28.2%	22	48.7	39.7	44.5	60.0	51.4	35.6	46.4	51.6	48.3	48.6	35.1	15.6	31.6	26.2	30.7	$21,961	$890	$21,072
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%)	95.2	25^th of 534 public middle schools	95.3%		95.2	27^th of 535 public middle schools	95.0%	2	73.4		73.4		73.7	79.9	79.7		77.6		68.2	69.8	68.5		68.8	$15,055	$251	$14,804
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%)	77.4	104^th of 534 public middle schools	80.5%		76.5	105^th of 535 public middle schools	80.4%	1		56.7	56.7			69.3	65.5	73.6	69.4			56.1	45.0	44.6	49.0	$18,811	$786	$18,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Kopachuck Middle School

How many students attend Kopachuck Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Kopachuck Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Kopachuck Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Kopachuck Middle School?

Students at Kopachuck Middle School are 77% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Kopachuck Middle School in?

Peninsula School District

Is Kopachuck Middle School a good school?

Yes. Kopachuck Middle School ranks in the top 8.4% of Washington middle schools.

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