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Drum Intermediate

Public Grades 5-7

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Drum Intermediate is a public school in University Place, Washington, serving 639 students in grades 5–7 within the highly ranked University Place School District. The area is home to several strong schools, and Drum ranks among Washington’s top performers, making it an appealing option for families seeking a high-achieving intermediate school.

Drum ranks 31st out of 514 Washington schools, placing it in the 94th percentile statewide. In 2025–26, 69.78% of students reached proficiency in English language arts, 58.41% in math, and 66.04% in science—well above state averages in all three subjects. Science is the school’s strongest recent growth area, rising from 49.49% proficiency in 2022–23 to 66.04%. Results also indicate broad effectiveness across student groups, including students from low-income families, English language learners, and students receiving special education services. The free/reduced-price lunch rate was 43.04% in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.4 to 1.

The most useful comparison is nearby Narrows View Intermediate, which serves the same grades in the same district and currently ranks 16th statewide. Narrows View exceeded Drum by about 10 percentage points in ELA, 13 in math, and 7 in science. Drum’s largest opportunity is grade 5, where its proficiency rates trail Narrows View by 19.09 points in ELA and 21.41 points in math; by grade 7, Drum’s ELA results are virtually identical to Narrows View’s. Drum nevertheless outperforms most other nearby schools, including Hunt Middle School, by wide margins. Families should view Drum as an excellent school overall, with math and the grade 5 transition as the clearest areas to investigate.

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 — 93rd percentile in 2012 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg67%

Washington avg48%

31^st of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	93.7	31 of 514	94.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.9	5 of 100	95.0%	★★★★★
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%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	26 of 143	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	30 of 443	93.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	98.5	8 of 347	97.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.0	15 of 453	96.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.0	31 of 454	93.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.4	30 of 222	86.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	91.3	33 of 453	92.7%	★★★★★
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

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile-12 vs school

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

Asian (2022)76th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Science66%+15 vs state

Math58%+15 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/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 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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	35.8	320^th of 514 public middle schools	37.7%		26.9	398^th of 534 public middle schools	25.5%	78		42.9	42.9			40.6	46.8	46.7	44.6			28.1	26.8	26.4	27.2	$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.

Is Drum Intermediate a good school?

Yes. Drum Intermediate ranks in the top 6.0% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Drum Intermediate?

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

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

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