Franklin Pierce High School
11002 18th Ave East
Tacoma WA, 98445, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9880
Ranking: (210 out of 331, bottom 37%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Franklin Pierce School District
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 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
Total Students: | 1,098 | 1,105 | 1,145 | 1,204 | 1,160 | 1,179 | 1,202 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 301 | 27.4% | 304 | 27.5% | 285 | 24.9% | 316 | 26.2% | 272 | 23.4% | 352 | 29.9% | 358 | 29.8% |
Grade 10: | 293 | 26.7% | 268 | 24.3% | 298 | 26.0% | 287 | 23.8% | 312 | 26.9% | 356 | 30.2% | 310 | 25.8% |
Grade 11: | 257 | 23.4% | 270 | 24.4% | 275 | 24.0% | 303 | 25.2% | 302 | 26.0% | 262 | 22.2% | 311 | 25.9% |
Grade 12: | 247 | 22.5% | 263 | 23.8% | 287 | 25.1% | 298 | 24.8% | 274 | 23.6% | 209 | 17.7% | 223 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 574 | 52.3% | 564 | 51.0% | 585 | 51.1% | 614 | 51.0% | 559 | 48.2% | 556 | 47.2% | 549 | 45.7% |
Female: | 524 | 47.7% | 541 | 49.0% | 560 | 48.9% | 590 | 49.0% | 533 | 45.9% | 538 | 45.6% | 593 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 24 | 2.1% | 32 | 2.7% | 29 | 2.4% |
Asian: | 83 | 7.6% | 64 | 5.8% | 58 | 5.1% | 39 | 3.2% | 156 | 13.4% | 144 | 12.2% | 141 | 11.7% |
Hispanic: | 205 | 18.7% | 187 | 16.9% | 172 | 15.0% | 150 | 12.5% | 105 | 9.1% | 116 | 9.8% | 96 | 8.0% |
Black: | 109 | 9.9% | 136 | 12.3% | 132 | 11.5% | 156 | 13.0% | 151 | 13.0% | 136 | 11.5% | 139 | 11.6% |
White: | 562 | 51.2% | 588 | 53.2% | 657 | 57.4% | 717 | 59.6% | 664 | 57.2% | 674 | 57.2% | 741 | 61.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 34 | 3.1% | 33 | 3.0% | 40 | 3.5% | 41 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 92 | 8.4% | 88 | 8.0% | 79 | 6.9% | 94 | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 525 | 47.8% | 521 | 47.1% | 506 | 44.2% | 411 | 34.1% | 421 | 36.3% | 358 | 30.4% | 310 | 25.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 10.9% | 103 | 9.3% | 130 | 11.4% | 88 | 7.3% | 148 | 12.8% | 144 | 12.2% | 156 | 13.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.26 | 20.12 | 20.97 | 20.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 58.4% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 76.5% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 58% | 57.8% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 71.9% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 84.1% | 78.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 48.7% | 54.9% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 62.5% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 82.3% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 31% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.1% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78.4% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 78.2% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 86.2% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 33.6% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 33.3% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 83% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 82.5% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 28.3% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 29.3% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 30.3% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 34.1% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 37.8% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 30.4% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52.4% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 65.3% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.4% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.8% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 72.7% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 19.9% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 20.9% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 19.8% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 24.9% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 25.6% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 24.1% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 60.3% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.1% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.8% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 80.9% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86.4% | 86.3% |
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* Franklin Pierce 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.