Summary:
Schools serving Steilacoom include four schools with approximately 1,798 students across grades PK–12: Cherrydale Primary serves PK–3, Saltars Point Elementary serves grades 4–5, Steilacoom High serves grades 9–12, and the small alternative Firwood serves K–12. The first three schools are part of the Steilacoom Hist. School District, while Firwood belongs to the Clover Park School District. The area has an unusual grade structure, with no separately listed middle school.
Steilacoom High is the strongest overall performer. It ranked in the 88th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, improved substantially over the previous two years, and had a 91.3% graduation rate compared with 82.6% statewide. Its ELA proficiency was especially strong at 82.79%, while Science was also above state results. Math improved significantly to 47.20% but remains the clearest opportunity, especially compared with the school’s ELA performance. Among the elementary schools, Saltars Point Elementary showed a strong upward ranking trend, reaching the 74th percentile, and had the area’s best reported Science result at 66.37%. Its Math result was near 48%, so continued math support may be useful.
Cherrydale Primary stands out for Math, with 65.66% proficiency—well above both the district and state results. Its ELA proficiency was 56.12%, above the state but below the district, making literacy its main improvement area. Firwood is much smaller, with 45 students, and serves an alternative K–12 population, so direct comparisons require caution. Its reported ELA proficiency was 10.26%; Math and Science results were suppressed and should be treated as unknown, not zero. Overall, families will find the strongest broad performance at the high school, strong Science at Saltars Point, and a notable Math strength at Cherrydale.
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