Summary:
University Place, Washington, has seven public schools serving approximately 4,731 students from prekindergarten through grade 12 within the highly rated University Place School District. The district ranks 11th out of 238 Washington districts and serves a relatively compact community with four elementary schools, two intermediate schools, and one high school. Overall results are well above state averages, although performance varies by school, subject, and grade.
Narrows View Intermediate is the strongest overall academic performer, ranking 16th statewide and exceeding district results in English language arts, math, and science. Drum Intermediate has shown the largest ranking improvement, moving from the 85th to the 94th percentile over three years; however, its grade 5 results are notably weaker than its grade 7 results. Among elementary schools, University Place Primary leads in math, while Sunset Primary posted the largest recent gains, especially in English language arts. Evergreen Primary and Chambers Elementary have lower current English language arts results than the district average and may be priorities for families comparing academic performance.
Curtis Senior High offers especially strong completion outcomes, with a 96.2% graduation rate and a 1.1% dropout rate, along with the highest English language arts proficiency in the group. Its math and science results are considerably weaker, making those important areas to examine. Elementary math is generally a district strength, while English language arts is more uneven. Families may also wish to compare student-teacher ratios: elementary schools range from 15.1 to 16.8 students per teacher, intermediate schools are near 18–19, and Curtis is 24.8. Rankings are useful for context, but subject- and grade-level results provide a clearer picture of each school’s strengths and needs.
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