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Bethel School District Schools
Bethel School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Pierce County (Spanaway). SchoolGrade grades 34 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bethel School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bethel School District
29 of 34 schools in Bethel School District carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 7C: 13D: 8
Best schools in Bethel School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Nelson Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Pioneer Valley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Katherine G Johnson Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Clover Creek Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Graham Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Camas Prairie Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- North Star Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Elk Plain School Of Choice (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Rocky Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Centennial Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Bethel School District
High schools (4)
- C+ Bethel High School, Spanaway
- D- Challenger High School, Spanaway
- C Graham Kapowsin High School, Graham
- C- Spanaway Lake High School, Spanaway
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- C Bethel Middle School, Spanaway
- D Cedarcrest Middle School, Spanaway
- C+ Cougar Mountain Middle School, Graham
- C Frontier Middle School, Graham
- C- Liberty Middle School, Spanaway
- C+ Spanaway Middle School, Tacoma
Elementary and primary schools (19)
- Bethel Elementary Learning Academy, Puyallup
- Bethel Hope Early Learning Center, Spanaway
- B- Camas Prairie Elementary, Spanaway
- C+ Centennial Elementary, Graham
- D+ Chester H Thompson Elementary, Tacoma
- B Clover Creek Elementary, Tacoma
- D+ Evergreen Elementary, Spanaway
- D Frederickson Elementary, Puyallup
- B Graham Elementary, Graham
- C Kapowsin Elementary, Graham
- B Katherine G Johnson Elementary School, Tacoma
- C- Naches Trail Elementary, Tacoma
- A- Nelson Elementary School, Graham
- B- North Star Elementary, Graham
- B+ Pioneer Valley Elementary, Spanaway
- C+ Rocky Ridge Elementary, Graham
- D+ Roy Elementary, Roy
- D+ Shining Mountain Elementary, Spanaway
- C- Spanaway Elementary, Spanaway
Other schools and academies (5)
- Acceleration Academy, Spanaway
- D Bethel Virtual Academy, Spanaway
- B- Elk Plain School Of Choice, Spanaway
- Pierce County Skills Center, Puyallup
- Thompson Preschool, Tacoma
Where Bethel School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Pierce County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 21,539 students with 1,148 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,281 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5300480
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Franklin Pierce School District (14 schools, 8 mi)
- Puyallup School District (36 schools, 10 mi)
- Clover Park School District (29 schools, 11 mi)
- Orting School District (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Yelm School District (10 schools, 13 mi)
- Sumner-Bonney Lake School District (14 schools, 13 mi)
- Eatonville School District (6 schools, 14 mi)
- University Place School District (8 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about Bethel School District
How many schools are in Bethel School District?
SchoolGrade grades 34 public schools in Bethel School District, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bethel School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Spanaway, Graham, Tacoma, Puyallup, Roy.
How good are the schools in Bethel School District?
Across the 29 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 43.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.5%. 76% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bethel School District?
21,539 students were enrolled in Bethel School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bethel School District?
Bethel School District is in Washington, based in Pierce County, with its district office in Spanaway. Its boundary covers about 201 sq mi.