Summary:
ZIP code 98466, which includes the University Place area, has one listed high school: Curtis Senior High, serving grades 10–12 with 1,321 students in the University Place School District.
Curtis Senior High shows strong overall outcomes for families to consider. In 2024–2025, 96.2% of students graduated, compared with 95.9% in the district and 82.6% statewide. Its dropout rate was just 1.1%, below both the district’s 1.4% and Washington’s 9.8%. The school has also maintained a four-star rating and ranked in approximately the top 12%–14% of Washington schools over the past three reported years. The broader University Place School District is ranked 11th out of 238 districts statewide, placing it in the 95th percentile.
Academically, Curtis Senior High is especially strong in English Language Arts: 82.87% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, about 10 percentage points above the district and 30 points above the state. Math proficiency was 50.00%, and science proficiency was 53.16%—both above state averages but below district results by 12.59 and 7.35 points, respectively. ELA improved slightly from the prior year, while math declined modestly and science fell more noticeably. For parents, the overall picture is a high-performing school with excellent graduation and attendance-through-completion outcomes, outstanding literacy results, and the clearest opportunities for improvement in math and science.
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