State/Public Middle Open

Perry G Keithley Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 12324 12th Ave S, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98444

787
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Perry G Keithley Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 787 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Franklin Pierce School District

Enrollment & staffing

Perry G Keithley Middle School enrolls 787 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
407 (52%)
Female students
366 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 16% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino27836%
White17222%
Two or more races12716%
Black or African American9412%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander567.2%
Asian425.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

539 of the school's 787 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 481 qualify for free lunch and 58 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

Perry G Keithley 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: Franklin Pierce School District

Perry G Keithley Middle School is one of 15 schools in Franklin Pierce School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 7,187 students district-wide and employs 472 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 787 students, Perry G Keithley Middle School is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.

7,187
District students
15
Schools
472
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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