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Schools in Kapowsin

Kapowsin’s public schools

Bethel School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kapowsin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 12% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
19,787 students on the public path
In brief

Kapowsin’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

21 elementary schools serve Kapowsin, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools and three high schools: Graham Kapowsin High School, Spanaway Lake High School and Bethel High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Kapowsin, with each school’s own grade.

21 schools teach K in Kapowsin’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Chester H Thompson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
688 students17:1Rate it →
Clover Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
617 students16:1Rate it →
Shining Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
613 students16:1Rate it →
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
592 students17:1Rate it →
Elk Plain School of Choice
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Spanaway
574 students17:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
540 students15:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
530 students15:1Rate it →
Expedition Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
530 students17:1Rate it →
Camas Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
529 students14:1Rate it →
Frederickson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
527 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
524 students16:1Rate it →
Naches Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
519 students16:1Rate it →
Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
497 students15:1Rate it →
North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
446 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
430 students15:1Rate it →
Graham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
428 students15:1Rate it →
Spanaway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
371 students14:1Rate it →
Kapowsin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
321 students16:1Rate it →
Roy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roy
285 students13:1Rate it →
Thompson Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Tacoma
227 studentsRate it →
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Spanaway
163 students23:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bethel School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 53.4% · 10470 students tested
Math33%
State average 40.1% · 10437 students tested

Kapowsin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Kapowsin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kapowsin—Bethel

Every school in Kapowsin

30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Kapowsinin other towns
Chester H Thompson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
688 students17:1Rate it →
Naches Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
519 students16:1Rate it →
Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
497 students15:1Rate it →
Roy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roy
285 students13:1Rate it →
Thompson Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Tacoma
227 studentsRate it →
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Spanaway
163 students23:1Rate it →
Clover Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
617 students16:1Rate it →
Shining Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
613 students16:1Rate it →
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
592 students17:1Rate it →
Elk Plain School of Choice
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Spanaway
574 students17:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
540 students15:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
530 students15:1Rate it →
Expedition Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
530 students17:1Rate it →
Camas Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
529 students14:1Rate it →
Frederickson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
527 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
524 students16:1Rate it →
North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
446 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
430 students15:1Rate it →
Graham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
428 students15:1Rate it →
Spanaway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
371 students14:1Rate it →
Kapowsin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
321 students16:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanaway
857 students21:1Rate it →
Spanaway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tacoma
766 students23:1Rate it →
Cedarcrest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanaway
765 students22:1Rate it →
Bethel Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanaway
661 students21:1Rate it →
Frontier Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Graham
620 students21:1Rate it →
Cougar Mountain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Graham
605 students21:1Rate it →
Graham Kapowsin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Graham
2,087 students24:1Rate it →
Spanaway Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spanaway
1,787 students23:1Rate it →
Bethel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spanaway
1,688 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Kapowsin’s schools

Are Kapowsin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kapowsin. Bethel School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kapowsin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Kapowsin in?

Bethel School District.

Where do Kapowsin kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Graham Kapowsin High School, Spanaway Lake High School and Bethel High School.

Parents talk

What Kapowsin families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.