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Drum Intermediate

Public Grades 5-7

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Drum Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 640 students in grades 5 through 7 within the highly-regarded University Place School District in Washington.

The school is a strong performer, with student test scores in English, math, and science consistently and significantly above the state average. A key strength is the impressive academic growth students show from 5th to 7th grade. The school is also notably effective in supporting students from various backgrounds, achieving high statewide rankings for its performance with students from lower-income families. While Narrows View Intermediate, another middle school in the same district less than a mile away, posts slightly higher test scores, both schools demonstrate the strength of the University Place School District as a whole.

The most striking finding is how much the school district matters. Drum Intermediate dramatically outperforms most other middle schools in the immediate geographic area that are part of different districts, such as those in the Tacoma School District or Clover Park School District. For example, schools like Lochburn Middle School and Hudtloff Middle School spend more per student but have much lower academic rankings. This highlights that residing within the University Place School District boundaries offers a distinct educational advantage, with Drum providing a consistently high-quality option for families.

639

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,413

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4909 79th Avenue W
University Place, WA 98467

(253) 566-5660

District: University Place School District

Students who attend Drum Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Curtis Senior High

Feeder schools for Drum Intermediate:

Elementary:	Chambers Elementary
	Sunset Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

Two or more races:

18.0%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2011 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (63% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg65%

Washington avg48%

53^rd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From top 5% (2018) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the University Place School District

9^th of 247University 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
2025	90.2	53 of 534	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	78 of 535	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	41 of 539	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	49 of 541	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	97 of 529	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	26 of 512	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	22 of 437	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	39 of 498	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	37 of 497	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	42 of 492	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	37 of 483	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	40 of 476	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.9	23 of 466	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	44 of 463	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	38 of 449	91.5%	★★★★★
2005	87.8	38 of 425	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	78.1	74 of 421	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	21 of 101	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	3 of 96	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	10 of 104	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	60.5	27 of 106	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	98.3	1 of 111	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	74.2	39 of 161	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	45 of 149	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	12 of 152	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	42 of 471	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	55 of 464	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	42 of 464	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	48 of 479	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	88 of 469	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	23 of 452	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	20 of 376	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	14 of 347	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	48 of 344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	98.6	5 of 336	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	13 of 360	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	46 of 353	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	10 of 344	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	2 of 259	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	9 of 457	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	30 of 455	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	6 of 463	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	9 of 475	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	29 of 458	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	1 of 448	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	58 of 472	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	82 of 466	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	33 of 470	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	45 of 480	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	85 of 476	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	22 of 453	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	28 of 371	92.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	92.7	1 of 51	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	63.5	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	11 of 50	78.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	38 of 246	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	69 of 243	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	39 of 244	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	39 of 257	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	69 of 250	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	35 of 246	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	15 of 166	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	44 of 186	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	25.2	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.4	70 of 210	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	119 of 231	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	71 of 268	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	35 of 488	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	47 of 486	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	28 of 488	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	36 of 488	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	39 of 480	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	22 of 470	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	7 of 325	97.8%	★★★★★

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)

Military Connected (2022)98th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)76th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Math59%+16 vs state

Science59%+10 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
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
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
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%)	7.5	516^th of 534 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	508^th of 535 public middle schools	5.0%	8		22.6	22.6			21.5	28.7	17.8	22.1			9.9	18.1	10.4	12.4	$21,623	$1,750	$19,873
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
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
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%)	3.2	533^rd of 534 public middle schools	0.2%		3.9	533^rd of 535 public middle schools	0.4%			12.9	12.9			15.3	9.7	16.4	13.6			9.5	8.8	3.6	7.6	$23,494	$3,018	$20,476
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
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%)	13.3	474^th of 534 public middle schools	11.2%		10	503^rd of 535 public middle schools	6.0%	29		21.1	21.1			35.3	32.0	29.3	32.4			20.4	19.9	12.8	17.9	$22,668	$2,364	$20,304
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
Thomas Middle School	Public	6-8	11509 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5440	934	53	17.6	63.6%	300 (32.1%)	118 (12.6%)	259 (27.7%)	38 (4.1%)	5 (0.5%)	63 (6.7%)	149 (16.0%)	26.9	398^th of 534 public middle schools	25.5%		22.4	432^nd of 535 public middle schools	19.3%	34		33.8	33.8			39.5	46.6	38.6	41.8			28.4	25.8	21.2	25.2	$20,141	$1,480	$18,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Drum Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Drum Intermediate?

Students at Drum Intermediate are 45% White, 18% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% African American.

What high school do graduates of Drum Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Drum Intermediate usually go on to attend Curtis Senior High

What district is Drum Intermediate in?

University Place School District

How many students attend Drum Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Drum Intermediate.

Is Drum Intermediate a good school?

Yes. Drum Intermediate ranks in the top 9.9% of Washington middle schools.

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