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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98403

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At a glance

School

447

Students

Top rankedHilltop Heritage Middle School368^th of 534 Washington middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 98403 in Tacoma, Washington, contains one public middle school, Hilltop Heritage Middle School, serving grades 6-8 within the Tacoma School District.

Hilltop Heritage Middle School shows a clear academic strength in science, where its student proficiency rates are higher than the district average and much closer to the state average than in other subjects. However, the school faces significant challenges in mathematics, with proficiency rates notably below both district and state levels, particularly for seventh graders. Performance in English Language Arts falls between these two extremes, with eighth graders performing strongest.

The school's academic rankings have remained consistent but below average over recent years. It operates with a student-teacher ratio of 20:1 and a per-student spending above the national average. Parents should note the school's relative performance pattern, with science as an area of comparative success and mathematics as a key focus for potential improvement and support.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 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
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	602 N Sprague Ave	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7700	447	22	20.0	62.4%	172 (38.5%)	62 (13.9%)	92 (20.6%)	12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	91 (20.4%)	31.2	368^th of 534 public middle schools	31.1%		30.4	369^th of 535 public middle schools	31.0%	1	46.2	46.2	41.9	34.0	48.5	41.6	28.7	19.8	26.7	25.3	$21,482	$2,018	$19,464

Cities Near Zip Code 98403

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tacoma	0.36 mi	100	192^nd
Federal Way	4.18 mi	31	240^th
University Place	4.83 mi	8	21^st
Puyallup	6.15 mi	36	116^th
Lakewood	6.17 mi	25	248^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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