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Gig Harbor High High School
5101 Rosedale St Nw
Gig Harbor WA, 98335, Pierce County
Phone: 253-530-1400
Ranking: 
(25 out of 331, top 8%)*
(25 out of 331, top 8%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Peninsula 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 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,722 | 1,691 | 1,638 | 1,633 | 1,668 | 1,685 | 1,685 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 436 | 25.3% | 470 | 27.8% | 443 | 27.0% | 411 | 25.2% | 413 | 24.8% | 417 | 24.7% | 457 | 27.1% |
| Grade 10: | 462 | 26.8% | 433 | 25.6% | 399 | 24.4% | 404 | 24.7% | 405 | 24.3% | 435 | 25.8% | 433 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 436 | 25.3% | 388 | 22.9% | 402 | 24.5% | 400 | 24.5% | 432 | 25.9% | 426 | 25.3% | 419 | 24.9% |
| Grade 12: | 388 | 22.5% | 400 | 23.7% | 394 | 24.1% | 418 | 25.6% | 418 | 25.1% | 407 | 24.2% | 376 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 903 | 52.4% | 850 | 50.3% | 834 | 50.9% | 823 | 50.4% | 793 | 47.5% | 830 | 49.3% | 853 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 819 | 47.6% | 841 | 49.7% | 804 | 49.1% | 810 | 49.6% | 798 | 47.8% | 802 | 47.6% | 791 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.9% | 30 | 1.8% | 35 | 2.1% | 36 | 2.1% |
| Asian: | 36 | 2.1% | 30 | 1.8% | 43 | 2.6% | 47 | 2.9% | 66 | 4.0% | 63 | 3.7% | 52 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 5.6% | 77 | 4.6% | 44 | 2.7% | 20 | 1.2% | 55 | 3.3% | 59 | 3.5% | 63 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 16 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.0% | 21 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.7% | 21 | 1.2% |
| White: | 1,430 | 83.0% | 1,436 | 84.9% | 1,415 | 86.4% | 1,495 | 91.5% | 1,430 | 85.7% | 1,471 | 87.3% | 1,476 | 87.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 134 | 7.8% | 118 | 7.0% | 104 | 6.3% | 26 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 139 | 8.1% | 148 | 8.8% | 121 | 7.4% | 124 | 7.6% | 131 | 7.9% | 85 | 5.0% | 100 | 5.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 1.7% | 33 | 2.0% | 36 | 2.2% | 35 | 2.1% | 37 | 2.2% | 51 | 3.0% | 41 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.24 | 23.98 | 23.81 | 24.51 | 25.00 | 25.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 79.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 90.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 80% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 87.4% | 84.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 94.5% | 90.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 84.4% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 96.3% | 94.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 86.4% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 90.5% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 91.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 61.8% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 67.4% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 91.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 45.7% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 51.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57.4% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 59% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 54.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66.6% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.7% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.8% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 86.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 86.8% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 38% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 43.9% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 41.5% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 45.8% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 44.5% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 48.9% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 72.6% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 76.2% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 88% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 90% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 86.6% | 86.3% |
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* Gig Harbor High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.