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Gray Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Gray Middle School is a public school in Tacoma, Washington, serving about 510 students in grades 6–8 through the Tacoma School District in an area with substantial economic need. In 2024–2025, 73.73% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch. Gray ranked at the 8th percentile statewide in 2025–2026 and has received zero stars in each of the three most recent reported years. Its student-teacher ratio was 18.3, and spending was $19,700 per student, so the school does not stand out as having unusually large classes or especially low spending.

Academic results are well below district and state averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, 27.27% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 16.14% in math, and 19.51% in science. Science is the largest concern compared with the district, where 42.31% of students were proficient. Eighth grade is a particular focus: only 18.90% reached proficiency in ELA and 10.63% in math, with eighth-grade science also at 19.51%. Gray trails most nearby schools, including Hunt Middle School, which has a similar enrollment but much stronger results and ranks at the 58th statewide percentile. Gray also trails Bryant Montessori Middle School, Wainwright Intermediate School, and Stewart Middle School in all three subjects.

There are signs of gradual progress: ELA proficiency rose from 24.39% in 2023–2024 to 27.27% in 2025–2026, while math increased from 13.74% to 16.14%; science has improved only modestly overall. English Language Learners are a relative strength, with a 46th-percentile effectiveness ranking in 2024–2025. By contrast, effectiveness rankings for low-income students, students receiving special education services, and homeless students were near the bottom statewide. For families comparing options, the most important questions involve eighth-grade support, math and science instruction, attendance and intervention systems, and whether Gray can build on its stronger ELL practices. Angelo Giaudrone Middle School is a useful low-ranked comparison: Gray performs better in ELA and math but worse in science.

510

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,700

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6229 S Tyler St
Tacoma, WA 98409

(253) 571-5200

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Gray Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Tahoma High School

Feeder schools for Gray Middle School:

Elementary:	Arlington Elementary School
	Edison Elementary School
	Manitou Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.9%

African American:

18.2%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

472^nd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	10.9	472 of 514	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	495 of 534	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	510 of 535	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	488 of 539	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	488 of 541	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	454 of 529	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	482 of 512	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	396 of 437	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	401 of 435	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	403 of 443	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	365 of 445	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	456 of 498	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	450 of 497	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	456 of 492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	441 of 483	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	417 of 476	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	397 of 466	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	432 of 463	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	421 of 449	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.6	407 of 425	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	380 of 421	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	82 of 100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	89 of 90	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	89 of 104	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	105 of 111	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	135 of 147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	132 of 148	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	127 of 145	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	130 of 161	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	112 of 149	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	105 of 152	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	93 of 123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	52 of 96	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	128 of 135	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	406 of 443	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	434 of 471	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	450 of 464	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	433 of 464	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	414 of 479	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	403 of 469	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	426 of 452	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	345 of 376	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	307 of 347	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	306 of 344	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	285 of 336	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	241 of 360	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	177 of 353	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.3	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	254 of 259	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.8	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	410 of 453	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	423 of 457	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	428 of 455	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	379 of 463	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	403 of 475	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	355 of 458	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	416 of 448	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	319 of 349	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	430 of 454	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	444 of 472	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	435 of 466	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	422 of 470	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	440 of 480	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	398 of 476	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	434 of 453	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	351 of 371	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	192 of 222	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	220 of 246	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	237 of 243	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	224 of 244	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	242 of 257	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	225 of 250	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	237 of 246	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	41.5	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	170 of 186	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	262 of 268	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	399 of 453	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	415 of 488	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	448 of 486	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	442 of 488	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	454 of 488	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	377 of 480	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	456 of 470	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	313 of 325	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)46th percentile+39 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)32nd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science20%-31 vs state

Math16%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Middle School

How many students attend Gray Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Gray Middle School.

Is Gray Middle School a good school?

Gray Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Washington middle schools.

What district is Gray Middle School in?

Tacoma School District

What is the racial makeup of Gray Middle School?

Students at Gray Middle School are 33% Hispanic, 18% African American, 17% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Gray Middle School attend?

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

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