Wainwright Intermediate School

Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Tacoma, Washington

Wainwright Intermediate School in Tacoma, Washington enrolled 368 students in 2024-25 with 20.7 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

373 students in 2022-23, 360 students in 2023-24, 368 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.9 to 20.7.

Students enrolled at Wainwright Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233732023-243602024-25368
Students enrolled at Wainwright Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233732023-243602024-25368
Students enrolled at Wainwright Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233732023-243602024-25368
Students enrolled at Wainwright Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233732023-243602024-25368
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337322.916.3
2023-2436021.516.7
2024-2536820.717.8

17.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Washington middle schools

Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.8; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.8; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.8; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 17.8; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 19.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wainwright Intermediate School enrolled 374 students and reported no counselor; it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions34
  • Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.8% of students were White, 23.6% of two or more races, 17.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White34.8%
  2. Two or more races23.6%
  3. Hispanic17.4%
  4. Black14.4%
  5. Asian6.0%
  6. Pacific Islander3.3%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Wainwright Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%47%53.4%
Math, 2022-2323%31% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Tacoma

15 public middle schools in Tacoma report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Morris Ford Middle School83118.154.6%
Spanaway Middle School76622.555.0%
Baker Middle School68720.057.9%
Stewart Middle School65019.752.3%
Mason Middle School63920.719.7%
First Creek Middle School58419.665.4%
Meeker Middle School56720.230.2%
Hunt Middle School51917.837.0%

All public schools in Tacoma →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wainwright Intermediate School

  1. Hunt Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 519 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Tacoma Online Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 170 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Wainwright Intermediate School with Hunt Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tacoma School District spends per student$19,679 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,679
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonWainwright Intermediate School is the number 295 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#295 of 380
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.17.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wainwright Intermediate School

  1. How many students attend Wainwright Intermediate School?
    368 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 373 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tacoma, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wainwright Intermediate School?
    17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wainwright Intermediate School a Title I school?
    Wainwright Intermediate School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Wainwright Intermediate School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wainwright Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wainwright Intermediate School in?
    Tacoma School District, NCES district ID 5308700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530870001508 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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