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Baker Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Baker Middle School is a public school serving about 687 students in grades 6–8 in Tacoma, Washington, within the Tacoma School District. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 71.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Baker’s student-teacher ratio is 19.9:1, and its latest statewide ranking places it at the 16th percentile, or 431st out of 514 Washington middle schools.

Baker’s academic results are below both district and state averages, but the school compares favorably with most nearby Tacoma middle schools. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 34.80% in English language arts, 18.34% in math, and 30.69% in science. Math is the clearest concern, particularly in eighth grade, where proficiency fell to 14.81% compared with 21.72% in sixth grade. English language arts also declined from 38.46% to 34.80% in the latest year. Science was a brighter spot, improving nearly 7 percentage points to its strongest result in the four-year period. Among local Tacoma School District peers, Baker generally ranks second behind Stewart Middle School and outperforms Gray Middle School, Angelo Giaudrone Middle School, and First Creek Middle School in most subjects.

For families evaluating Baker, the main strengths are its relative position among nearby Tacoma schools, recent science improvement, and comparatively stronger results for English-language learners. Important areas to investigate include eighth-grade math, declining ELA and math performance, and services for students receiving special education, whose latest effectiveness ranking was at the 1st percentile. Stewart Middle School is the most useful local comparison because it has a similar enrollment, socioeconomic profile, and staffing ratio while achieving better math and science results. Overall, Baker is a low-performing school statewide but one of the stronger options among its immediate Tacoma School District middle-school peers.

687

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,451

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 So J Street
Tacoma, WA 98408

(253) 571-5000

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Baker Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Tahoma High School

Feeder schools for Baker Middle School:

Elementary:	Birney Elementary School
	Fern Hill Elementary School
	Helen Stafford Elementary School
	Larchmont Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.9%

White:

16.9%

Two or more races:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

431^st of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Middle Schools in the Tacoma School District

151^st of 238Tacoma 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	17.6	431 of 514	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	441 of 534	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	407 of 535	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	454 of 539	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	452 of 541	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	441 of 529	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	446 of 512	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	355 of 437	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	367 of 435	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	359 of 443	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	367 of 445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	461 of 498	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	453 of 497	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	428 of 492	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	416 of 483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	397 of 476	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	378 of 466	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	403 of 463	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	404 of 449	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	395 of 425	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	387 of 421	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	85 of 100	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	98 of 101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	67 of 90	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	72 of 96	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	87 of 104	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	39 of 66	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	103 of 148	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	122 of 145	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	125 of 161	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	131 of 149	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	138 of 152	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	117 of 123	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	54 of 96	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	77 of 135	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	376 of 443	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	385 of 471	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	356 of 464	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	405 of 464	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	423 of 479	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	389 of 469	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	398 of 452	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	318 of 376	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	257 of 344	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	234 of 336	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	258 of 360	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	225 of 353	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	225 of 344	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	188 of 259	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	370 of 453	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	356 of 457	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	273 of 455	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	366 of 475	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	352 of 458	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	341 of 448	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	256 of 349	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	390 of 454	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	397 of 472	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	368 of 466	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	384 of 470	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	385 of 480	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	394 of 476	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	396 of 453	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	312 of 371	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	193 of 222	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	216 of 246	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	213 of 243	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	219 of 244	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	234 of 257	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	215 of 250	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	239 of 246	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	144 of 166	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	224 of 226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	152 of 210	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	241 of 268	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	384 of 453	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	389 of 488	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	314 of 486	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	422 of 488	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	433 of 488	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	401 of 480	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	385 of 470	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	290 of 325	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2026)60th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2022)30th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Science31%-20 vs state

Math18%-25 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 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
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 So J Street	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5000	687	34	19.9	71.5%	116 (16.9%)	87 (12.7%)	226 (32.9%)	93 (13.5%)	8 (1.2%)	39 (5.7%)	114 (16.6%)	17.6	431^st of 514 public middle schools	16.1%		19.8	441^st of 534 public middle schools	17.4%	10	30.7	30.7	34.9	37.6	31.8	34.8	21.7	18.3	14.8	18.3	$19,451	$1,425	$18,026
Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	5010 S Pacific Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2200	650	33	19.6	70.3%	148 (22.8%)	57 (8.8%)	210 (32.3%)	94 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	111 (17.1%)	22.1	407^th of 514 public middle schools	20.8%		17.6	454^th of 534 public middle schools	15.0%	47	37.6	37.6	32.1	38.9	34.9	35.3	21.7	22.2	23.3	22.4	$18,714	$1,254	$17,460
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6-8	4902 S Alaska St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5811	449	23	19.6	71.9%	91 (20.3%)	72 (16.0%)	116 (25.8%)	33 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	105 (23.4%)	9.6	482^nd of 514 public middle schools	6.2%		13.3	474^th of 534 public middle schools	11.2%	8	30.8	30.8	20.9	21.8	28.8	23.6	11.8	19.5	8.3	13.4	$22,668	$2,364	$20,304
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%)	23.9	394^th of 514 public middle schools	23.3%		21.1	434^th of 534 public middle schools	18.7%	40	35.2	35.2	33.3	39.7	40.9	37.9	19.9	20.4	27.0	22.2	$19,891	$1,465	$18,426
Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	6229 S Tyler St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5200	510	28	18.3	73.7%	87 (17.1%)	93 (18.2%)	168 (32.9%)	46 (9.0%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	84 (16.5%)	10.9	472^nd of 514 public middle schools	8.2%		10.4	495^th of 534 public middle schools	7.3%	23	19.5	19.5	27.6	35.4	18.9	27.3	19.4	18.5	10.6	16.1	$19,700	$1,425	$18,275
First Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E. 56th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2700	584	30	19.5	78.1%	60 (10.3%)	99 (17.0%)	211 (36.1%)	80 (13.7%)	8 (1.4%)	51 (8.7%)	75 (12.8%)	6.5	501^st of 514 public middle schools	2.5%		8.2	508^th of 534 public middle schools	4.9%	7	18.6	18.6	22.5	28.6	19.6	23.5	11.0	11.3	9.2	10.5	$20,159	$1,629	$18,530
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%)	8.3	489^th of 514 public middle schools	4.9%		8	510^th of 534 public middle schools	4.5%	21	19.3	19.3	26.4	22.5	25.9	24.9	13.3	14.5	14.1	14.0	$19,335	$1,860	$17,475
Lochburn Middle School	Public	6-8	5431 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5420	497	33	15.0	82.7%	62 (12.5%)	86 (17.3%)	200 (40.2%)	23 (4.6%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	65 (13.1%)	6	503^rd of 514 public middle schools	2.1%		3.2	533^rd of 534 public middle schools	0.2%	30	11.4	11.4	20.2	27.7	14.2	20.6	10.7	18.0	7.1	11.8	$23,494	$3,018	$20,476
Hudtloff Middle School	Public	6-8	8102 Phillips Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5400	555	37	15.0	76.0%	110 (19.8%)	92 (16.6%)	234 (42.2%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.2%)	72 (13.0%)	7.9	493^rd of 514 public middle schools	4.1%		7.5	516^th of 534 public middle schools	3.4%	23	25.5	25.5	25.7	20.7	25.0	23.8	15.2	6.7	11.5	11.3	$21,623	$1,750	$19,873
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%)	52.6	219^th of 514 public middle schools	57.4%		44.6	279^th of 534 public middle schools	47.8%	60	43.5	43.5	42.1	49.0	50.4	47.2	44.7	49.0	33.5	42.5	$16,638	$1,318	$15,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker Middle School

What high school do graduates of Baker Middle School attend?

Students who attend Baker Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Tahoma High School

What district is Baker Middle School in?

Tacoma School District

How many students attend Baker Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Baker Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Baker Middle School?

Students at Baker Middle School are 33% Hispanic, 17% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 6% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Is Baker Middle School a good school?

Baker Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Washington middle schools.

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