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Tenino Middle School

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Tenino Middle School ranks 349 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Tenino Middle School is a small school in the Thurston County community of Tenino, serving about 291 students in grades 6–8 through the Tenino School District. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 16.3, the lowest among the nearby schools reviewed, and reported per-student spending of $18,842. About 52.58% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, providing important context about the community the school serves.

Academic performance is mixed, with science standing out as the clearest strength. In 2025–2026, 51.16% of students were proficient in science, slightly above the statewide rate of 50.95%. English Language Arts proficiency was 38.29%, while math proficiency was 25.28%—well below state rates of 52.81% and 43.11%, respectively. Tenino had the lowest ELA result among the comparison schools and the second-lowest math result, ahead of only Centralia Middle School. Eighth-grade math was especially concerning, with 19.54% of students reaching proficiency. By comparison, Rochester Middle School posted much stronger ELA and math results despite serving a similarly diverse community by socioeconomic measures.

The school ranks at the 32nd percentile statewide, below the Tenino School District at the 45th percentile and below nearby schools such as Rainier Middle School, Tumwater Middle School, and Washington Middle School. Results have remained mostly flat or declined slightly in recent years, with math consistently near 25%–28% proficiency. For families, the most important questions are how the school is addressing foundational math skills, eighth-grade readiness, literacy support, and grade-to-grade curriculum alignment. Its stronger science performance and favorable staffing levels offer potential foundations for improvement.

291

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,842

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

301 Old HWY 99 N
Tenino, WA 98589-4024

(360) 264-3600

District: Tenino School District

Students who attend Tenino Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tenino High School

Feeder schools for Tenino Middle School:

Elementary:	Parkside Elementary
	Tenino Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2019) to 32nd (2026)

!Math scores 18 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Washington avg48%

349^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 238Tenino 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	31.4	349 of 514	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	338 of 534	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	355 of 535	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	334 of 539	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	340 of 541	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	356 of 529	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	228 of 512	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	252 of 437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	283 of 435	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.4	340 of 443	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	293 of 445	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	327 of 498	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.7	355 of 497	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	398 of 492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	390 of 483	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	285 of 476	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	294 of 466	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.4	258 of 463	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	310 of 449	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.4	267 of 425	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.4	263 of 421	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	308 of 443	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	294 of 471	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	332 of 464	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	322 of 464	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	331 of 479	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	303 of 469	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	221 of 452	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	235 of 376	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	243 of 347	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.8	109 of 347	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	98 of 344	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	125 of 336	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	126 of 360	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	92 of 353	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	92 of 344	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	273 of 453	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	261 of 457	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	272 of 455	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	290 of 463	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	180 of 475	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	287 of 458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	125 of 448	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	208 of 349	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	306 of 454	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	313 of 472	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	295 of 466	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	291 of 470	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	264 of 480	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	296 of 476	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	173 of 453	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	212 of 371	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	55.5	63 of 210	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	150 of 231	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	340 of 453	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	365 of 488	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	398 of 486	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	357 of 488	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	368 of 488	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	394 of 480	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	292 of 470	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	248 of 325	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)70th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science51%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Math25%-18 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 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 All Grades	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
Tenino Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Old HWY 99 N	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 264-3600	291	18	16.3	52.6%	212 (72.9%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.3%)	31.4	349^th of 514 public middle schools	32.1%		35.3	338^th of 534 public middle schools	36.7%	11	51.2	51.2	35.0	42.2	38.4	38.3	27.0	29.3	19.5	25.3	$18,842	$723	$18,119
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	202 2nd St. W	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 446-2206	241	11	20.9	46.9%	198 (82.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	40.8	286^th of 514 public middle schools	44.4%		53.5	224^th of 534 public middle schools	58.1%	62	43.8	43.8	44.4	47.7	43.8	45.1	24.7	41.3	28.8	30.8	$15,550	$586	$14,963
George Bush Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 83rd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7400	762	42	18.0	39.0%	491 (64.4%)	17 (2.2%)	154 (20.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	76 (10.0%)	66.6	149^th of 514 public middle schools	71.0%		65.6	164^th of 534 public middle schools	69.3%	15	55.3	55.3	50.4	62.1	58.6	56.8	41.5	51.1	36.8	43.1	$16,333	$274	$16,059
Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	6335 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7500	665	34	19.5	35.6%	409 (61.5%)	19 (2.9%)	118 (17.7%)	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.6%)	64.8	159^th of 514 public middle schools	69.1%		70.2	137^th of 534 public middle schools	74.3%	22	52.6	52.6	59.2	64.4	51.6	58.4	32.8	49.2	41.1	40.8	$16,737	$470	$16,267
Aspire Performing Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	323	14	22.7	35.3%	166 (51.4%)	19 (5.9%)	54 (16.7%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	55 (17.0%)	87	63^rd of 514 public middle schools	87.7%		89	55^th of 534 public middle schools	89.7%	8	66.7	66.7	67.0	82.4	62.5	70.8	48.5	60.4	58.3	55.7	$15,572	$521	$15,051
Komachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4740	640	34	18.8	48.8%	259 (40.5%)	44 (6.9%)	145 (22.7%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	124 (19.4%)	59.4	180^th of 514 public middle schools	65.0%		49.1	252^nd of 534 public middle schools	52.8%	72	54.1	54.1	46.0	58.9	63.0	54.9	34.2	34.3	43.0	36.9	$16,840	$719	$16,121
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Cain Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3000	702	36	19.3	21.7%	441 (62.8%)	24 (3.4%)	94 (13.4%)	52 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.8%)	87.3	61^st of 514 public middle schools	88.1%		87.9	59^th of 534 public middle schools	89.0%	2	74.9	74.9	61.5	73.3	70.0	68.2	47.6	67.0	53.6	55.8	$14,672	$606	$14,066
Centralia Middle School	Public	7-8	901 Johnson Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7619	479	27	17.9	74.9%	213 (44.5%)	3 (0.6%)	233 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	21.3	413^th of 514 public middle schools	19.6%		19.2	446^th of 534 public middle schools	16.5%	33	22.5	22.5		46.7	29.3	38.9		28.6	18.3	24.0	$17,295	$2,561	$14,734
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	9937 Highway 12 SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5958	535	28	19.3	60.0%	317 (59.3%)	1 (0.2%)	152 (28.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	61.9	171^st of 514 public middle schools	66.7%		49.9	243^rd of 534 public middle schools	54.5%	72	55.3	55.3	51.4	50.6	58.3	53.3	42.5	42.4	39.3	41.4	$18,077	$2,074	$16,002
Ridgeline Middle School	Public	6-8	10605 Carter St SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-1100	568	28	20.4	46.8%	358 (63.0%)	7 (1.2%)	105 (18.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	80 (14.1%)	57.7	192^nd of 514 public middle schools	62.6%		56.8	207^th of 534 public middle schools	61.2%	15	55.4	55.4	43.0	57.4	53.1	50.8	32.8	39.1	46.9	39.4	$18,308	$756	$17,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Tenino Middle School

How many students attend Tenino Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Tenino Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Tenino Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tenino Middle School usually go on to attend Tenino High School

What district is Tenino Middle School in?

Tenino School District

Is Tenino Middle School a good school?

Tenino Middle School ranks 349^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tenino Middle School?

Students at Tenino Middle School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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