Fife High School
5616 20th St East
Tacoma WA, 98424, Pierce County
Phone: 253-517-1100
Ranking: 
(187 out of 331, bottom 44%)*
(187 out of 331, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: Fife Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 40 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 827 | 761 | 783 | 790 | 854 | 853 | 856 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 283 | 34.2% | 250 | 32.9% | 262 | 33.5% | 245 | 31.0% | 293 | 34.3% | 294 | 34.5% | 297 | 34.7% |
| Grade 11: | 257 | 31.1% | 266 | 35.0% | 244 | 31.2% | 287 | 36.3% | 298 | 34.9% | 290 | 34.0% | 306 | 35.7% |
| Grade 12: | 287 | 34.7% | 245 | 32.2% | 277 | 35.4% | 258 | 32.7% | 263 | 30.8% | 269 | 31.5% | 253 | 29.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 424 | 51.3% | 378 | 49.7% | 363 | 46.4% | 361 | 45.7% | 396 | 46.4% | 388 | 45.5% | 407 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 403 | 48.7% | 383 | 50.3% | 420 | 53.6% | 429 | 54.3% | 449 | 52.6% | 426 | 49.9% | 426 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 12 | 1.5% | 22 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.2% | 33 | 3.9% |
| Asian: | 61 | 7.4% | 48 | 6.3% | 61 | 7.8% | 62 | 7.8% | 92 | 10.8% | 81 | 9.5% | 77 | 9.0% |
| Hispanic: | 156 | 18.9% | 124 | 16.3% | 126 | 16.1% | 106 | 13.4% | 100 | 11.7% | 91 | 10.7% | 82 | 9.6% |
| Black: | 32 | 3.9% | 32 | 4.2% | 28 | 3.6% | 31 | 3.9% | 46 | 5.4% | 40 | 4.7% | 36 | 4.2% |
| White: | 453 | 54.8% | 454 | 59.7% | 476 | 60.8% | 489 | 61.9% | 593 | 69.4% | 591 | 69.3% | 609 | 71.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 26 | 3.1% | 28 | 3.7% | 20 | 2.6% | 13 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 92 | 11.1% | 70 | 9.2% | 71 | 9.1% | 77 | 9.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 274 | 33.1% | 235 | 30.9% | 229 | 29.2% | 230 | 29.1% | 216 | 25.3% | 169 | 19.8% | 151 | 17.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 8.9% | 73 | 9.6% | 67 | 8.6% | 82 | 10.4% | 60 | 7.0% | 54 | 6.3% | 49 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 22.58 | 23.23 | 22.77 | 24.61 | 21.80 | 21.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.4% | 57% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 78.3% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 59.2% | 69.1% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 61.3% | 72.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 80.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 82.4% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 81.5% | 85.4% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 90.6% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45.2% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.6% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.7% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.7% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 37.4% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.4% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.7% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.1% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.5% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.2% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.9% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 31.1% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 33.3% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 28.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 33.1% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 33.8% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.7% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.3% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.6% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Fife High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.