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George Bush Middle School

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George Bush Middle School ranks 149 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Washington middle schools

Summary

George Bush Middle School is a public school in Tumwater, Washington, serving 762 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Tumwater School District, an area district ranked 61st among Washington’s 238 districts.

For 2025–26, George Bush ranks 149th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 71st statewide percentile and earning a 4-star rating. Its standing has improved considerably from the low-to-mid 50th percentiles earlier in the decade. The school’s strongest current subject is science, with 55.26% of students proficient—above both the district and state averages. English language arts proficiency is 56.83%, also above the state average, while math proficiency is 43.11%, matching the state but trailing the district. Eighth-grade math is the clearest academic concern at 36.80%, compared with 51.05% in seventh grade. Science also showed an encouraging rebound after declining in the prior two years. With an 18:1 student-teacher ratio and 38.98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, George Bush is a relatively large school with moderate economic need.

George Bush compares favorably with many nearby schools, including Chinook Middle School, Nisqually Middle School, and Tenino Middle School. It is closely matched with its same-district counterpart, Tumwater Middle School, and currently ranks slightly higher statewide. However, Washington Middle School, Jefferson Middle School, and Aspire Performing Arts Academy set a notably higher local academic benchmark. The school’s special education effectiveness ranking, at the 27th percentile, is much lower than its overall ranking and is an important area for improvement.

762

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,333

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 83rd Avenue SW
Tumwater, WA 98512

(360) 709-7400

District: Tumwater School District

Students who attend George Bush Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tumwater High School

Feeder schools for George Bush Middle School:

Elementary:	East Olympia Elementary
	Littlerock Elementary School
	Peter G Schmidt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Washington median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

149^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Tumwater School District

61^st of 238Tumwater 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	66.6	149 of 514	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	164 of 534	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	177 of 535	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	162 of 539	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	237 of 541	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	249 of 529	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	199 of 512	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	141 of 437	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	197 of 435	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.9	144 of 443	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.7	141 of 445	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.8	105 of 498	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	63.0	164 of 497	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	175 of 492	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	167 of 483	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.9	245 of 476	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	243 of 466	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	227 of 463	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.5	193 of 449	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.3	161 of 425	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.6	114 of 421	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	129 of 443	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	132 of 471	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	141 of 464	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	161 of 464	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	228 of 479	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	238 of 469	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	205 of 452	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	138 of 376	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	72 of 347	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	46 of 347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	89 of 344	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	59 of 336	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	144 of 360	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	154 of 353	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	137 of 344	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	92 of 259	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	151 of 453	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.7	80 of 457	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	106 of 455	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	115 of 463	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	34.3	324 of 475	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	290 of 458	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	227 of 448	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	134 of 349	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	139 of 454	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	157 of 472	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	173 of 466	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	137 of 470	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	206 of 480	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	194 of 476	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	155 of 453	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	125 of 371	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	17 of 40	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	39 of 51	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	22 of 44	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	79 of 222	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	127 of 246	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	133 of 243	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	178 of 257	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	114 of 250	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	83 of 246	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	165 of 226	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	149 of 186	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	93 of 179	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	81 of 167	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.6	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	126 of 210	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	157 of 231	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	78 of 268	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	171 of 453	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	187 of 488	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	177 of 486	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	188 of 488	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	277 of 488	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	281 of 480	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	258 of 470	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	152 of 325	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)47th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science55%+4 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-3200	462	25	18.2	42.9%	228 (49.4%)	22 (4.8%)	64 (13.9%)	60 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	63 (13.6%)	85.9	68^th of 514 public middle schools	86.8%		84.6	72^nd of 534 public middle schools	86.5%	4	67.8	67.8	57.9	67.6	73.1	66.5	52.8	55.8	60.7	56.6	$16,806	$693	$16,113
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
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
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 20th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7600	469	28	16.7	39.9%	253 (53.9%)	24 (5.1%)	73 (15.6%)	37 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (11.7%)	69.4	142^nd of 514 public middle schools	72.4%		58.7	200^th of 534 public middle schools	62.5%	58	64.7	64.7	48.9	58.8	62.6	57.3	35.8	48.9	48.0	44.5	$16,754	$830	$15,924
Reeves Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Quince St NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3400	394	22	18.1	35.8%	250 (63.5%)	8 (2.0%)	64 (16.2%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.7%)	69	145^th of 514 public middle schools	71.8%		68.2	147^th of 534 public middle schools	72.5%	2	57.8	57.8	55.9	56.0	57.4	56.4	50.7	46.3	39.1	45.9	$17,630	$1,126	$16,504
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 6th Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4760	746	38	19.6	55.5%	287 (38.5%)	42 (5.6%)	216 (29.0%)	64 (8.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.2%)	99 (13.3%)	48.2	243^rd of 514 public middle schools	52.7%		44.6	278^th of 534 public middle schools	47.9%	35	46.2	46.2	40.0	53.9	55.2	49.8	30.0	39.2	33.2	34.2	$17,789	$517	$17,273
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

Frequently Asked Questions about George Bush Middle School

What high school do graduates of George Bush Middle School attend?

Students who attend George Bush Middle School usually go on to attend Tumwater High School

What is the racial makeup of George Bush Middle School?

Students at George Bush Middle School are 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is George Bush Middle School in?

Tumwater School District

How many students attend George Bush Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended George Bush Middle School.

Is George Bush Middle School a good school?

George Bush Middle School ranks 149^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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