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Tahoma Senior High School

Q: Is Tahoma Senior High School a good school?

Tahoma Senior High School ranks 57 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 87% of Washington high schools

Summary

Tahoma Senior High School is a large, highly-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,919 students in Maple Valley, Washington, as part of the top-tier Tahoma School District.

The school consistently delivers strong academic results, with a 93.4% graduation rate and English proficiency far exceeding the state average. It ranks in the 87th percentile statewide and has shown remarkable, steady improvement over the past decade. A standout strength is its exceptional performance with African American students, ranking in the state's top 1-2%. While math proficiency is above average, it is an area for growth compared to top peers like Liberty Senior High School. The school operates very efficiently, spending less per student than many nearby schools while achieving better overall outcomes.

Tahoma stands out in a region with highly variable school quality. It significantly outperforms many neighboring schools in the Kent School District, such as Kent-Meridian High School and Auburn Mountainview High School, particularly in graduation rates and consistent ranking. The school's scale, district support, and effective teaching practices combine to create what is known as the "Tahoma Advantage," though support for special education students remains an identified opportunity for improvement.

2,919

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,535

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23499 SE Tahoma Way
Maple Valley, WA 98038

(425) 413-6200

District: Tahoma School District

Feeder schools for Tahoma Senior High School:

Elementary:	Cedar River Elementary
	Glacier Park Elementary
	Lake Wilderness Elementary
	Rock Creek Elementary
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	Shadow Lake Elementary
	Tahoma Elementary
Middle:	Maple View Middle School
	Summit Trail Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Washington high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg68%

Washington avg48%

57^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 247Tahoma School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	57 of 438	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	39 of 437	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	34 of 442	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	50 of 434	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	75 of 455	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	36 of 417	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	57 of 315	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	19 of 301	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	30 of 306	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	51.5	142 of 341	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.3	29 of 454	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	76.5	38 of 450	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	73.0	50 of 440	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	63 of 423	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	54 of 402	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	86.8	26 of 396	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	31 of 399	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	30 of 395	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	86.8	29 of 394	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.5	18 of 390	95.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	2 of 80	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	1 of 70	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	7 of 78	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	9 of 89	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	64.6	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	12 of 86	86.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	31 of 119	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	35 of 113	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	17 of 118	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	52 of 124	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	55 of 136	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	32 of 121	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	34 of 85	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	35 of 102	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	8 of 69	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	51 of 350	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	35 of 347	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	45 of 357	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	44 of 368	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	63 of 390	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	34 of 358	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.0	67 of 243	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	37 of 249	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	19 of 248	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	18 of 261	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	37 of 278	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	19 of 241	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	13 of 156	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	56 of 355	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	48 of 356	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	19 of 362	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	27 of 370	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	64 of 392	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	54 of 344	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	122 of 227	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	51 of 359	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	35 of 362	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	53 of 363	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	78 of 395	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	34 of 355	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	39 of 254	84.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	50 of 170	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	26 of 161	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	13 of 166	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	47 of 179	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	58 of 195	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	31 of 163	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	25 of 91	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	66 of 110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	77 of 130	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	114 of 212	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	74 of 128	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.2	27 of 139	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	69 of 373	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	40 of 374	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	49 of 379	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	60 of 390	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	107 of 413	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	40 of 382	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	62 of 222	72.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2024)40th percentile-51 vs school

Military Connected (2021)4th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+30 vs state

Science58%+9 vs state

Math53%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 14, 2013

The teacher's are WONDERFUL. My only complaint would be the Counseling office and lack of professionalism. I hear this is a reoccurring problem through schools across the country. Considering the shape this country is, we can attribute part of the problem to this on going issue. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tahoma Senior High School	Public	9-12	23499 SE Tahoma Way	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-6200	2,919	122	23.9	19.3%	1,884 (64.5%)	103 (3.5%)	350 (12.0%)	307 (10.5%)	11 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	244 (8.4%)	82.4	57^th of 438 public high schools	87.0%		90.1	39^th of 437 public high schools	91.1%	18	58.4	58.4	82.7	82.7	53.3	53.3	$16,535	$322	$16,213
Tahoma Open Doors	Public	9-12	23499 SE Tahoma Way	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-6200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$5,407	$209	$5,198
Kentlake High School	Public	9-12	21401 SE Falcon Way	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-4900	1,561	72	21.5	47.9%	634 (40.6%)	143 (9.2%)	381 (24.4%)	230 (14.7%)	8 (0.5%)	26 (1.7%)	134 (8.6%)	37.5	275^th of 438 public high schools	37.2%		37.2	279^th of 437 public high schools	36.2%	4	45.1	45.1	58.0	58.0	22.2	22.2	$18,618	$634	$17,984
Kentwood High School	Public	9-12	25800 164th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7680	1,995	83	24.1	50.2%	545 (27.3%)	246 (12.3%)	430 (21.6%)	535 (26.8%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.2%)	186 (9.3%)	47.3	220^th of 438 public high schools	49.8%		57.5	170^th of 437 public high schools	61.1%	50	49.2	49.2	64.7	64.7	24.9	24.9	$17,395	$615	$16,780
Auburn Mountainview High School	Public	9-12	28900 124th AVE SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4539	1,560	83	18.8	58.5%	550 (35.3%)	136 (8.7%)	380 (24.4%)	313 (20.1%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (3.4%)	126 (8.1%)	42.5	249^th of 438 public high schools	43.2%		39.9	270^th of 437 public high schools	38.2%	21	45.9	45.9	61.7	61.7	24.8	24.8	$16,445	$509	$15,936
The Outreach Program	Public	12	26024 111th Ave SE	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-4080	62	1	52.9	83.9%	22 (35.5%)	11 (17.7%)	7 (11.3%)	12 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	8 (12.9%)								(n/a)							$52,547	$460	$52,087
Individualized Graduation & Degree Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	11107 SE Kent-Kangley Rd	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-4723	370	10	38.5	61.4%	82 (22.2%)	59 (15.9%)	127 (34.3%)	43 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.2%)	34 (9.2%)								(n/a)							$17,494	$1,270	$16,223
Kentridge High School	Public	9-12	12430 SE 208th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7345	2,186	90	24.2	42.5%	569 (26.0%)	298 (13.6%)	342 (15.6%)	713 (32.6%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	219 (10.0%)	74.6	86^th of 438 public high schools	80.4%		82.3	61^st of 437 public high schools	86.0%	25	59.8	59.8	69.0	69.0	48.7	48.7	$16,925	$599	$16,326
Kent-Meridian High School	Public	9-12	10020 SE 256th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7405	1,639	78	20.9	68.9%	223 (13.6%)	238 (14.5%)	659 (40.2%)	305 (18.6%)	5 (0.3%)	106 (6.5%)	98 (6.0%)	12.4	401^st of 438 public high schools	8.4%		19.3	367^th of 437 public high schools	16.0%	34	29.8	29.8	38.2	38.2	13.1	13.1	$19,208	$608	$18,600
Lindbergh Senior High School	Public	9-12	16426 128th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3200	1,201	58	20.7	50.0%	233 (19.4%)	191 (15.9%)	313 (26.1%)	327 (27.2%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.5%)	112 (9.3%)	41.2	259^th of 438 public high schools	40.9%		36.4	286^th of 437 public high schools	34.6%	27	39.7	39.7	58.3	58.3	31.8	31.8	$19,612	$1,278	$18,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Tahoma Senior High School

How many students attend Tahoma Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,919 students attended Tahoma Senior High School.

What district is Tahoma Senior High School in?

Tahoma School District

What is the racial makeup of Tahoma Senior High School?

Students at Tahoma Senior High School are 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools feed into Tahoma Senior High School?

Tahoma Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cedar River Elementary
Elementary : Glacier Park Elementary
Elementary : Lake Wilderness Elementary
Elementary : Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary : Shadow Lake Elementary
Elementary : Tahoma Elementary
Middle : Maple View Middle School
Middle : Summit Trail Middle School

Is Tahoma Senior High School a good school?

Tahoma Senior High School ranks 57^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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