Summary:
ZIP code 98422 has one middle school, Meeker Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Tacoma School District. Meeker enrolls 567 students, reports a 20.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and serves an economically diverse community, with 43.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Per-student spending was $18,748 in 2023–2024.
Meeker’s strongest academic area is science, where 58.01% of students were proficient in 2025–2026—above both the Tacoma district rate of 42.31% and the Washington state rate of 50.95%. Science also showed the school’s largest year-over-year improvement, increasing by 9.41 percentage points. English language arts is another solid area: 53.80% of students were proficient, slightly above the state rate of 52.81% and well above the district rate of 44.33%. ELA performance improved across grades, reaching 57.47% in eighth grade. Meeker outperformed the district in every reported subject and grade comparison.
Math is the main area parents may want to monitor. Overall math proficiency was 35.36%, higher than the district’s 31.16% but below the statewide rate of 43.11%. Seventh-grade math was the weakest result, with 30.46% of students proficient—10.85 points below the state rate—while eighth-grade math was much more competitive at 38.46%, nearly matching the state. Meeker’s reported ranking also improved from the 54th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 62nd percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, the school offers particularly strong science, competitive ELA, and a clear opportunity to strengthen math, especially in seventh grade.
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