Summary:
ZIP code 98584 has three middle schools serving grades 5–8 across two districts: Olympic Middle School and Oakland Bay Junior High School in the Shelton School District, plus Pioneer Middle School in the Pioneer School District. The schools have different grade configurations: Olympic serves grades 5–6, Oakland Bay serves grades 7–8, and Pioneer serves grades 6–8, so test results are not perfectly like-for-like comparisons.
Olympic Middle School is the strongest overall academic performer in the latest results, leading the area in ELA at 37.50%, science at 43.17%, and its three-subject average. It also has the highest enrollment and the highest free- or reduced-price lunch rate, yet reports the best overall results. Math is its largest challenge, with 14.73% proficiency. Oakland Bay Junior High School has the area’s strongest math result at 22.27% and improved in ELA, math, and science. Its rank also improved, although it remains below most schools statewide. Its grade 7 results are stronger than grade 8 results, especially in ELA.
Pioneer Middle School is the smallest school and has the lowest student-teacher ratio, at 12.9, as well as the highest spending per student. It performs above its district in ELA, but has the lowest three-subject average and its science results declined year over year. Across all three schools, math is the clearest shared concern: proficiency is below 23% at each school and well below the Washington average. ELA improved at every school, while science performance varies widely. Parents should also consider grade levels, school size, staffing, and individual program offerings alongside these test results.
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