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	281	21	13.3	83.0 %	79 (28.1 %)	68 (24.2 %)	79 (28.1 %)	11 (3.9 %)	3 (1.1 %)	12 (4.3 %)	29 (10.3 %)	10.5	988^th of 1056 public elementary schools	6.4 %		17.4	909^th of 1053 public elementary schools	13.7 %	79	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	700	39	17.9	77.0 %	163 (23.3 %)	122 (17.4 %)	190 (27.1 %)	137 (19.6 %)	9 (1.3 %)	35 (5.0 %)	44 (6.3 %)	17.5	367^th of 435 public middle schools	15.6 %		21.8	359^th of 443 public middle schools	19.0 %	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	424	30	14.1	81.0 %	126 (29.7 %)	85 (20.0 %)	129 (30.4 %)	28 (6.6 %)	4 (0.9 %)	15 (3.5 %)	37 (8.7 %)	9.8	990^th of 1056 public elementary schools	6.3 %		14.2	943^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	10.4 %	47	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	386	25	15.4	85.0 %	63 (16.3 %)	66 (17.1 %)	138 (35.8 %)	75 (19.4 %)	2 (0.5 %)	16 (4.1 %)	26 (6.7 %)	14.3	947^th of 1056 public elementary schools	10.3 %		24.6	840^th of 1053 public elementary schools	20.2 %	107	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	448	24	18.6	19.0 %	276 (61.6 %)	27 (6.0 %)	50 (11.2 %)	43 (9.6 %)	2 (0.4 %)	3 (0.7 %)	47 (10.5 %)	82.1	165^th of 1056 public elementary schools	84.4 %		76.7	232^nd of 1053 public elementary schools	78.0 %	67	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	449	24	18.7	49.0 %	258 (57.5 %)	62 (13.8 %)	49 (10.9 %)	15 (3.3 %)	5 (1.1 %)	7 (1.6 %)	53 (11.8 %)	51.9	522^nd of 1056 public elementary schools	50.6 %		42	633^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	39.9 %	111	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	518	31	16.7	70.0 %	216 (41.7 %)	132 (25.5 %)	84 (16.2 %)	32 (6.2 %)	10 (1.9 %)	17 (3.3 %)	27 (5.2 %)	32.1	745^th of 1056 public elementary schools	29.5 %		42.4	628^th of 1053 public elementary schools	40.4 %	117	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) 571-7133	284	18	15.7	53.0 %	158 (55.6 %)	42 (14.8 %)	34 (12.0 %)	17 (6.0 %)	2 (0.7 %)	1 (0.4 %)	30 (10.6 %)	67.5	340^th of 1056 public elementary schools	67.8 %		58.4	431^st of 1053 public elementary schools	59.1 %	91	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	498	29	17.1	84.0 %	149 (29.9 %)	85 (17.1 %)	143 (28.7 %)	37 (7.4 %)	5 (1.0 %)	17 (3.4 %)	62 (12.4 %)	27.4	795^th of 1056 public elementary schools	24.7 %		27	805^th of 1053 public elementary schools	23.6 %	10	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	435	28	15.5	67.0 %	172 (39.5 %)	48 (11.0 %)	102 (23.4 %)	48 (11.0 %)	4 (0.9 %)	12 (2.8 %)	49 (11.3 %)	17.3	916^th of 1056 public elementary schools	13.3 %		29.8	765^th of 1053 public elementary schools	27.4 %	151	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	324	20	16.2	73.0 %	101 (31.2 %)	32 (9.9 %)	98 (30.2 %)	34 (10.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (6.2 %)	39 (12.0 %)	44.8	598^th of 1056 public elementary schools	43.4 %		48.2	559^th of 1053 public elementary schools	46.9 %	39	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	911	44	20.7	71.0 %	279 (30.6 %)	228 (25.0 %)	185 (20.3 %)	116 (12.7 %)	8 (0.9 %)	29 (3.2 %)	66 (7.2 %)	18.1	259^th of 301 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	285	21	13.5	80.0 %	89 (31.2 %)	56 (19.6 %)	71 (24.9 %)	9 (3.2 %)	2 (0.7 %)	1 (0.4 %)	57 (20.0 %)	38.3	669^th of 1056 public elementary schools	36.6 %		6.5	1015^th of 1053 public elementary schools	3.6 %	346	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	426	23	18.5	45.0 %	230 (54.0 %)	37 (8.7 %)	69 (16.2 %)	22 (5.2 %)	3 (0.7 %)	3 (0.7 %)	62 (14.6 %)	29.2	773^rd of 1056 public elementary schools	26.8 %		42	634^th of 1053 public elementary schools	39.8 %	139	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	368	23	16.0	38.0 %	245 (66.6 %)	40 (10.9 %)	40 (10.9 %)	6 (1.6 %)	2 (0.5 %)	3 (0.8 %)	32 (8.7 %)	66.6	357^th of 1056 public elementary schools	66.2 %		43.9	611^th of 1053 public elementary schools	42.0 %	254	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	605	32	18.9	78.0 %	167 (27.6 %)	155 (25.6 %)	138 (22.8 %)	68 (11.2 %)	5 (0.8 %)	36 (6.0 %)	36 (6.0 %)	10.5	401^st of 435 public middle schools	7.8 %		12.1	403^rd of 443 public middle schools	9.0 %	2				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	591	34	17.3	69.0 %	269 (45.5 %)	179 (30.3 %)	66 (11.2 %)	24 (4.1 %)	9 (1.5 %)	18 (3.0 %)	26 (4.4 %)	24.1	339^th of 435 public middle schools	22.1 %		27.8	325^th of 443 public middle schools	26.6 %	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) 571-2261	300	19	15.7	57.0 %	175 (58.3 %)	40 (13.3 %)	42 (14.0 %)	8 (2.7 %)	2 (0.7 %)	1 (0.3 %)	32 (10.7 %)	50.6	540^th of 1056 public elementary schools	48.9 %		52.3	501^st of 1053 public elementary schools	52.4 %	39	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	406	28	14.5	82.0 %	118 (29.1 %)	78 (19.2 %)	103 (25.4 %)	55 (13.5 %)	4 (1.0 %)	13 (3.2 %)	35 (8.6 %)	6.5	1026^th of 1056 public elementary schools	2.8 %		8.4	1004^th of 1053 public elementary schools	4.7 %	22	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	1,429	69	20.7	79.0 %	341 (23.9 %)	367 (25.7 %)	354 (24.8 %)	202 (14.1 %)	26 (1.8 %)	59 (4.1 %)	80 (5.6 %)								(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) 571-2929	525	31	16.9	90.0 %	118 (22.5 %)	132 (25.1 %)	113 (21.5 %)	69 (13.1 %)	6 (1.1 %)	33 (6.3 %)	54 (10.3 %)	12	973^rd of 1056 public elementary schools	7.9 %		11.9	973^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	7.6 %		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	439	23	19.0	19.0 %	306 (69.7 %)	34 (7.7 %)	41 (9.3 %)	16 (3.6 %)	2 (0.5 %)	4 (0.9 %)	36 (8.2 %)	88.1	106^th of 1056 public elementary schools	90.0 %		89.9	86^th of 1053 public elementary schools	91.8 %	20	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	361	23	15.6	80.0 %	118 (32.7 %)	61 (16.9 %)	99 (27.4 %)	35 (9.7 %)	2 (0.6 %)	4 (1.1 %)	42 (11.6 %)	20.9	861^st of 1056 public elementary schools	18.5 %		25.5	831^st of 1053 public elementary schools	21.1 %	30	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	653	38	17.1	82.0 %	123 (18.8 %)	168 (25.7 %)	197 (30.2 %)	40 (6.1 %)	10 (1.5 %)	24 (3.7 %)	91 (13.9 %)	28.6	778^th of 1056 public elementary schools	26.3 %		19	891^st of 1053 public elementary schools	15.4 %	113	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	466	29	16.0	73.0 %	159 (34.1 %)	86 (18.5 %)	99 (21.2 %)	22 (4.7 %)	7 (1.5 %)	13 (2.8 %)	80 (17.2 %)	38.1	671^st of 1056 public elementary schools	36.5 %		15.1	934^th of 1053 public elementary schools	11.3 %	263	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	844	40	21.1	32.0 %	606 (71.8 %)	82 (9.7 %)	64 (7.6 %)	57 (6.8 %)	8 (0.9 %)	6 (0.7 %)	21 (2.5 %)	73.8	103^rd of 435 public middle schools	76.3 %		76.5	88^th of 443 public middle schools	80.1 %	15				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	386	27	14.2	88.0 %	87 (22.5 %)	151 (39.1 %)	53 (13.7 %)	28 (7.3 %)	5 (1.3 %)	6 (1.6 %)	56 (14.5 %)	12.9	964^th of 1056 public elementary schools	8.7 %		10.1	987^th of 1053 public elementary schools	6.3 %	23	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	680	32	21.2	31.0 %	410 (60.3 %)	67 (9.9 %)	64 (9.4 %)	86 (12.6 %)	8 (1.2 %)	6 (0.9 %)	39 (5.7 %)	54.7	204^th of 435 public middle schools	53.1 %		63.8	155^th of 443 public middle schools	65.0 %	49				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	1,560	73	21.3	73.0 %	464 (29.7 %)	317 (20.3 %)	370 (23.7 %)	255 (16.3 %)	15 (1.0 %)	71 (4.6 %)	68 (4.4 %)	17	262^nd of 301 public high schools	13.0 %		23.7	262^nd of 306 public high schools	14.4 %								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) 571-6940	380	23	16.5	54.0 %	153 (40.3 %)	34 (8.9 %)	100 (26.3 %)	28 (7.4 %)	4 (1.1 %)	7 (1.8 %)	54 (14.2 %)	33.3	734^th of 1056 public elementary schools	30.5 %		48	563^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	46.5 %	171	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	441	22	20.0	46.0 %	286 (64.9 %)	45 (10.2 %)	47 (10.7 %)	21 (4.8 %)	7 (1.6 %)	3 (0.7 %)	32 (7.3 %)	72.3	283^rd of 1056 public elementary schools	73.2 %		68.9	319^th of 1053 public elementary schools	69.7 %	36	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) 571-6464	460	28	16.4	83.0 %	75 (16.3 %)	106 (23.0 %)	159 (34.6 %)	31 (6.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)	22 (4.8 %)	66 (14.3 %)	6.5	1028^th of 1056 public elementary schools	2.7 %		15.5	926^th of 1053 public elementary schools	12.1 %	102	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	492	31	15.8	82.0 %	138 (28.0 %)	76 (15.4 %)	170 (34.6 %)	56 (11.4 %)	7 (1.4 %)	18 (3.7 %)	27 (5.5 %)	20.5	865^th of 1056 public elementary schools	18.1 %		15.5	929^th of 1053 public elementary schools	11.8 %	64	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	254	22	11.5	85.0 %	56 (22.0 %)	52 (20.5 %)	72 (28.3 %)	14 (5.5 %)	8 (3.1 %)	9 (3.5 %)	43 (16.9 %)	7.4	1018^th of 1056 public elementary schools	3.6 %		4.7	1028^th of 1053 public elementary schools	2.4 %	10		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	604	34	17.7	84.0 %	95 (15.7 %)	98 (16.2 %)	248 (41.1 %)	75 (12.4 %)	7 (1.2 %)	22 (3.6 %)	59 (9.8 %)	15.6	931^st of 1056 public elementary schools	11.8 %		17.9	904^th of 1053 public elementary schools	14.2 %	27	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	418	21	19.9	26.0 %	314 (75.1 %)	21 (5.0 %)	42 (10.0 %)	7 (1.7 %)	3 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	31 (7.4 %)	80.3	196^th of 1056 public elementary schools	81.4 %		77.8	220^th of 1053 public elementary schools	79.1 %	24	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	1,558	70	22.2	35.0 %	894 (57.4 %)	215 (13.8 %)	167 (10.7 %)	167 (10.7 %)	29 (1.9 %)	24 (1.5 %)	62 (4.0 %)	56.5	148^th of 301 public high schools	50.8 %		44.3	201^st of 306 public high schools	34.3 %	53							77.0							30.5	69.7
Stewart	Public	6-8	6501 S 10th St	Tacoma	98465	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-4200	321	25	12.8	80.0 %	114 (35.5 %)	65 (20.2 %)	72 (22.4 %)	49 (15.3 %)	9 (2.8 %)	4 (1.2 %)	8 (2.5 %)	14.7	384^th of 435 public middle schools	11.7 %		23.5	348^th of 443 public middle schools	21.4 %	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	390	25	15.6	61.0 %	211 (54.1 %)	64 (16.4 %)	51 (13.1 %)	14 (3.6 %)	3 (0.8 %)	4 (1.0 %)	43 (11.0 %)	61.8	409^th of 1056 public elementary schools	61.3 %		59.2	424^th of 1053 public elementary schools	59.7 %	15	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	800	40	20.0	58.0 %	453 (56.6 %)	130 (16.3 %)	102 (12.8 %)	76 (9.5 %)	8 (1.0 %)	12 (1.5 %)	19 (2.4 %)	30.8	310^th of 435 public middle schools	28.7 %		40.7	262^nd of 443 public middle schools	40.9 %	48				49.5	48.1	46.6					43.5	35.4	30.3				60.2
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	6501 S 10th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-5738	462	24	19.2	16.0 %	347 (75.1 %)	21 (4.5 %)	39 (8.4 %)	15 (3.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	39 (8.4 %)	80.9	183^rd of 1056 public elementary schools	82.7 %		76.3	240^th of 1053 public elementary schools	77.2 %	57	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	456	26	17.5	80.0 %	137 (30.0 %)	95 (20.8 %)	91 (20.0 %)	57 (12.5 %)	4 (0.9 %)	25 (5.5 %)	47 (10.3 %)	20	875^th of 1056 public elementary schools	17.1 %		11.7	976^th of 1053 public elementary schools	7.3 %	101	33.3	25.7	56.4					37.5	39.3	31.7						46.0
Wilson	Public	9-12	1202 N Orchard St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-6000	1,244	58	21.4	44.0 %	741 (59.6 %)	213 (17.1 %)	109 (8.8 %)	93 (7.5 %)	12 (1.0 %)	13 (1.0 %)	63 (5.1 %)								(n/a)															81.7
Oakland High School	Public	9-12	3319 S Adams St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-5102	204	12	17.0	87.0 %	61 (29.9 %)	60 (29.4 %)	40 (19.6 %)	5 (2.5 %)	3 (1.5 %)	8 (3.9 %)	27 (13.2 %)	1.5	297^th of 301 public high schools	1.3 %		3.6	298^th of 306 public high schools	2.6 %	1							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	47	3	15.6	55.0 %	14 (29.8 %)	20 (42.6 %)	5 (10.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (8.5 %)	1 (2.1 %)	3 (6.4 %)								(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	318	24	13.2	82.0 %	86 (27.0 %)	104 (32.7 %)	54 (17.0 %)	5 (1.6 %)	7 (2.2 %)	13 (4.1 %)	49 (15.4 %)	78.1	219^th of 1056 public elementary schools	79.3 %		44.1	607^th of 1053 public elementary schools	42.4 %	388	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	0.0 %	7 (63.6 %)	2 (18.2 %)	1 (9.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (9.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	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	47	3	15.6	70.0 %	25 (53.2 %)	11 (23.4 %)	2 (4.3 %)	7 (14.9 %)	1 (2.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (2.1 %)								(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	26	19.1	37.0 %	271 (54.4 %)	39 (7.8 %)	75 (15.1 %)	49 (9.8 %)	4 (0.8 %)	16 (3.2 %)	44 (8.8 %)	58.7	442^nd of 1056 public elementary schools	58.1 %		66.7	341^st of 1053 public elementary schools	67.6 %	101	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	10-12	1102 A St	Tacoma	98402	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-7900	579	32	18.0	40.0 %	349 (60.3 %)	96 (16.6 %)	75 (13.0 %)	34 (5.9 %)	13 (2.2 %)	7 (1.2 %)	5 (0.9 %)	48.6	178^th of 301 public high schools	40.9 %		86.6	23^rd of 306 public high schools	92.5 %	155							75.0							21.1	75.8
Madison Headstart	Public	PK	3102 S 43rd Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 571-1032	4				0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (50.0 %)	1 (25.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (25.0 %)								(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	518	30	17.2	78.0 %	96 (18.5 %)	68 (13.1 %)	138 (26.6 %)	121 (23.4 %)	5 (1.0 %)	21 (4.1 %)	69 (13.3 %)	45.7	585^th of 1056 public elementary schools	44.6 %		48.9	549^th of 1053 public elementary schools	47.9 %	36	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	16	2	8.0	75.0 %	5 (31.3 %)	5 (31.3 %)	2 (12.5 %)	2 (12.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (12.5 %)								(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	631	35	18.0	78.0 %	215 (34.1 %)	159 (25.2 %)	126 (20.0 %)	79 (12.5 %)	13 (2.1 %)	15 (2.4 %)	24 (3.8 %)	17.1	370^th of 435 public middle schools	14.9 %		29.2	319^th of 443 public middle schools	28.0 %	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	68			34.0 %	42 (61.8 %)	16 (23.5 %)	5 (7.4 %)	2 (2.9 %)	2 (2.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (1.5 %)								(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	486	25	19.4	39.0 %	332 (68.3 %)	55 (11.3 %)	44 (9.1 %)	41 (8.4 %)	5 (1.0 %)	5 (1.0 %)	4 (0.8 %)	64.2	120^th of 301 public high schools	60.1 %		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	759	46	16.5	89.0 %	127 (16.7 %)	181 (23.8 %)	233 (30.7 %)	144 (19.0 %)	16 (2.1 %)	26 (3.4 %)	32 (4.2 %)	16.1	378^th of 435 public middle schools	13.1 %		19.7	373^rd of 443 public middle schools	15.8 %	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	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(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	374	5	74.8	45.0 %	151 (40.4 %)	87 (23.3 %)	82 (21.9 %)	34 (9.1 %)	5 (1.3 %)	2 (0.5 %)	13 (3.5 %)								(n/a)							49.4
Bates Technical High School	Public	9-12	1101 South Yakima Avenue	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Bates Technical College	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 680-7584	298			0.0 %	199 (66.8 %)	32 (10.7 %)	34 (11.4 %)	7 (2.3 %)	4 (1.3 %)	8 (2.7 %)	14 (4.7 %)								(n/a)							24.4
Chester H Thompson Elementary	Public	K-5	303 159th St E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-5800	554	34	16.2	67.0 %	194 (35.0 %)	57 (10.3 %)	150 (27.1 %)	11 (2.0 %)	2 (0.4 %)	53 (9.6 %)	87 (15.7 %)	74.4	260^th of 1056 public elementary schools	75.4 %		50.2	535^th of 1053 public elementary schools	49.2 %	275	75.6	69.5	72.4					74.3	60.3	56.5						63.7
Clover Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16715 36th Avenue East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-7800	674	39	17.2	44.0 %	350 (51.9 %)	56 (8.3 %)	106 (15.7 %)	28 (4.2 %)	4 (0.6 %)	33 (4.9 %)	97 (14.4 %)	48.1	556^th of 1056 public elementary schools	47.3 %		34	723^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	31.3 %	167	60.8	59.5	43.4					60.8	54.1	46.7						52.4
Spanaway Middle School	Public	6-8	15701 B Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-5400	700	35	20.0	62.0 %	279 (39.9 %)	87 (12.4 %)	143 (20.4 %)	46 (6.6 %)	18 (2.6 %)	43 (6.1 %)	84 (12.0 %)	26	333^rd of 435 public middle schools	23.4 %		25.5	339^th of 443 public middle schools	23.5 %	6				40.9	42.5	56.3					37.4	29.5	33.4				54.1
Naches Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	15305 Waller Road East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 683-8700	543	31	17.5	41.0 %	295 (54.3 %)	34 (6.3 %)	62 (11.4 %)	23 (4.2 %)	10 (1.8 %)	22 (4.1 %)	97 (17.9 %)	67.5	341^st of 1056 public elementary schools	67.7 %		67.5	333^rd of 1053 public elementary schools	68.4 %	8	60.5	62.7	69.2					66.3	54.2	60.0						72.3
SpEd Preschool	Public	PK	303 159th Street E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 683-6965	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thompson Preschool	Public	PK	15616 5th Ave E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(206) 539-6078	253			51.0 %	166 (65.6 %)	14 (5.5 %)	35 (13.8 %)	5 (2.0 %)	3 (1.2 %)	6 (2.4 %)	24 (9.5 %)								(n/a)
Eceap W	Public	PK	303 159th Street E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 683-6931	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Birth to Three	Public	PK	303 159th Street E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce	Bethel School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(253) 683-6923	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fife High School	Public	10-12	5616 20th St E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce	Fife School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 517-1100	835	37	22.5	42.0 %	436 (52.2 %)	30 (3.6 %)	154 (18.4 %)	69 (8.3 %)	11 (1.3 %)	35 (4.2 %)	100 (12.0 %)	55.1	154^th of 301 public high schools	48.8 %		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	552	27	20.4	43.0 %	294 (53.3 %)	18 (3.3 %)	99 (17.9 %)	53 (9.6 %)	5 (0.9 %)	16 (2.9 %)	67 (12.1 %)								(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	496	26	19.0	79.0 %	184 (37.1 %)	34 (6.9 %)	111 (22.4 %)	28 (5.6 %)	4 (0.8 %)	43 (8.7 %)	92 (18.5 %)	40.9	640^th of 1056 public elementary schools	39.4 %		45.2	597^th of 1053 public elementary schools	43.3 %	43	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) 298-3205	460	26	17.6	68.0 %	221 (48.0 %)	20 (4.3 %)	96 (20.9 %)	38 (8.3 %)	2 (0.4 %)	6 (1.3 %)	77 (16.7 %)	34.6	716^th of 1056 public elementary schools	32.2 %		45.6	592^nd of 1053 public elementary schools	43.8 %	124	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	457	24	19.0	78.0 %	112 (24.5 %)	83 (18.2 %)	131 (28.7 %)	23 (5.0 %)	2 (0.4 %)	35 (7.7 %)	71 (15.5 %)	11.6	982^nd of 1056 public elementary schools	7.0 %		11.8	975^th of 1053 public elementary schools	7.4 %	7	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	404	23	17.5	52.0 %	202 (50.0 %)	16 (4.0 %)	93 (23.0 %)	28 (6.9 %)	4 (1.0 %)	8 (2.0 %)	53 (13.1 %)	52.6	512^th of 1056 public elementary schools	51.5 %		42	635^th of 1053 public elementary schools	39.7 %	123	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	445	25	17.8	77.0 %	157 (35.3 %)	56 (12.6 %)	78 (17.5 %)	21 (4.7 %)	4 (0.9 %)	24 (5.4 %)	105 (23.6 %)	11.7	980^th of 1056 public elementary schools	7.2 %		13.9	945^th of 1053 public elementary schools	10.3 %	35	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	1,202	58	20.7	61.0 %	561 (46.7 %)	112 (9.3 %)	254 (21.1 %)	108 (9.0 %)	10 (0.8 %)	39 (3.2 %)	118 (9.8 %)	36.5	216^th of 301 public high schools	28.2 %		55.7	150^th of 306 public high schools	51.0 %	66							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	392	25	15.6	87.0 %	57 (14.5 %)	19 (4.8 %)	230 (58.7 %)	31 (7.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9 (2.3 %)	46 (11.7 %)	40.8	642^nd of 1056 public elementary schools	39.2 %		29.5	771^st of 1053 public elementary schools	26.8 %	129	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	460	28	16.4	78.0 %	130 (28.3 %)	45 (9.8 %)	151 (32.8 %)	14 (3.0 %)	6 (1.3 %)	31 (6.7 %)	83 (18.0 %)	37.4	684^th of 1056 public elementary schools	35.2 %		41	649^th of 1053 public elementary schools	38.4 %	35	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	925	48	19.2	80.0 %	387 (41.8 %)	70 (7.6 %)	252 (27.2 %)	74 (8.0 %)	3 (0.3 %)	25 (2.7 %)	114 (12.3 %)	41.7	253^rd of 435 public middle schools	41.8 %		45.6	241^st of 443 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	737	44	16.7	82.0 %	240 (32.6 %)	100 (13.6 %)	204 (27.7 %)	27 (3.7 %)	7 (0.9 %)	55 (7.5 %)	104 (14.1 %)	20.6	352^nd of 435 public middle schools	19.1 %		17.3	384^th of 443 public middle schools	13.3 %	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	981	54	18.1	73.0 %	337 (34.4 %)	163 (16.6 %)	192 (19.6 %)	65 (6.6 %)	6 (0.6 %)	104 (10.6 %)	114 (11.6 %)	28.8	234^th of 301 public high schools	22.3 %		34.1	225^th of 306 public high schools	26.5 %	9														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	154	15	10.2	78.0 %	66 (42.9 %)	12 (7.8 %)	34 (22.1 %)	5 (3.2 %)	4 (2.6 %)	12 (7.8 %)	21 (13.6 %)	16.5	264^th of 301 public high schools	12.3 %		22.6	265^th of 306 public high schools	13.4 %	1							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	545	31	17.5	81.0 %	172 (31.6 %)	60 (11.0 %)	149 (27.3 %)	37 (6.8 %)	4 (0.7 %)	29 (5.3 %)	94 (17.2 %)	42.1	627^th of 1056 public elementary schools	40.6 %		29.7	770^th of 1053 public elementary schools	26.9 %	143	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	79			90.0 %	32 (40.5 %)	5 (6.3 %)	29 (36.7 %)	4 (5.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (3.8 %)	6 (7.6 %)								(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	305	16	19.0	50.0 %	193 (63.3 %)	4 (1.3 %)	48 (15.7 %)	6 (2.0 %)	8 (2.6 %)	4 (1.3 %)	42 (13.8 %)	53.7	490^th of 1056 public elementary schools	53.6 %		49.3	542^nd of 1053 public elementary schools	48.5 %	52	56.5	50.8	62.0	66.6				56.5	45.6	44.0	66.6					66.0
Whittier	Public	PK, KG-5	777 Elm Tree Ln	Tacoma	98466	Pierce	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(253) 571-7500	501	25	20.0	47.0 %	243 (48.5 %)	82 (16.4 %)	72 (14.4 %)	25 (5.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	76 (15.2 %)								(n/a)	56.4							52.5
Summit Public School: Olympus	Public, Charter	9-12	409 Puyallup Ave	Tacoma	98421	Pierce	Summit Public School: Olympus	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 444-9781	103	6	17.1	65.0 %	21 (20.4 %)	19 (18.4 %)	48 (46.6 %)	1 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (1.0 %)	13 (12.6 %)								(n/a)
Soar Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2136 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa	Tacoma	98405	Pierce	Soar Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 444-6759	84	5	16.8	61.0 %	14 (16.7 %)	21 (25.0 %)	16 (19.0 %)	1 (1.2 %)	1 (1.2 %)	4 (4.8 %)	27 (32.1 %)								(n/a)
Green Dot Destiny Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1301 E. 34th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce	Green Dot Public Schools Washington State Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 722-5883	210	11	19.0	35.0 %	45 (21.4 %)	59 (28.1 %)	59 (28.1 %)	5 (2.4 %)	6 (2.9 %)	3 (1.4 %)	33 (15.7 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Federal Way	4.26 mi	33	200^th
Puyallup	4.85 mi	36	84^th
University Place	4.98 mi	10	18^th
Lakewood	5.59 mi	29	187^th
Milton	6.14 mi	3	175^th

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