Franklin Pierce School District

Franklin Pierce School District serves about 6,921 students in 13 schools—eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools—serving families in the Franklin Pierce area from elementary through high school. Overall, the district ranks in the 19th percentile statewide, but performance varies considerably from school to school. Elementary schools are generally the district’s strongest level, while math achievement declines significantly in middle and high school. Districtwide proficiency is 37.01% in English language arts, 26.55% in math, and 35.69% in science, all below Washington averages.

Among elementary schools, Collins Elementary has the highest current ranking and stands out in science, with 61.84% proficiency. James Sales Elementary has the strongest elementary math result at 46.67%, while Midland Elementary leads in ELA at 46.94% and has improved substantially over three years. Harvard Elementary also merits attention for strong recent gains in all three subjects. By comparison, Christensen Elementary and Elmhurst Elementary School currently have some of the lowest elementary results, particularly in science and ELA.

Morris Ford Middle School is considerably stronger than Perry G Keithley Middle School, which ranks in the fifth percentile and has especially low math proficiency. At the high-school level, Franklin Pierce High School has the stronger academic results and recently improved in every tested subject, but its graduation and dropout figures are weaker than those at Washington High School. Washington has a 92.7% graduation rate and a 2.9% dropout rate despite low test proficiency, especially in math. GATES Secondary School serves a much smaller enrollment, and some results are suppressed, so direct comparisons should be made cautiously.