Summary:
ZIP code 98360 (Orting, Washington) is served by exactly one middle school — Orting Middle School — which enrolls 643 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Orting School District. Because it is the only school in this area offering those grades, it is the only middle-level option for local families, and its results are identical to district results at every grade level. The school has a student–teacher ratio of 21.2 to 1 and spends $16,941 per student, with 39.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
In 2025–2026, proficiency at Orting Middle School trails the state in all three tested subjects: ELA 45.21% (state 52.81%), math 33.08% (state 43.11%), and science 38.76% (state 50.95%). The school also trails its own district's all-grades figures of 49.64% in ELA, 36.78% in math, and 45.57% in science. The strongest result is 7th grade ELA at 50.88%, only about 2 points behind the state, while the lowest absolute figure is 8th grade math at 30.62%. Science is the largest relative shortfall, trailing the state by about 12 points, and 8th grade science is the only grade tested in that subject.
The school's story is one of steady improvement. Statewide rank rose from 378 of 535 schools (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024, to 355 of 534 (34th percentile, 2 stars), to 290 of 514 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — a 15-point percentile gain in two years. Math proficiency jumped 6.14 points in the latest year (26.94% to 33.08%) while the state barely moved, and ELA gained 1.69 points. Science, however, slipped 3.35 points as the state rose 1.57 points, and math proficiency steps down by grade from 35.22% in 6th to 30.62% in 8th. Notably, the district as a whole ranks higher — 55th percentile with 3 stars — than this middle school, which sits at the 44th percentile with 2 stars.
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