State/Public Middle Open

Spanaway Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 15701 B Street East, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98445

720
Pupils
20.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Spanaway Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 720 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bethel School District

Enrollment & staffing

Spanaway Middle School enrolls 720 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.

Male students
369 (51%)
Female students
351 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.8
Student-teacher ratio
20.7:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 17% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino23032%
White20128%
Two or more races12017%
Black or African American8712%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander496.8%
Asian263.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

504 of the school's 720 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 405 qualify for free lunch and 99 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Spanaway Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.

School district: Bethel School District

Spanaway Middle School is one of 34 schools in Bethel School District, based in Spanaway, Washington. The district serves 21,450 students district-wide and employs 1,139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 720 students, Spanaway Middle School is close to the district average of about 631 students per school.

21,450
District students
34
Schools
1,139
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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