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Mason Middle School

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Mason Middle School ranks 106 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mason Middle School is a public school in Tacoma’s North End serving 639 students in grades 6–8, with consistently above-average results and a 2025–2026 ranking in the 79th statewide percentile.

Mason is the strongest-performing Tacoma middle school in this comparison group. In 2025–2026, 65.35% of students were proficient in English language arts, 48.18% in math, and 59.69% in science—above both Tacoma School District and Washington averages in every subject. Mason also ranked ahead of Meeker Middle School, Hunt Middle School, Truman Middle School, Bryant Montessori Middle School, and the other Tacoma schools listed. Its ELA performance is a particular strength, led by a 72.29% proficiency rate in seventh grade. Mason trails the nearby Narrows View Intermediate and Drum Intermediate, which rank in the 97th and 94th statewide percentiles, respectively; however, those schools serve different grade configurations.

The main academic opportunity is eighth-grade math, where proficiency was 35.98%, compared with more than 53% in sixth and seventh grades and 38.80% statewide. Overall, Mason’s math results have improved over the past four years, while ELA remains strong despite a recent decline. The school’s statewide ranking has stayed around the top fifth for more than a decade, suggesting durable performance rather than a one-year spike. Mason also has a lower free- or reduced-price lunch rate than most nearby Tacoma schools, an important context when comparing results. Recent subgroup indicators show improvement for students receiving special education services, while outcomes for students from low-income households merit continued attention.

639

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,811

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3901 N 28th St
Tacoma, WA 98407

(253) 571-7000

District: Tacoma School District

Feeder schools for Mason Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Two or more races:

14.2%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Washington middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tacoma School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

106^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	106 of 514	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	104 of 534	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	105 of 535	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	115 of 539	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	101 of 541	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	111 of 529	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	97 of 512	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	107 of 437	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	103 of 435	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	88 of 443	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	97 of 445	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	147 of 498	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	141 of 497	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	57.4	203 of 492	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	131 of 483	72.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	88 of 476	81.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	71 of 466	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.9	89 of 463	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	72.6	102 of 449	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	88 of 425	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	77.9	76 of 421	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	50 of 104	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	35 of 111	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	73.9	36 of 152	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	44 of 123	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	104 of 443	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	135 of 471	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	98 of 464	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	124 of 464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	92 of 479	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	108 of 469	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	72 of 452	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	81 of 376	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	53 of 347	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	66 of 347	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	96 of 344	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	94 of 336	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	63 of 360	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	69 of 353	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	87 of 344	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	47 of 259	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	190 of 453	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	136 of 457	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	178 of 455	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	189 of 463	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	242 of 475	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	184 of 458	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	66 of 448	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	86 of 349	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	101 of 454	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	70 of 472	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	95 of 466	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	87 of 470	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	93 of 480	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	95 of 476	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	94 of 453	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	124 of 371	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.3	97 of 246	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	67 of 243	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	105 of 244	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	89 of 257	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	65 of 250	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	107 of 246	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	104 of 166	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	87 of 226	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	103 of 186	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	96 of 167	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	160 of 210	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	135 of 231	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	129 of 268	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	85 of 453	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	92 of 488	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	88 of 486	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	81 of 488	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	72 of 488	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	86 of 480	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	80 of 470	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	115 of 325	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2019)76th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2022)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+13 vs state

Science60%+9 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	602 N Sprague Ave	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7700	447	22	20.0	62.4%	172 (38.5%)	62 (13.9%)	92 (20.6%)	12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	91 (20.4%)	17.6	432^nd of 514 public middle schools	16.0%		31.2	368^th of 534 public middle schools	31.1%	64		28.1	28.1			26.8	41.0	29.7	32.8			20.5	29.9	10.2	20.4	$21,482	$2,018	$19,464
Bryant Montessori Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	717 S. Grant Ave	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-2800	135	23	5.9	48.1%	76 (56.3%)	4 (3.0%)	24 (17.8%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	23 (17.0%)	41.9	283^rd of 514 public middle schools	44.9%		29	382^nd of 534 public middle schools	28.5%	99		43.2	43.2			52.8	50.0	47.7	50.4			35.9	21.4	23.3	27.5	$50,357	$903	$49,454
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
Meeker Middle School	Public	6-8	4402 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6500	567	28	20.2	43.6%	236 (41.6%)	41 (7.2%)	108 (19.0%)	74 (13.1%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	96 (16.9%)	57.4	195^th of 514 public middle schools	62.1%		49.8	244^th of 534 public middle schools	54.3%	49		58.0	58.0			51.6	52.5	57.5	53.8			37.2	30.5	38.5	35.4	$18,748	$1,065	$17,683
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason Middle School

What district is Mason Middle School in?

Tacoma School District

What is the racial makeup of Mason Middle School?

Students at Mason Middle School are 67% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Mason Middle School a good school?

Mason Middle School ranks 106^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mason Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Mason Middle School.

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