Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98327

ZIP code 98327 has two public schools serving grades prekindergarten through eighth grade: Chloe Clark Elementary serves PK–3, while Pioneer Middle serves grades 6–8; both are part of the Steilacoom Hist. School District, and no high school is listed in the ZIP code.

Chloe Clark Elementary has the strongest current academic results. In 2025–2026, 64.29% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 66.07% were proficient in math. Those results exceeded both district and state averages, with math standing out at nearly 23 percentage points above the state. The school also improved notably from the previous year, gaining 4.81 points in ELA and 4.00 points in math. Its student-teacher ratio was 15.8:1, compared with 20.5:1 at Pioneer Middle. Chloe Clark’s reported per-student spending was also higher, though these figures can reflect differences in grade levels, staffing, programs, and other costs.

Pioneer Middle offers solid performance compared with the state and has the more current ranking record: it was ranked 146th of 514 schools, at the 72nd percentile, with four stars in 2025–2026. Its ELA proficiency was 60.08%, 7.27 points above the state, while math was essentially equal to the state and science was slightly higher. However, Pioneer trailed district averages in all three subjects. ELA results were fairly consistent across grades, while math was weaker in eighth grade, where 38.43% were proficient—slightly below the state. Overall, families should view Chloe Clark as the area’s strongest current academic performer, while Pioneer remains a generally above-state middle school with eighth-grade math as its clearest improvement opportunity.