Best Public Schools in Tacoma, Washington

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2017)				Ranking (2016)				SBA English Language Arts (2017)							SBA Math (2017)							EOC Biology (2017)	MSP Science (2017)
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 (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	SchoolDigger Rating (2017)	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBA English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBA English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBA English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBA English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBA English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBA English Language Arts 11th Grade	SBA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBA Math 4th Grade	SBA Math 5th Grade	SBA Math 6th Grade	SBA Math 7th Grade	SBA Math 8th Grade	SBA Math 11th Grade	SBA Math End of Course	EOC Biology 5th Grade	MSP Science 8th Grade
Arlington	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 S 72nd St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-3200	267	21	12.7	85.0 %	89 (33.3 %)	65 (24.3 %)	56 (21.0 %)	15 (5.6 %)	1 (0.4 %)	19 (7.1 %)	22 (8.2 %)	10.5	990^th of 1059 public elementary schools	6.5 %		17.4	909^th of 1053 public elementary schools	13.7 %	81	21.4	27.9	35.0					28.5	39.5	30.0						32.5
Baker	Public	6-8	8001 So J Street	Tacoma	98408	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5000	697	36	19.3	79.0 %	179 (25.7 %)	118 (16.9 %)	186 (26.7 %)	136 (19.5 %)	8 (1.1 %)	36 (5.2 %)	34 (4.9 %)	17.5	366^th of 434 public middle schools	15.7 %		21.8	358^th of 441 public middle schools	18.8 %	8				31.6	50.6	39.0					23.9	35.6	32.5				41.4
Birney	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 S 76th St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4600	444	33	13.4	80.0 %	129 (29.1 %)	101 (22.7 %)	135 (30.4 %)	28 (6.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	18 (4.1 %)	32 (7.2 %)	9.8	992^nd of 1059 public elementary schools	6.3 %		14.2	943^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	10.4 %	49	25.9	36.9	36.2					28.9	27.2	23.1						39.1
Boze	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 E 65th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4688	374	26	14.3	84.0 %	69 (18.4 %)	71 (19.0 %)	124 (33.2 %)	73 (19.5 %)	5 (1.3 %)	16 (4.3 %)	16 (4.3 %)	14.3	949^th of 1059 public elementary schools	10.4 %		24.6	840^th of 1053 public elementary schools	20.2 %	109	33.3	38.1	41.8					39.6	27.6	23.6						41.8
Browns Point	Public	K-5	1526 51st St Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-7600	460	28	16.4	21.0 %	296 (64.3 %)	31 (6.7 %)	41 (8.9 %)	47 (10.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	4 (0.9 %)	39 (8.5 %)	82.1	166^th of 1059 public elementary schools	84.3 %		76.7	232^nd of 1053 public elementary schools	78.0 %	66	76.5	70.1	76.0					77.7	76.1	50.6						81.3
Bryant	Public	PK, KG-8	717 S Grant Ave	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-2800	427	27	15.8	52.0 %	251 (58.8 %)	76 (17.8 %)	34 (8.0 %)	16 (3.7 %)	6 (1.4 %)	2 (0.5 %)	42 (9.8 %)	51.9	523^rd of 1059 public elementary schools	50.6 %		42	632^nd of 1053 public elementary schools	40.0 %	109	42.2	51.7	62.2		50.9			43.4	51.7	57.3		41.5				77.0
Delong	Public	K-5	4901 S 14 st St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5800	547	37	14.7	72.0 %	233 (42.6 %)	157 (28.7 %)	84 (15.4 %)	42 (7.7 %)	9 (1.6 %)	9 (1.6 %)	13 (2.4 %)	32.1	747^th of 1059 public elementary schools	29.5 %		42.4	627^th of 1053 public elementary schools	40.5 %	120	39.4	46.2	51.2					46.0	49.2	25.9						63.2
Downing	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 N Orchard St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7100	276	20	13.8	53.0 %	164 (59.4 %)	42 (15.2 %)	29 (10.5 %)	15 (5.4 %)	3 (1.1 %)	1 (0.4 %)	22 (8.0 %)	67.5	341^st of 1059 public elementary schools	67.8 %		58.4	431^st of 1053 public elementary schools	59.1 %	90	49.0	64.5	82.6					54.7	60.4	65.2						80.4
Edison	Public	PK, KG-5	5830 S Pine St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-1700	510	32	15.9	86.0 %	157 (30.8 %)	100 (19.6 %)	147 (28.8 %)	43 (8.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	13 (2.5 %)	48 (9.4 %)	27.4	797^th of 1059 public elementary schools	24.7 %		27	805^th of 1053 public elementary schools	23.6 %	8	49.3	46.9	56.7					39.2	38.5	34.5						32.0
Fawcett	Public	K-5	126 E 60th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4700	460	29	15.8	73.0 %	187 (40.7 %)	52 (11.3 %)	101 (22.0 %)	59 (12.8 %)	6 (1.3 %)	13 (2.8 %)	42 (9.1 %)	17.3	918^th of 1059 public elementary schools	13.3 %		29.8	765^th of 1053 public elementary schools	27.4 %	153	28.3	39.1	41.6					43.2	44.5	25.0						31.6
Fern Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	8442 S Park Ave	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-3888	362	24	15.0	74.0 %	114 (31.5 %)	35 (9.7 %)	112 (30.9 %)	40 (11.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	22 (6.1 %)	38 (10.5 %)	44.8	599^th of 1059 public elementary schools	43.4 %		48.2	558^th of 1053 public elementary schools	47.0 %	41	40.7	45.7	67.7					44.4	44.0	57.6						66.1
Foss	Public	9-12	2112 S Tyler St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7300	887	41	21.6	70.0 %	290 (32.7 %)	229 (25.8 %)	152 (17.1 %)	113 (12.7 %)	11 (1.2 %)	22 (2.5 %)	70 (7.9 %)	18.1	258^th of 300 public high schools	14.0 %					(n/a)							51.6							9.9	56.1
Franklin	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 S Lawrence St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-1400	287	22	13.0	78.0 %	89 (31.0 %)	65 (22.6 %)	59 (20.6 %)	10 (3.5 %)	5 (1.7 %)	7 (2.4 %)	52 (18.1 %)	38.3	671^st of 1059 public elementary schools	36.6 %		6.5	1015^th of 1053 public elementary schools	3.6 %	344	47.0		57.7					43.1		44.4						57.7
Geiger	Public	K-5	7401 S 8th St	Tacoma	98465	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6800	415	27	15.3	46.0 %	232 (55.9 %)	36 (8.7 %)	66 (15.9 %)	25 (6.0 %)	3 (0.7 %)	5 (1.2 %)	48 (11.6 %)	29.2	775^th of 1059 public elementary schools	26.8 %		42	633^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	39.9 %	142	32.8	48.1	52.1					48.5	34.9	33.3						60.8
Grant	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 N Prospect St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5400	345	26	13.2	37.0 %	240 (69.6 %)	40 (11.6 %)	34 (9.9 %)	6 (1.7 %)	5 (1.4 %)	3 (0.9 %)	17 (4.9 %)	66.6	358^th of 1059 public elementary schools	66.2 %		43.9	610^th of 1053 public elementary schools	42.1 %	252	65.6	62.5	64.2					59.7	62.5	50.0						76.7
Gray	Public	6-8	6229 S Tyler St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5200	617	31	19.9	80.0 %	201 (32.6 %)	149 (24.1 %)	137 (22.2 %)	71 (11.5 %)	5 (0.8 %)	32 (5.2 %)	22 (3.6 %)	10.5	400^th of 434 public middle schools	7.8 %		12.1	401^st of 441 public middle schools	9.1 %	1				29.2	39.7	37.0					21.7	32.9	22.7				36.3
Jason Lee	Public	6-8	602 N Sprague Ave	Tacoma	98403	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7700	594	34	17.4	70.0 %	269 (45.3 %)	197 (33.2 %)	59 (9.9 %)	24 (4.0 %)	13 (2.2 %)	14 (2.4 %)	18 (3.0 %)	24.1	338^th of 434 public middle schools	22.1 %		27.8	324^th of 441 public middle schools	26.5 %	14				41.1	49.3	43.3					31.1	34.2	25.5				61.3
Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 N 23rd St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4000	309	22	14.0	65.0 %	173 (56.0 %)	56 (18.1 %)	44 (14.2 %)	9 (2.9 %)	2 (0.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)	24 (7.8 %)	50.6	541^st of 1059 public elementary schools	48.9 %		52.3	500^th of 1053 public elementary schools	52.5 %	41	61.2	44.4	60.0					51.0	52.2	51.1						66.6
Larchmont	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 E B St	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6200	419	29	14.4	83.0 %	134 (32.0 %)	84 (20.0 %)	92 (22.0 %)	62 (14.8 %)	5 (1.2 %)	14 (3.3 %)	28 (6.7 %)	6.5	1028^th of 1059 public elementary schools	2.9 %		8.4	1004^th of 1053 public elementary schools	4.7 %	24	35.0	14.2	25.0					35.0	13.6	14.2						32.1
Lincoln	Public	9-12	701 S 37th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6700	1,407	70	20.1	79.0 %	350 (24.9 %)	388 (27.6 %)	330 (23.5 %)	188 (13.4 %)	19 (1.4 %)	55 (3.9 %)	77 (5.5 %)								(n/a)															46.3
Lister	Public	PK, KG-5	2106 E 44th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-2900	532	33	16.1	89.0 %	127 (23.9 %)	148 (27.8 %)	96 (18.0 %)	78 (14.7 %)	5 (0.9 %)	29 (5.5 %)	49 (9.2 %)	12	975^th of 1059 public elementary schools	7.9 %		11.9	973^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	7.6 %	2	35.3	28.7	32.9					42.6	21.8	23.8						43.1
Lowell	Public	K-5	810 Mr. Dahl DR	Tacoma	98403	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-7200	440	26	16.9	18.0 %	317 (72.0 %)	35 (8.0 %)	38 (8.6 %)	17 (3.9 %)	2 (0.5 %)	4 (0.9 %)	27 (6.1 %)	88.1	107^th of 1059 public elementary schools	89.9 %		89.9	86^th of 1053 public elementary schools	91.8 %	21	73.1	84.7	75.3					70.0	80.8	77.9						83.3
Lyon	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E 46th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4800	341	26	13.1	82.0 %	104 (30.5 %)	54 (15.8 %)	107 (31.4 %)	39 (11.4 %)	4 (1.2 %)	11 (3.2 %)	22 (6.5 %)	20.9	863^rd of 1059 public elementary schools	18.5 %		25.5	831^st of 1053 public elementary schools	21.1 %	32	23.0	48.8	35.5					38.4	48.8	37.7						44.4
Manitou Park	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 S 66th St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5300	620	40	15.5	85.0 %	131 (21.1 %)	165 (26.6 %)	171 (27.6 %)	38 (6.1 %)	8 (1.3 %)	26 (4.2 %)	81 (13.1 %)	28.6	780^th of 1059 public elementary schools	26.3 %		19	891^st of 1053 public elementary schools	15.4 %	111	56.4	54.1	33.8					51.2	44.4	18.3						22.5
Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 S 52nd St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6300	491	34	14.4	76.0 %	173 (35.2 %)	93 (18.9 %)	95 (19.3 %)	38 (7.7 %)	10 (2.0 %)	22 (4.5 %)	60 (12.2 %)	38.1	673^rd of 1059 public elementary schools	36.4 %		15.1	934^th of 1053 public elementary schools	11.3 %	261	43.1	72.9	52.1					42.0	52.7	37.6						46.3
Mason	Public	6-8	3901 N 28th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-7000	827	40	20.6	36.0 %	596 (72.1 %)	93 (11.2 %)	62 (7.5 %)	40 (4.8 %)	8 (1.0 %)	10 (1.2 %)	18 (2.2 %)	73.8	102^nd of 434 public middle schools	76.5 %		76.5	86^th of 441 public middle schools	80.5 %	16				67.5	68.8	70.6					57.2	62.1	52.9				75.7
McCarver	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 S J St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4900	427	33	12.9	93.0 %	105 (24.6 %)	174 (40.7 %)	50 (11.7 %)	36 (8.4 %)	7 (1.6 %)	7 (1.6 %)	48 (11.2 %)	12.9	966^th of 1059 public elementary schools	8.8 %		10.1	987^th of 1053 public elementary schools	6.3 %	21	34.3	29.8	48.3					28.3	19.4	18.3						48.3
Meeker	Public	6-8	4402 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-6500	656	30	21.8	32.0 %	386 (58.8 %)	73 (11.1 %)	64 (9.8 %)	86 (13.1 %)	10 (1.5 %)	7 (1.1 %)	30 (4.6 %)	54.7	203^rd of 434 public middle schools	53.2 %		63.8	153^rd of 441 public middle schools	65.3 %	50				56.0	57.8	63.9					47.0	47.5	49.5				69.2
Mt Tahoma	Public	9-12	4634 S 74th Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-3800	1,530	67	22.8	74.0 %	472 (30.8 %)	316 (20.7 %)	349 (22.8 %)	257 (16.8 %)	23 (1.5 %)	59 (3.9 %)	54 (3.5 %)	17	261^st of 300 public high schools	13.0 %		23.7	262^nd of 306 public high schools	14.4 %	1							52.5								43.7
Northeast Tacoma	Public	PK, KG-5	5412 29th St Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6933	383	24	15.9	56.0 %	159 (41.5 %)	44 (11.5 %)	83 (21.7 %)	36 (9.4 %)	5 (1.3 %)	11 (2.9 %)	45 (11.7 %)	33.3	736^th of 1059 public elementary schools	30.5 %		48	562^nd of 1053 public elementary schools	46.6 %	174	45.1	44.0	54.9					41.9	44.0	40.8						56.3
Point Defiance	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 N Visscher St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6900	428	27	15.8	48.0 %	290 (67.8 %)	47 (11.0 %)	44 (10.3 %)	27 (6.3 %)	7 (1.6 %)	3 (0.7 %)	10 (2.3 %)	72.3	284^th of 1059 public elementary schools	73.2 %		68.9	319^th of 1053 public elementary schools	69.7 %	35	80.5	72.2	60.2					81.9	66.6	47.7						62.6
Reed	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S 36th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6400	467	32	14.5	84.0 %	97 (20.8 %)	105 (22.5 %)	162 (34.7 %)	33 (7.1 %)	2 (0.4 %)	18 (3.9 %)	50 (10.7 %)	6.5	1030^th of 1059 public elementary schools	2.7 %		15.5	926^th of 1053 public elementary schools	12.1 %	104	27.1	18.6	24.6					41.4	14.6	22.3						25.0
Blix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1302 E 38th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7400	494	31	15.9	83.0 %	141 (28.5 %)	92 (18.6 %)	157 (31.8 %)	59 (11.9 %)	8 (1.6 %)	16 (3.2 %)	21 (4.3 %)	20.5	867^th of 1059 public elementary schools	18.1 %		15.5	929^th of 1053 public elementary schools	11.8 %	62	28.4	38.5	38.9					42.6	47.6	37.6						40.2
Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 E Roosevelt Ave	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4400	263	24	10.9	87.0 %	64 (24.3 %)	56 (21.3 %)	77 (29.3 %)	16 (6.1 %)	8 (3.0 %)	11 (4.2 %)	31 (11.8 %)	7.4	1020^th of 1059 public elementary schools	3.7 %		4.7	1028^th of 1053 public elementary schools	2.4 %	8		20.4	37.2						22.7	25.4						28.0
Sheridan	Public	PK, KG-5	5317 E McKinley Ave	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5900	606	39	15.5	86.0 %	97 (16.0 %)	126 (20.8 %)	238 (39.3 %)	77 (12.7 %)	4 (0.7 %)	20 (3.3 %)	44 (7.3 %)	15.6	933^rd of 1059 public elementary schools	11.9 %		17.9	904^th of 1053 public elementary schools	14.2 %	29	18.3	31.6	37.7					38.3	37.7	37.3						44.8
Sherman	Public	K-5	4415 N 38th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5488	408	23	17.7	31.0 %	316 (77.5 %)	25 (6.1 %)	32 (7.8 %)	7 (1.7 %)	4 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	24 (5.9 %)	80.3	197^th of 1059 public elementary schools	81.4 %		77.8	220^th of 1053 public elementary schools	79.1 %	23	76.8	68.2	78.2					78.0	53.9	62.3						79.7
Stadium	Public	9-12	111 N E St	Tacoma	98403	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-3100	1,680	72	23.3	37.0 %	972 (57.9 %)	246 (14.6 %)	185 (11.0 %)	179 (10.7 %)	26 (1.5 %)	17 (1.0 %)	55 (3.3 %)	56.5	148^th of 300 public high schools	50.7 %		44.3	201^st of 306 public high schools	34.3 %	53							77.0							30.5	69.7
Stewart	Public	6-8	5010 Pacific Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4200	407	30	13.5	82.0 %	166 (40.8 %)	109 (26.8 %)	71 (17.4 %)	33 (8.1 %)	12 (2.9 %)	9 (2.2 %)	7 (1.7 %)	14.7	383^rd of 434 public middle schools	11.8 %		23.5	347^th of 441 public middle schools	21.3 %	36				33.6	30.7	42.4					28.7	28.1	29.2				50.9
Skyline	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 N Mildred St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7800	388	27	14.3	60.0 %	224 (57.7 %)	58 (14.9 %)	49 (12.6 %)	15 (3.9 %)	1 (0.3 %)	3 (0.8 %)	38 (9.8 %)	61.8	410^th of 1059 public elementary schools	61.3 %		59.2	424^th of 1053 public elementary schools	59.7 %	14	46.2	57.8	70.6					52.7	62.5	62.0						74.1
Truman	Public	6-8	5801 N 35th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5600	758	38	19.9	57.0 %	439 (57.9 %)	123 (16.2 %)	84 (11.1 %)	85 (11.2 %)	8 (1.1 %)	10 (1.3 %)	9 (1.2 %)	30.8	309^th of 434 public middle schools	28.8 %		40.7	261^st of 441 public middle schools	40.8 %	48				49.5	48.1	46.6					43.5	35.4	30.3				60.2
Washington	Public	K-5	6501 S 10th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-5738	439	26	16.8	18.0 %	337 (76.8 %)	22 (5.0 %)	37 (8.4 %)	21 (4.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	21 (4.8 %)	80.9	184^th of 1059 public elementary schools	82.6 %		76.3	240^th of 1053 public elementary schools	77.2 %	56	67.0	72.8	71.7					64.5	73.9	70.5						79.4
Whitman	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 S 39th St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7272	428	29	14.7	80.0 %	146 (34.1 %)	91 (21.3 %)	72 (16.8 %)	60 (14.0 %)	6 (1.4 %)	20 (4.7 %)	33 (7.7 %)	20	877^th of 1059 public elementary schools	17.2 %		11.7	976^th of 1053 public elementary schools	7.3 %	99	33.3	25.7	56.4					37.5	39.3	31.7						46.0
Bates Technical High School	Public	9-12	1101 South Yakima Avenue	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Bates Technical College	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 680-7261	268			0.0 %	164 (61.2 %)	32 (11.9 %)	39 (14.6 %)	10 (3.7 %)	7 (2.6 %)	4 (1.5 %)	12 (4.5 %)								(n/a)							24.4
Wilson	Public	9-12	1202 N Orchard St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6000	1,268	57	22.2	45.0 %	760 (59.9 %)	239 (18.8 %)	109 (8.6 %)	93 (7.3 %)	15 (1.2 %)	10 (0.8 %)	42 (3.3 %)								(n/a)															81.7
Oakland High School	Public	8-12	3319 S Adams St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5100	234	13	18.0	79.0 %	82 (35.0 %)	74 (31.6 %)	41 (17.5 %)	12 (5.1 %)	4 (1.7 %)	11 (4.7 %)	10 (4.3 %)	1.5	296^th of 300 public high schools	1.3 %		3.6	298^th of 306 public high schools	2.6 %	2							30.3								19.6
Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	5-12	5501 6th Ave	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 798-7900	33	3	11.0	39.0 %	10 (30.3 %)	15 (45.5 %)	3 (9.1 %)	1 (3.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (3.0 %)	3 (9.1 %)								(n/a)
Stanley	Public	PK, KG-5	1712 S 17th St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4500	290	27	10.7	87.0 %	83 (28.6 %)	109 (37.6 %)	45 (15.5 %)	6 (2.1 %)	5 (1.7 %)	12 (4.1 %)	30 (10.3 %)	78.1	220^th of 1059 public elementary schools	79.2 %		44.1	606^th of 1053 public elementary schools	42.5 %	386	68.5	72.0						68.5	65.1
Pearl Street Center	Public, Alternative	6-12	815 S Pearl St	Tacoma	98465	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-2600	11	1	11.0	27.0 %	7 (63.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (9.1 %)	1 (9.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (18.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Community Based Trans Program	Public	11-12	601 S 8th St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-2603	51	3	17.0	82.0 %	28 (54.9 %)	11 (21.6 %)	4 (7.8 %)	5 (9.8 %)	1 (2.0 %)	1 (2.0 %)	1 (2.0 %)								(n/a)
Crescent Heights	Public	K-5	4110 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-5500	498	28	17.7	38.0 %	293 (58.8 %)	38 (7.6 %)	67 (13.5 %)	44 (8.8 %)	3 (0.6 %)	18 (3.6 %)	35 (7.0 %)	58.7	443^rd of 1059 public elementary schools	58.2 %		66.7	341^st of 1053 public elementary schools	67.6 %	102	53.6	53.2	67.3					63.1	57.1	50.5						67.3
TCC Fresh Start	Public	9-12	601 S 8th St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 571-1033	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tacoma School of the Arts	Public	9-12	1102 A St	Tacoma	98402	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-7900	521	29	17.9	39.0 %	327 (62.8 %)	77 (14.8 %)	68 (13.1 %)	36 (6.9 %)	7 (1.3 %)	3 (0.6 %)	3 (0.6 %)	48.6	178^th of 300 public high schools	40.7 %		86.6	23^rd of 306 public high schools	92.5 %	155							75.0							21.1	75.8
Madison Early Learning Center	Public	PK	3101 S 43rd Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-1948	3				0 (0.0 %)	1 (33.3 %)	2 (66.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	Public	9-12	601 S 8th St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 571-1040	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Helen B. Stafford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1615 South 92nd St	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4300	519	33	15.7	78.0 %	93 (17.9 %)	51 (9.8 %)	139 (26.8 %)	137 (26.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	31 (6.0 %)	66 (12.7 %)	45.7	586^th of 1059 public elementary schools	44.7 %		48.9	548^th of 1053 public elementary schools	48.0 %	38	52.5	53.1	52.0					55.6	60.8	47.9						41.0
Day Reporting School	Public	9-12	5501 6th Avenue	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-2677	18	2	9.0	72.0 %	5 (27.8 %)	8 (44.4 %)	4 (22.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (5.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6-8	4902 S Alaska St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5811	640	36	17.7	78.0 %	234 (36.6 %)	180 (28.1 %)	113 (17.7 %)	74 (11.6 %)	10 (1.6 %)	9 (1.4 %)	20 (3.1 %)	17.1	369^th of 434 public middle schools	15.0 %		29.2	318^th of 441 public middle schools	27.9 %	51				29.1	44.3	40.6					27.1	35.9	34.8				43.1
Special Services	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 S. 8th Street	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-1224	67			37.0 %	44 (65.7 %)	15 (22.4 %)	3 (4.5 %)	1 (1.5 %)	2 (3.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (3.0 %)								(n/a)												10.0
Science and Math Institute	Public	9-12	5501 N. Pearl St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-2300	459	27	17.0	38.0 %	326 (71.0 %)	47 (10.2 %)	37 (8.1 %)	36 (7.8 %)	4 (0.9 %)	6 (1.3 %)	3 (0.7 %)	64.2	120^th of 300 public high schools	60.0 %		91.3	9^th of 306 public high schools	97.1 %	111							73.2							35.2	85.7
Tacoma Business Academy	Public	9-12	1101 South Yakima	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 571-1126	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
First Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E. 56th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-2700	773	45	17.1	91.0 %	137 (17.7 %)	178 (23.0 %)	224 (29.0 %)	152 (19.7 %)	17 (2.2 %)	36 (4.7 %)	29 (3.8 %)	16.1	377^th of 434 public middle schools	13.1 %		19.7	372^nd of 441 public middle schools	15.6 %	5				37.7	38.1	43.3					28.5	32.1	29.0				45.3
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	Public	9-12	930 Tacoma Ave S	Tacoma	98402	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-1032	2				0 (0.0 %)	2 (100.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Re-engagement Center	Public	9-12	1818 Tacoma Ave S	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-3273	196			63.0 %	63 (32.1 %)	54 (27.6 %)	46 (23.5 %)	18 (9.2 %)	4 (2.0 %)	6 (3.1 %)	5 (2.6 %)								(n/a)
Fresh Start	Public	9-12	601 S 8th Street	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-3273	195			33.0 %	83 (42.6 %)	50 (25.6 %)	31 (15.9 %)	14 (7.2 %)	7 (3.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (5.1 %)								(n/a)							49.4
Goodwill GED	Public	9-12	714 S 27th St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-3273	33			61.0 %	13 (39.4 %)	10 (30.3 %)	7 (21.2 %)	2 (6.1 %)	1 (3.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Wava	Public	9-12	2601 S 35th Street Suite 100	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Monroe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 964-1068	335	13	25.7	11.0 %	252 (75.2 %)	21 (6.3 %)	36 (10.7 %)	13 (3.9 %)	6 (1.8 %)	2 (0.6 %)	5 (1.5 %)								(n/a)
Waller Road Elementary	Public	K-6	6312 Waller Rd E	Tacoma	98443	Pierce	Puyallup School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 841-8745	293	18	16.2	49.0 %	197 (67.2 %)	6 (2.0 %)	45 (15.4 %)	6 (2.0 %)	4 (1.4 %)	2 (0.7 %)	33 (11.3 %)	53.7	491^st of 1059 public elementary schools	53.6 %		49.3	541^st of 1053 public elementary schools	48.6 %	50	56.5	50.8	62.0	66.6				56.5	45.6	44.0	66.6					66.0
Chester H Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 159th St E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-5800	524	39	13.4	77.0 %	209 (39.9 %)	54 (10.3 %)	130 (24.8 %)	14 (2.7 %)	5 (1.0 %)	37 (7.1 %)	75 (14.3 %)	74.4	261^st of 1059 public elementary schools	75.4 %		50.2	534^th of 1053 public elementary schools	49.3 %	273	75.6	69.5	72.4					74.3	60.3	56.5						63.7
Clover Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16715 36th Avenue East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-7800	646	38	17.0	50.0 %	358 (55.4 %)	57 (8.8 %)	98 (15.2 %)	21 (3.3 %)	4 (0.6 %)	23 (3.6 %)	85 (13.2 %)	48.1	557^th of 1059 public elementary schools	47.4 %		34	723^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	31.3 %	166	60.8	59.5	43.4					60.8	54.1	46.7						52.4
Spanaway Middle School	Public	6-9	15701 B Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-5400	730	37	19.7	63.0 %	329 (45.1 %)	88 (12.1 %)	144 (19.7 %)	58 (7.9 %)	18 (2.5 %)	36 (4.9 %)	57 (7.8 %)	26	332^nd of 434 public middle schools	23.5 %		25.5	338^th of 441 public middle schools	23.4 %	6				40.9	42.5	56.3					37.4	29.5	33.4				54.1
Naches Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15305 Waller Road East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-8700	458	31	14.7	53.0 %	248 (54.1 %)	22 (4.8 %)	61 (13.3 %)	19 (4.1 %)	7 (1.5 %)	12 (2.6 %)	89 (19.4 %)	67.5	342^nd of 1059 public elementary schools	67.7 %		67.5	333^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	68.4 %	9	60.5	62.7	69.2					66.3	54.2	60.0						72.3
Thompson Preschool	Public	PK	15616 5th Ave E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(206) 539-6078	24			46.0 %	11 (45.8 %)	1 (4.2 %)	10 (41.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (8.3 %)								(n/a)
Carter Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3415 Lincoln Blvd SW	Tacoma	98439	Pierce	Clover Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 583-5210	406	24	16.9	46.0 %	233 (57.4 %)	49 (12.1 %)	74 (18.2 %)	9 (2.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	9 (2.2 %)	30 (7.4 %)	40.1	649^th of 1059 public elementary schools	38.7 %		60.5	417^th of 1053 public elementary schools	60.4 %	232	53.0	48.4	42.1					59.0	50.0	38.5						57.8
Fife High School	Public	10-12	5616 20th St E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce	Fife School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 517-1100	778	35	22.2	45.0 %	411 (52.8 %)	33 (4.2 %)	144 (18.5 %)	58 (7.5 %)	9 (1.2 %)	28 (3.6 %)	95 (12.2 %)	55.1	154^th of 300 public high schools	48.7 %		58.6	139^th of 306 public high schools	54.6 %	15														25.0	77.5
Columbia Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	2901 54th Avenue E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce	Fife School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 517-1600	581	27	21.5	46.0 %	318 (54.7 %)	22 (3.8 %)	106 (18.2 %)	43 (7.4 %)	9 (1.5 %)	16 (2.8 %)	67 (11.5 %)								(n/a)						59.5							53.0				78.5
Brookdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 132nd Street S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9885	482	30	16.0	71.0 %	160 (33.2 %)	27 (5.6 %)	124 (25.7 %)	29 (6.0 %)	10 (2.1 %)	45 (9.3 %)	87 (18.0 %)	40.9	641^st of 1059 public elementary schools	39.5 %		45.2	596^th of 1053 public elementary schools	43.4 %	45	34.7	42.6	64.8					30.0	52.8	53.1						60.6
Central Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 104th Street E	Tacoma	98446	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9886	435	29	15.0	59.0 %	221 (50.8 %)	21 (4.8 %)	82 (18.9 %)	31 (7.1 %)	2 (0.5 %)	9 (2.1 %)	69 (15.9 %)	34.6	718^th of 1059 public elementary schools	32.2 %		45.6	591^st of 1053 public elementary schools	43.9 %	127	40.4	66.6	46.2					38.6	64.5	26.4						39.7
Christensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10232 Barnes Lane	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9887	431	27	15.9	75.0 %	110 (25.5 %)	78 (18.1 %)	112 (26.0 %)	28 (6.5 %)	5 (1.2 %)	30 (7.0 %)	68 (15.8 %)	11.6	984^th of 1059 public elementary schools	7.1 %		11.8	975^th of 1053 public elementary schools	7.4 %	9	31.4	37.5	41.7					32.8	25.0	20.2						37.9
Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4608 128th St E	Tacoma	98446	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9888	397	28	14.1	51.0 %	211 (53.1 %)	15 (3.8 %)	79 (19.9 %)	29 (7.3 %)	3 (0.8 %)	4 (1.0 %)	56 (14.1 %)	52.6	513^th of 1059 public elementary schools	51.6 %		42	634^th of 1053 public elementary schools	39.8 %	121	59.0	67.5	57.9					56.9	55.8	46.3						47.8
Elmhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 133rd ST E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9889	415	28	14.8	71.0 %	154 (37.1 %)	50 (12.0 %)	70 (16.9 %)	18 (4.3 %)	5 (1.2 %)	27 (6.5 %)	91 (21.9 %)	11.7	982^nd of 1059 public elementary schools	7.3 %		13.9	945^th of 1053 public elementary schools	10.3 %	37	39.7	25.6	21.8					43.4	30.7	20.3						31.7
Franklin Pierce High School	Public	9-12	11002 18th Ave E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 298-3800	1,192	60	19.8	59.0 %	573 (48.1 %)	114 (9.6 %)	237 (19.9 %)	99 (8.3 %)	14 (1.2 %)	36 (3.0 %)	119 (10.0 %)	36.5	215^th of 300 public high schools	28.3 %		55.7	150^th of 306 public high schools	51.0 %	65							79.4							16.0	62.1
Harvard Elementary	Public	K-5	1709 85th Street E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9890	426	28	15.2	81.0 %	58 (13.6 %)	35 (8.2 %)	235 (55.2 %)	37 (8.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)	11 (2.6 %)	49 (11.5 %)	40.8	643^rd of 1059 public elementary schools	39.3 %		29.5	771^st of 1053 public elementary schools	26.8 %	128	48.5	46.4	63.0					42.0	38.0	58.4						58.4
James Sales Elementary	Public	K-5	11213 Sheridan Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9891	458	31	14.7	79.0 %	136 (29.7 %)	47 (10.3 %)	151 (33.0 %)	11 (2.4 %)	6 (1.3 %)	28 (6.1 %)	79 (17.2 %)	37.4	686^th of 1059 public elementary schools	35.2 %		41	648^th of 1053 public elementary schools	38.5 %	38	48.9	44.1	59.2					42.5	39.7	56.7						50.6
Morris Ford Middle School	Public	6-8	1602 104th Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9883	922	50	18.4	74.0 %	388 (42.1 %)	85 (9.2 %)	252 (27.3 %)	73 (7.9 %)	6 (0.7 %)	27 (2.9 %)	91 (9.9 %)	41.7	252^nd of 434 public middle schools	41.9 %		45.6	240^th of 441 public middle schools	45.6 %	12				46.9	59.1	55.4					38.3	38.1	41.6				69.0
Perry G Keithley Middle School	Public	6-8	12324 12th Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9884	719	44	16.3	76.0 %	257 (35.7 %)	98 (13.6 %)	183 (25.5 %)	35 (4.9 %)	3 (0.4 %)	56 (7.8 %)	87 (12.1 %)	20.6	351^st of 434 public middle schools	19.1 %		17.3	383^rd of 441 public middle schools	13.2 %	32				39.1	40.1	49.4					27.0	34.5	28.5				53.9
Washington High School	Public	9-12	12420 Ainsworth Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 535-9881	967	54	17.9	74.0 %	335 (34.6 %)	164 (17.0 %)	173 (17.9 %)	77 (8.0 %)	8 (0.8 %)	105 (10.9 %)	105 (10.9 %)	28.8	233^rd of 300 public high schools	22.3 %		34.1	225^th of 306 public high schools	26.5 %	8														17.6	57.7
Gates Secondary School	Public	8-12	813 132nd Street S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 298-4000	185	16	11.5	66.0 %	99 (53.5 %)	19 (10.3 %)	29 (15.7 %)	7 (3.8 %)	4 (2.2 %)	7 (3.8 %)	20 (10.8 %)	16.5	263^rd of 300 public high schools	12.3 %		22.6	265^th of 306 public high schools	13.4 %	2							54.9								29.4
Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 105th St E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 298-4500	529	33	16.0	68.0 %	170 (32.1 %)	54 (10.2 %)	156 (29.5 %)	38 (7.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	31 (5.9 %)	78 (14.7 %)	42.1	628^th of 1059 public elementary schools	40.7 %		29.7	770^th of 1053 public elementary schools	26.9 %	142	59.3	48.0	63.2					54.7	35.2	39.6						56.6
Learning Support	Public	PK	315 129th Street So	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 298-3005	81			47.0 %	33 (40.7 %)	8 (9.9 %)	28 (34.6 %)	6 (7.4 %)	1 (1.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (6.2 %)								(n/a)
Gates Open Doors Program	Public	9-12	813 132nd St. S.	Tacoma	98444	Pierce	Franklin Pierce School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 298-4000	13			54.0 %	6 (46.2 %)	1 (7.7 %)	4 (30.8 %)	1 (7.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (7.7 %)								(n/a)
Whittier	Public	PK, KG-5	777 Elm Tree Ln	Tacoma	98466	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7500	498	29	17.1	45.0 %	268 (53.8 %)	85 (17.1 %)	58 (11.6 %)	24 (4.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	60 (12.0 %)								(n/a)	56.4							52.5

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Federal Way	4.26 mi	34	201^st
Puyallup	4.85 mi	35	87^th
University Place	4.98 mi	10	18^th
Lakewood	5.59 mi	26	188^th
Milton	6.14 mi	3	176^th

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