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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98408

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Schools

1,786

Students

Top rankedStewart Middle School407^th of 514 Washington middle schools

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Stewart Middle School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 98408 in Tacoma has three public middle schools serving grades 6–8: Baker Middle School, Stewart Middle School, and Angelo Giaudrone Middle School. Together, they enroll about 1,786 students and are part of the Tacoma School District. The schools serve student populations with similar free- or reduced-price lunch rates of about 70%–72%, while academic results vary considerably.

Stewart Middle School is the strongest overall performer in the area. It leads the other two schools in 2025–26 English language arts, Math, and Science, with proficiency rates of 35.28%, 22.37%, and 37.57%. It also has the highest ranking percentile, at the 21st percentile. Its 8th-grade Math result of 23.32% is the best among the schools and slightly exceeds the district’s grade-level result. Baker Middle School is the largest school, with 687 students, and is close to Stewart in overall ELA performance. Baker’s strongest result is 7th-grade ELA, at 37.62%, but it trails Stewart in Math and Science. Both schools remain below district and state averages, especially in Math.

Angelo Giaudrone Middle School ranks third academically, with 2025–26 proficiency rates of 23.58% in ELA, 13.44% in Math, and 30.83% in Science. Its 8th-grade Math result, 8.33%, is the lowest school-grade result reported. However, Science improved by nearly 10 percentage points from the prior year, and Science improved at all three schools. Overall, Math is the most significant area of need across ZIP code 98408, while Science is the clearest recent bright spot. Families comparing schools should also consider programs, attendance, school climate, staffing, transportation, and student supports, since test scores and spending alone do not capture the full school experience.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 So J Street	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5000	687	34	19.9	71.5%	116 (16.9%)	87 (12.7%)	226 (32.9%)	93 (13.5%)	8 (1.2%)	39 (5.7%)	114 (16.6%)	17.6	431^st of 514 public middle schools	16.1%		19.8	441^st of 534 public middle schools	17.4%	10	30.7	30.7	34.9	37.6	31.8	34.8	21.7	18.3	14.8	18.3	$19,451	$1,425	$18,026
Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	5010 S Pacific Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2200	650	33	19.6	70.3%	148 (22.8%)	57 (8.8%)	210 (32.3%)	94 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	111 (17.1%)	22.1	407^th of 514 public middle schools	20.8%		17.6	454^th of 534 public middle schools	15.0%	47	37.6	37.6	32.1	38.9	34.9	35.3	21.7	22.2	23.3	22.4	$18,714	$1,254	$17,460
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6-8	4902 S Alaska St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5811	449	23	19.6	71.9%	91 (20.3%)	72 (16.0%)	116 (25.8%)	33 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	105 (23.4%)	9.6	482^nd of 514 public middle schools	6.2%		13.3	474^th of 534 public middle schools	11.2%	8	30.8	30.8	20.9	21.8	28.8	23.6	11.8	19.5	8.3	13.4	$22,668	$2,364	$20,304

Cities Near Zip Code 98408

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tacoma	0.25 mi	100	192^nd
Lakewood	2.5 mi	25	248^th
University Place	3.8 mi	8	21^st
Puyallup	4.56 mi	36	116^th
Steilacoom	5.39 mi	4	44^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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