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Truman Middle School

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Truman Middle School ranks 271 st of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Truman Middle School is a public school in Tacoma, Washington, serving about 440 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Tacoma School District.

The school shows stable, middle-of-the-road academic performance, consistently ranking near the state average in recent years. Its test scores in English and Math are generally better than the district average but slightly below the state average, while Science is a relative strength. The school has shown significant long-term improvement from a lower performance base. Notably, Truman appears particularly effective in supporting its Hispanic and female student populations, though it faces challenges in closing performance gaps for male students and those from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools, a stark contrast emerges. Truman's consistent, mid-range performance differs from the volatility seen at some district schools like Bryant Montessori Middle School. More significantly, schools in neighboring districts, such as Narrows View Intermediate (University Place SD) and Goodman Middle School (Peninsula SD), rank much higher. Even within the same district, Mason Middle School outperforms Truman despite similar per-student spending, suggesting that district-level factors and how resources are used play a major role in student outcomes.

438

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,569

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5801 N 35th St
Tacoma, WA 98407

(253) 571-5600

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Truman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dr. Dolores Silas High School

Feeder schools for Truman Middle School:

Elementary:	Point Defiance Elementary School
	Skyline Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Two or more races:

18.0%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

271^st of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	45.7	271 of 534	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	291 of 535	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	288 of 539	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	260 of 541	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	233 of 529	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	384 of 512	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	316 of 437	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	310 of 435	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.7	262 of 443	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.7	227 of 445	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.9	333 of 498	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	288 of 497	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	331 of 492	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	341 of 483	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	272 of 476	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.2	282 of 466	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	272 of 463	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	246 of 449	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.5	201 of 425	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.2	135 of 421	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.3	19 of 106	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	24.9	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	72.9	42 of 161	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	32.0	115 of 152	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	42.4	63 of 135	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	227 of 471	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	213 of 464	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	255 of 464	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	244 of 479	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	209 of 469	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	327 of 452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	267 of 376	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	132 of 347	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	184 of 344	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	130 of 336	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	183 of 360	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	106 of 353	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	198 of 344	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	171 of 259	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	276 of 457	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	300 of 455	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	312 of 463	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	359 of 475	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	245 of 458	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	382 of 448	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	302 of 349	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	279 of 472	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	288 of 466	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	292 of 470	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	241 of 480	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	195 of 476	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	346 of 453	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	286 of 371	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	165 of 246	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	162 of 243	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	205 of 244	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	186 of 257	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	165 of 250	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.3	235 of 246	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	145 of 166	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	101 of 210	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	187 of 268	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	263 of 488	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	283 of 486	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	236 of 488	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	222 of 488	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	197 of 480	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	337 of 470	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	249 of 325	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)74th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2022)40th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2022)24th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science42%-7 vs state

Math36%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	90.2	53^rd of 534 public middle schools	90.1%		84.3	78^th of 535 public middle schools	85.4%	25	59.0		59.0		57.4	68.3	83.4		70.2		52.1	56.9	67.3		59.1	$15,413	$256	$15,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Truman Middle School

How many students attend Truman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Truman Middle School.

What district is Truman Middle School in?

Tacoma School District

What high school do graduates of Truman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Truman Middle School usually go on to attend Dr. Dolores Silas High School

Is Truman Middle School a good school?

Truman Middle School ranks 271^st of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Truman Middle School?

Students at Truman Middle School are 53% White, 18% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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