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Meeker Middle School

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Meeker Middle School ranks 244 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Meeker Middle School is a public middle school serving 567 students in grades 6-8 within the Tacoma School District, offering a solidly average education that performs better than its district in core subjects.

Academically, Meeker consistently outperforms the Tacoma School District average in English, math, and science, with science being a particular strength where it nearly matches the state average. Like many middle schools in the region, math is a consistent challenge area, though Meeker's performance in this subject is actually competitive among most nearby schools. The school is notably effective in supporting specific student groups, achieving a very high statewide ranking for its work with African American students. It operates with typical class sizes and achieves its outcomes with more efficient per-student spending than several neighboring schools like Truman Middle School and Hilltop Heritage Middle School.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. For instance, Mason Middle School in the same district has significantly higher test scores with similar funding, while the selective Federal Way Public Academy dramatically outperforms all traditional public schools in the area. Overall, Meeker provides a balanced option that excels in creating equitable outcomes, though families prioritizing top-tier math performance may consider other local alternatives.

567

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,748

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4402 Nassau Ave Ne
Tacoma, WA 98422

(253) 571-6500

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Meeker Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stadium High School

Feeder schools for Meeker Middle School:

Elementary:	Browns Point Elementary School
	Crescent Heights Elementary School
	N.E. Tacoma Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Washington median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

244^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Middle Schools in the Tacoma School District

157^th of 247Tacoma 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	49.8	244 of 534	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	234 of 535	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	245 of 539	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	221 of 541	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	204 of 529	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	235 of 512	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	204 of 437	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	204 of 435	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	155 of 443	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.8	158 of 445	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	171 of 498	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	175 of 497	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	139 of 492	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	56.8	205 of 483	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	117 of 476	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	111 of 466	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	112 of 463	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	62.3	151 of 449	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.6	177 of 425	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	118 of 421	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	9 of 101	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	15 of 90	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	31 of 96	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	17 of 104	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	21 of 111	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.3	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	82 of 147	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	69 of 148	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	91 of 145	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	89 of 161	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	66 of 149	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	96 of 152	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	83.5	13 of 100	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	7 of 135	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	215 of 471	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	212 of 464	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	220 of 464	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	241 of 479	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	215 of 469	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	197 of 452	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	202 of 376	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	167 of 347	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	147 of 344	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	156 of 336	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	185 of 360	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	123 of 353	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	182 of 344	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	196 of 259	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	232 of 457	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	127 of 455	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	142 of 463	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	156 of 475	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	53 of 458	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	335 of 448	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	278 of 349	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	243 of 472	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	193 of 466	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	213 of 470	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	172 of 480	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	156 of 476	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	208 of 453	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	156 of 371	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	135 of 246	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	130 of 243	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	132 of 244	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	128 of 257	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	129 of 250	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	146 of 246	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	74 of 166	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	165 of 199	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	132 of 210	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	126 of 231	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	208 of 268	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	245 of 488	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	248 of 486	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	250 of 488	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	199 of 488	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	172 of 480	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	235 of 470	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	186 of 325	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)87th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2022)17th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science49%~ state avg

Math36%-7 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 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 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	49.8	244^th of 534 public middle schools	54.3%		52.8	234^th of 535 public middle schools	56.3%	10	48.6	48.6	45.6	57.7	51.7		51.6	32.2	37.6	37.6		35.8	$18,748	$1,065	$17,683
Lakota Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 SW 314th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4800	645	33	19.7	71.2%	134 (20.8%)	107 (16.6%)	219 (34.0%)	48 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	98 (15.2%)	28	391^st of 534 public middle schools	26.8%		25.1	404^th of 535 public middle schools	24.5%	13	31.8	31.8	36.4	48.4	43.1		42.5	19.1	32.2	25.0		25.3	$18,771	$1,099	$17,671
Illahee Middle School	Public	5-8	36001 1st AVE S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4600	655	37	17.5	76.3%	107 (16.3%)	146 (22.3%)	190 (29.0%)	68 (10.4%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.4%)	70 (10.7%)	14.5	469^th of 534 public middle schools	12.2%		15.3	468^th of 535 public middle schools	12.5%	1	26.3	26.3	24.4	35.3	38.9		32.7	12.9	17.4	20.3		16.8	$20,930	$1,124	$19,806
Federal Way Public Academy	Public	6-10	34620 9th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3270	309	13	23.2	43.4%	129 (41.7%)	35 (11.3%)	40 (12.9%)	60 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (13.6%)	95	27^th of 534 public middle schools	94.9%		92.6	42^nd of 535 public middle schools	92.1%	15	73.0	73.0	71.9	78.1	88.9	89.5	81.9	68.8	70.3	71.4	59.7	67.7	$17,762	$857	$16,904
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%)	29	382^nd of 534 public middle schools	28.5%		56.7	208^th of 535 public middle schools	61.1%	174	40.9	40.9	38.6	46.8	38.1		41.4	13.6	36.2	22.0		24.2	$50,357	$903	$49,454
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%)	31.2	368^th of 534 public middle schools	31.1%		30.4	369^th of 535 public middle schools	31.0%	1	46.2	46.2	41.9	34.0	48.5		41.6	28.7	19.8	26.7		25.3	$21,482	$2,018	$19,464
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
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 S Dash Point Rd	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4900	668	36	18.3	77.7%	97 (14.5%)	103 (15.4%)	253 (37.9%)	96 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	77 (11.5%)	20	439^th of 534 public middle schools	17.8%		21	440^th of 535 public middle schools	17.8%	1	36.1	36.1	30.8	31.0	43.4		35.3	18.2	18.0	24.0		20.1	$19,089	$969	$18,120
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
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 S 360th ST	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3670	570	31	18.4	76.3%	140 (24.6%)	81 (14.2%)	161 (28.2%)	90 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.2%)	54 (9.5%)	10.6	493^rd of 534 public middle schools	7.7%		11.9	491^st of 535 public middle schools	8.2%	2	18.8	18.8	18.7	33.3	33.1		28.5	12.0	18.2	17.2		15.9	$19,100	$1,200	$17,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Meeker Middle School

What district is Meeker Middle School in?

Tacoma School District

What is the racial makeup of Meeker Middle School?

Students at Meeker Middle School are 42% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 7% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Meeker Middle School attend?

Students who attend Meeker Middle School usually go on to attend Stadium High School

How many students attend Meeker Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Meeker Middle School.

Is Meeker Middle School a good school?

Meeker Middle School ranks 244^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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