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Narrows View Intermediate

Public Grades 5-7

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Narrows View Intermediate is a public school in University Place, Washington, serving 692 students in grades 5–7 near Tacoma and the Narrows area. It is part of the highly rated University Place School District, which ranks 11th among 238 Washington districts.

Academically, Narrows View is one of Washington’s strongest schools. It ranks 16th out of 514 schools statewide for 2025–2026, placing it in the 97th percentile, and it has remained near the top of the state for most of the past decade. Proficiency rates are 79.56% in English language arts, 71.49% in math, and 72.60% in science—well above both district and state averages. Results are strong across all grades, with especially notable grade 5 performance compared with nearby schools. English language arts has shown the clearest improvement in recent years, while math also rose in the latest year. The school’s results are also strong across several student groups, including students from low-income households and English learners. Special education results remain comparatively strong statewide, though they are lower than the school’s other subgroup rankings and may be an area for continued attention.

Drum Intermediate is the most useful comparison because it serves the same grades, is nearby, and has a similar enrollment and economic profile. Narrows View leads Drum by 9.78 percentage points in English language arts, 13.08 points in math, and 6.56 points in science. Its largest advantages are in grades 5 and 6; grade 7 English language arts is essentially tied. Narrows View also substantially outperforms nearby Hunt Middle School and Wainwright Intermediate School. Its student-teacher ratio and spending are fairly typical among comparisons, suggesting that strong instruction, supports, and school practices may be important contributors to its sustained performance.

692

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,055

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7813 44th St W
University Place, WA 98466

(253) 566-5630

District: University Place School District

Students who attend Narrows View Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Curtis Senior High

Feeder schools for Narrows View Intermediate:

Elementary:	Evergreen Primary
	University Place Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Two or more races:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (76% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg67%

Washington avg48%

16^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the University Place School District

11^th of 238University Place 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	97.4	16 of 514	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	25 of 534	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	27 of 535	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	31 of 539	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	29 of 541	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	96 of 529	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	19 of 512	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	19 of 437	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.4	45 of 435	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	89.4	38 of 443	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.7	38 of 445	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	62 of 498	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.3	44 of 497	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	37 of 492	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	80.3	69 of 483	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	73 of 476	84.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	84 of 466	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	101 of 463	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	95 of 449	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.0	112 of 425	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	75.4	83 of 421	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	1 of 100	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	2 of 101	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	1 of 90	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	24 of 96	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	8 of 104	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	54.1	38 of 106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.3	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	80.3	33 of 149	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	40 of 152	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	9 of 143	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	5 of 96	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	3 of 78	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	2 of 57	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 100	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	22 of 443	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	26 of 471	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	25 of 464	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	22 of 464	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	29 of 479	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	92 of 469	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	8 of 452	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	19 of 376	94.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	5 of 347	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	9 of 347	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	3 of 344	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	4 of 336	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	9 of 360	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	25 of 353	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	2 of 344	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	3 of 259	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	3 of 453	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	3 of 457	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	2 of 455	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	1 of 463	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	4 of 475	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	18 of 458	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	3 of 448	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	7 of 349	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	11 of 454	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	24 of 472	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	17 of 466	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	29 of 470	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	28 of 480	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	79 of 476	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	26 of 453	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	21 of 371	94.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	92.1	3 of 51	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	4 of 222	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	1 of 246	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	20 of 243	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	31 of 244	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	22 of 257	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	59.3	83 of 250	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.5	19 of 246	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	13 of 166	92.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	41 of 226	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	38 of 186	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	36 of 179	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	36 of 167	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	35 of 199	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	44 of 210	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	129 of 231	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	52 of 268	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	2 of 453	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	13 of 488	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	20 of 486	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	5 of 488	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	19 of 488	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	65 of 480	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	6 of 470	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	22 of 325	93.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)100th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2021)78th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Science73%+22 vs state

Math71%+28 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
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
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
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
Hudtloff Middle School	Public	6-8	8102 Phillips Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5400	555	37	15.0	76.0%	110 (19.8%)	92 (16.6%)	234 (42.2%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.2%)	72 (13.0%)	7.9	493^rd of 514 public middle schools	4.1%		7.5	516^th of 534 public middle schools	3.4%	23		25.5	25.5			25.7	20.7	25.0	23.8			15.2	6.7	11.5	11.3	$21,623	$1,750	$19,873
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
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
Lochburn Middle School	Public	6-8	5431 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5420	497	33	15.0	82.7%	62 (12.5%)	86 (17.3%)	200 (40.2%)	23 (4.6%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	65 (13.1%)	6	503^rd of 514 public middle schools	2.1%		3.2	533^rd of 534 public middle schools	0.2%	30		11.4	11.4			20.2	27.7	14.2	20.6			10.7	18.0	7.1	11.8	$23,494	$3,018	$20,476
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
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6-8	4902 S Alaska St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5811	449	23	19.6	71.9%	91 (20.3%)	72 (16.0%)	116 (25.8%)	33 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	105 (23.4%)	9.6	482^nd of 514 public middle schools	6.2%		13.3	474^th of 534 public middle schools	11.2%	8		30.8	30.8			20.9	21.8	28.8	23.6			11.8	19.5	8.3	13.4	$22,668	$2,364	$20,304
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Narrows View Intermediate

What district is Narrows View Intermediate in?

University Place School District

What is the racial makeup of Narrows View Intermediate?

Students at Narrows View Intermediate are 44% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Narrows View Intermediate a good school?

Yes! Narrows View Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 514 Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Narrows View Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Narrows View Intermediate usually go on to attend Curtis Senior High

How many students attend Narrows View Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Narrows View Intermediate.

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