Summary:
ZIP code 98513 has one listed middle school, Aspire Performing Arts Academy, serving grades 6–8 in the Lacey area, with 323 students and part of North Thurston Public Schools.
Because Aspire is the only middle school in the ZIP code, there are no nearby schools in this dataset for a direct school-to-school comparison. Its results are nevertheless strong compared with district and Washington averages. In 2025–2026, 70.76% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with about 52% in both the district and state. Math proficiency was 55.67%, versus 38.63% in the district and 43.11% statewide, while science proficiency reached 66.67%, compared with roughly 51% for both comparison groups. The school has also maintained a high ranking, placing between the 87th and 90th percentile over the last three reported years and receiving four stars in each year.
Parents may especially note the strong seventh-grade results: 82.35% proficiency in ELA and 60.40% in math. Eighth-grade science was also strong at 66.67%. At the same time, performance varied by grade and subject. Eighth-grade ELA proficiency was 62.50%, nearly 20 points below seventh-grade ELA, and sixth-grade math was the lowest grade-level result at 48.54%. Overall proficiency declined from the prior year, most notably in math, which fell 8.14 percentage points, although Aspire remained well ahead of district and state averages. The school reported a 22.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio, 35.29% free- or reduced-price lunch participation, and $15,572 in per-student spending.
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