Curtis Senior High High School
8425 40th West
Tacoma WA, 98466, Pierce County
Phone: 253-566-5710
Ranking: 
(102 out of 331, top 31%)*
(102 out of 331, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: University Place School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 64 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,413 | 1,399 | 1,389 | 1,393 | 1,405 | 1,360 | 1,455 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 507 | 35.9% | 483 | 34.5% | 492 | 35.4% | 500 | 35.9% | 503 | 35.8% | 472 | 34.7% | 523 | 35.9% |
| Grade 11: | 455 | 32.2% | 457 | 32.7% | 451 | 32.5% | 463 | 33.2% | 450 | 32.0% | 457 | 33.6% | 476 | 32.7% |
| Grade 12: | 451 | 31.9% | 459 | 32.8% | 446 | 32.1% | 430 | 30.9% | 452 | 32.2% | 430 | 31.6% | 452 | 31.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 683 | 48.3% | 709 | 50.7% | 708 | 51.0% | 731 | 52.5% | 756 | 53.8% | 697 | 51.3% | 782 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 730 | 51.7% | 690 | 49.3% | 681 | 49.0% | 662 | 47.5% | 641 | 45.6% | 644 | 47.4% | 663 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 173 | 12.2% | 151 | 10.8% | 155 | 11.2% | 148 | 10.6% | 210 | 14.9% | 210 | 15.4% | 212 | 14.6% |
| Hispanic: | 148 | 10.5% | 139 | 9.9% | 130 | 9.4% | 145 | 10.4% | 83 | 5.9% | 74 | 5.4% | 70 | 4.8% |
| Black: | 144 | 10.2% | 143 | 10.2% | 135 | 9.7% | 121 | 8.7% | 224 | 15.9% | 191 | 14.0% | 194 | 13.3% |
| White: | 756 | 53.5% | 781 | 55.8% | 783 | 56.4% | 773 | 55.5% | 876 | 62.3% | 864 | 63.5% | 965 | 66.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 175 | 12.4% | 175 | 12.5% | 180 | 13.0% | 197 | 14.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 386 | 27.3% | 353 | 25.2% | 333 | 24.0% | 285 | 20.5% | 247 | 17.6% | 184 | 13.5% | 185 | 12.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 6.1% | 98 | 7.0% | 91 | 6.6% | 105 | 7.5% | 90 | 6.4% | 102 | 7.5% | 109 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.97 | 22.23 | 21.60 | 21.22 | 19.40 | 20.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 76.1% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.8% | 85.7% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 78% | 69.9% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 63.6% | 78.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 87.2% | 89.0% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 51.3% | 73% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 83.4% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 89.3% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.6% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.2% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.6% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 44.3% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 64.7% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 35.8% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 38.1% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 31.9% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.2% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47.5% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.1% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Curtis Senior High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.