For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 643 students in Orting School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle School in Orting School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
5 Schools
794 Schools
# Students
2,813 Students
302,552 Students
# Teachers
151 Teachers
15,929 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Orting School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#160 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
49%
Graduation Rate
87%
84%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)41%
34.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.68
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
3%
8%
% Hispanic
17%
25%
% Black
3%
5%
% White
65%
50%
% Hawaiian
1%
1%
% Two or more races
10%
9%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,798 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,889. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,891 is less than the state median of $19,341. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,798
$18,889
Spending / Student
$12,891
$19,341
Best Orting School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Orting Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
111 Whitehawk Blvd Nw
Orting, WA 98360
(360) 893-3565
Orting, WA 98360
(360) 893-3565
Gr: 6-8 | 643 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
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