Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA

Bethel School District — Decoded Rankings

27 of 39 schools ranked · Updated 2026-07-26

District profile

Total enrollment
13,667
Free/reduced lunch
55.3%
Avg SES index
52.0
State
WA

Schools in Bethel School District

Elementary / Middle Schools (24 ranked)

24 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#288#158Medium
Nelson Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#287#209High
Spanaway Middle SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#419#215High
Camas Prairie ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#271#267High
Spanaway ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#515#308High
Clover Creek ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#296#320High
Cougar Mountain Middle SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#414#339High
Naches Trail ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#393#364High
Chester H Thompson ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#447#400High
Pioneer Valley ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#263#405High
Rocky Ridge ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#398#425High
North Star ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#342#467High
Graham ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#292#480High
Bethel Middle SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#493#499High
Liberty Middle SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#466#515High
Elk Plain School of ChoiceOpt-inBethel School District#341#525High
Evergreen ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#420#529High
Centennial ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#376#532High
Shining Mountain ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#421#557High
Frontier Middle SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#446#591High
Roy ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#520#605High
Kapowsin ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#460#628High
Frederickson ElementaryNeighborhoodBethel School District#534#636High
Cedarcrest Middle SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#585#647High
Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank)
Bethel Virtual AcademyvirtualN/AN/A Not enough data to rank
Challenger High SchoolneighborhoodN/AN/A Not enough data to rank

High Schools (3 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Spanaway Lake High SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#82#79HSHS outcomeHS pool
Bethel High SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#70#88HSHS outcomeHS pool
Graham Kapowsin High SchoolNeighborhoodBethel School District#85#98HSHS outcomeHS pool

Story type breakdown

  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 16
  • 7

How this district compares

District-level averages relative to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro median.

MeasureDistrict avgMetro medianRead
Avg achievement percentile (metro)40.6509.4 points below the metro median
Avg decoded percentile (metro)34.95015.1 points below the metro median
Avg rank shift (places gained after context)-38.90Schools lose 38.9 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2023–24 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2023
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
July 26, 2026
Methodology version
0.9.0
Source files (3)

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