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Hunt Middle School

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Hunt Middle School ranks 217 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Hunt Middle School is a public school in Tacoma serving 519 students in grades 6–8. Located at 6501 S 10th St., it is one of several middle schools within roughly four miles and is part of the Tacoma School District. In 2025–2026, Hunt ranked 217th out of 514 Washington schools, placing it in the 58th percentile and earning a 3-star rating. Its student-teacher ratio was 17.8, and 48.36% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

Hunt is one of the stronger academic performers among nearby Tacoma schools. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 54.97% in English language arts (ELA), 34.89% in math, and 42.60% in science. ELA is the clearest strength: Hunt exceeded the Tacoma district average in all three grades and was at or above the state average in each grade. Science has also improved substantially, rising from 20.22% in 2022–2023 to 42.60% in 2025–2026. Math is above the district average but remains below the state average, with 8th-grade math particularly low at 27.98%. Overall, Hunt’s statewide standing has improved from the 34th percentile four years ago to the 58th percentile today.

Within Tacoma, Hunt generally outperforms nearby Truman Middle School, Bryant Montessori Middle School, Wainwright Intermediate School, Gray Middle School, and Angelo Giaudrone Middle School, although Mason Middle School performs better overall. The nearby Narrows View Intermediate and Drum Intermediate in the University Place School District score considerably higher, but they serve different grade configurations and belong to a different district. Hunt appears to be a solid, improving Tacoma option, with continued attention needed in math and sustained science growth.

519

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,309

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6501 S 10th St.
Tacoma, WA 98465

(253) 571-2400

District: Tacoma School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Two or more races:

19.5%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2023 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2023

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tacoma School District

✓Above the Washington median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

217^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 23 pts since 2023

From bottom 34% (2023) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	53.0	217 of 514	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	226 of 534	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	308 of 535	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	354 of 539	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	48 of 100	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.8	71 of 101	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	45 of 90	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	114 of 147	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	88 of 148	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	168 of 443	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	196 of 471	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	274 of 464	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	349 of 464	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	136 of 347	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	99 of 347	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	108 of 344	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	141 of 336	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	239 of 453	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	204 of 457	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	299 of 455	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	345 of 463	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	243 of 454	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	237 of 472	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	274 of 466	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	308 of 470	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	111 of 222	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	150 of 246	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	219 of 243	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	198 of 244	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	114 of 226	49.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	153 of 453	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	131 of 488	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	219 of 486	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	251 of 488	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science43%-8 vs state

Math35%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunt Middle School

What district is Hunt Middle School in?

Tacoma School District

What is the racial makeup of Hunt Middle School?

Students at Hunt Middle School are 45% White, 19% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Hunt Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Hunt Middle School.

Is Hunt Middle School a good school?

Hunt Middle School ranks 217^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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