Summary:
ZIP code 98332 in Gig Harbor, Washington, is home to a single middle school — Harbor Ridge Middle School — which serves grades 6 through 8 with 627 students in the Peninsula School District, so families here have one clear option for the middle grades rather than several schools to weigh against each other.
That school is a strong performer. In 2025-26 it scored above the Washington state average on all nine reported measures — ELA, math and science at every grade band — with margins over the state ranging from +13.66 to +22.10 points. It also outperformed its own district, which itself ranks 18th of 238 districts statewide (92nd percentile, 5 stars), in every subject that year; in 2024-25 the school had actually trailed its district in both ELA and math before flipping ahead. Statewide, it ranked 59th of 514 middle schools in 2025-26, putting it in the top ~11% and marking a third straight year of improvement (93 → 69 → 59). That climb came despite mostly flat scores: ELA slipped 0.29 points while math gained 2.53.
Within the school, 7th grade is the standout cohort, posting the highest ELA (71.36) and highest math (63.41), with a district math gap (+9.33) nearly double any other band. The relative soft spots are 8th-grade math (53.33) and 6th-grade ELA (61.93). Science appears to have fallen 5.84 points, but that test is given only in 8th grade, so this reflects a single cohort rather than a school-wide decline, and it remains +16 points above the state. For context, 18.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $15,405, and the student-teacher ratio is 22.1.
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