📍 4909 79th Avenue W, University Pla, Pierce County, 98467
Drum Intermediate is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in University Pla, Pierce County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the University Place School District school district. It serves grades 5–7 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drum Intermediate enrolls 587 students across grades 5–7. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 12% |
| Asian | 54 | 9.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
281 of the school's 587 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 64 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Drum Intermediate 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 28, state house district 28.
Drum Intermediate is one of 8 schools in University Place School District, based in UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington. The district serves 5,635 students district-wide and employs 311 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 587 students, Drum Intermediate is smaller than the district average of about 704 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large