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Wainwright Intermediate School

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Wainwright Intermediate School ranks 362 nd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Wainwright Intermediate School is a public middle school serving 368 students in grades 4-8 within the Tacoma School District, operating with a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1 and serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school's overall state ranking is in the lower third, but it shows important strengths, particularly in science and in its effectiveness with certain student groups; for example, Hispanic and African American students at Wainwright perform at much higher percentiles statewide than the school's overall rating. The school spends more per student than several nearby Tacoma schools like Mason Middle School and Truman Middle School. Compared to other schools in the area with similar levels of economic disadvantage, such as Gray Middle School and Angelo Giaudrone Middle School, Wainwright's students demonstrate higher proficiency in English Language Arts.

Notable patterns include a significant drop in math scores in 6th grade that is more pronounced than at peer schools, and an unusual reversal of the typical gender gap in English, with male students outperforming female students. The school's unique grade configuration (4-8) differs from most area middle schools. A stark contrast exists just across district lines, where Narrows View Intermediate in the neighboring University Place School District achieves much higher proficiency rates, highlighting systemic differences between districts.

368

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,961

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Alameda Ave
Tacoma, WA 98466

(253) 571-2100

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Wainwright Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Foss High School

Feeder schools for Wainwright Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.8%

Two or more races:

23.6%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

Elementary school

691^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

362^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	691 of 1160	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	887 of 1168	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	844 of 1169	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	809 of 1169	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	793 of 1107	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	822 of 1130	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	39.2	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	39 of 107	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	852 of 1092	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	971 of 1093	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	888 of 1094	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	803 of 1100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	753 of 1008	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	834 of 1068	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	607 of 1004	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	302 of 659	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.1	41 of 651	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	48.0	325 of 633	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	310 of 694	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	222 of 501	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	318 of 697	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	384 of 540	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	723 of 1013	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	789 of 1024	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	819 of 1013	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	655 of 1019	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	553 of 854	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	750 of 979	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	555 of 835	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	491 of 1098	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	726 of 1099	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	734 of 1099	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	700 of 1113	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	654 of 1025	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	719 of 1075	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	569 of 999	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	172 of 197	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	176 of 188	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	180 of 194	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	213 of 252	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	115 of 128	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	273 of 303	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	206 of 212	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	412 of 478	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	288 of 637	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	521 of 1007	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	704 of 1009	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	556 of 1011	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	780 of 1031	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	658 of 943	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	580 of 1027	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	371 of 833	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	362 of 534	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	384 of 535	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	352 of 539	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	392 of 541	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	414 of 529	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	299 of 512	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	35 of 101	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.4	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	67 of 111	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	27 of 66	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	350 of 471	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	377 of 464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	282 of 464	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	360 of 479	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	424 of 469	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	222 of 452	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	131 of 376	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	79.5	47 of 344	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	35.8	225 of 360	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	108 of 353	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	79 of 344	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	283 of 457	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	330 of 455	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	243 of 463	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	273 of 475	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	337 of 458	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	232 of 448	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	111 of 349	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	296 of 472	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	304 of 466	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	321 of 470	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	307 of 480	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	274 of 476	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	314 of 453	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	250 of 371	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	201 of 246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	198 of 243	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	168 of 244	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	226 of 257	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	235 of 250	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	201 of 246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	74.8	36 of 268	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	342 of 488	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	386 of 486	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	334 of 488	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	258 of 488	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	303 of 480	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	203 of 470	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	156 of 325	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2019)36th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2022)14th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2018)87th percentile

Hispanic (2024)86th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Science45%-5 vs state

Math31%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	10.4	495^th of 534 public middle schools	7.3%		8.6	510^th of 535 public middle schools	4.7%	15		23.3	23.3			32.9	19.5	26.0	26.0			20.8	12.8	13.9	15.8	$19,700	$1,425	$18,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Wainwright Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of Wainwright Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Wainwright Intermediate School usually go on to attend Foss High School

How many students attend Wainwright Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Wainwright Intermediate School.

What district is Wainwright Intermediate School in?

Tacoma School District

What is the racial makeup of Wainwright Intermediate School?

Students at Wainwright Intermediate School are 35% White, 24% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Wainwright Intermediate School a good school?

Wainwright Intermediate School ranks 362^nd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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