Summary:
Zip code 98051 has one middle school, Summit Trail Middle School in Ravensdale, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 1,097 students in the Tahoma School District. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, there is no local school-to-school comparison; the most useful benchmarks are the district, Washington state, and Summit Trail’s own results over time.
Summit Trail is a strong-performing school overall. It ranked 41st out of 514 schools for 2025–2026, placing it around the top 8% of schools in the ranking system, and it has maintained a 91st- or 92nd-percentile ranking for the past three years. Assessment results were well above Washington averages in every subject: 70.56% in English language arts, 63.57% in math, and 76.36% in science. Compared with the district, Summit Trail was nearly identical in math, slightly below in ELA, and notably stronger in science. Its five-star school rating and the district’s 10th-place ranking among 238 districts provide additional context for families evaluating the school.
The strongest results appear in eighth grade. ELA proficiency increased from 64.91% in sixth grade to 78.08% in eighth grade, while math rose from 57.14% to 71.58%. Eighth graders exceeded district averages in both subjects, and science performance was also particularly strong at 76.36%. Families should also note the latest trends: science improved by 5.57 percentage points year over year, while math declined slightly by 1.36 points and ELA declined by 4.32 points. Even with the ELA decrease, Summit Trail remains substantially above state averages and offers a consistent record of high performance.
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