Mt Tahoma High School
4634 South 74th St
Tacoma WA, 98409, Pierce County
Phone: 253-571-3800
Ranking: 
(314 out of 331, bottom 5%)*
(314 out of 331, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tacoma 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 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 91 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,438 | 1,490 | 1,464 | 1,475 | 1,630 | 1,865 | 1,913 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 354 | 24.6% | 545 | 36.6% | 439 | 30.0% | 454 | 30.8% | 491 | 30.1% | 623 | 33.4% | 676 | 35.3% |
| Grade 10: | 393 | 27.3% | 371 | 24.9% | 417 | 28.5% | 394 | 26.7% | 427 | 26.2% | 548 | 29.4% | 486 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 334 | 23.2% | 295 | 19.8% | 286 | 19.5% | 327 | 22.2% | 372 | 22.8% | 375 | 20.1% | 399 | 20.9% |
| Grade 12: | 357 | 24.8% | 279 | 18.7% | 322 | 22.0% | 300 | 20.3% | 340 | 20.9% | 319 | 17.1% | 352 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 744 | 51.7% | 764 | 51.3% | 721 | 49.2% | 736 | 49.9% | 840 | 51.5% | 962 | 51.6% | 985 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 694 | 48.3% | 726 | 48.7% | 743 | 50.8% | 739 | 50.1% | 782 | 48.0% | 895 | 48.0% | 924 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 24 | 1.7% | 38 | 2.6% | 23 | 1.6% | 24 | 1.6% | 37 | 2.3% | 38 | 2.0% | 41 | 2.1% |
| Asian: | 231 | 16.1% | 234 | 15.7% | 202 | 13.8% | 205 | 13.9% | 283 | 17.4% | 324 | 17.4% | 346 | 18.1% |
| Hispanic: | 322 | 22.4% | 290 | 19.5% | 273 | 18.6% | 250 | 16.9% | 266 | 16.3% | 298 | 16.0% | 260 | 13.6% |
| Black: | 309 | 21.5% | 334 | 22.4% | 258 | 17.6% | 294 | 19.9% | 384 | 23.6% | 436 | 23.4% | 442 | 23.1% |
| White: | 471 | 32.8% | 536 | 36.0% | 554 | 37.8% | 579 | 39.3% | 660 | 40.5% | 769 | 41.2% | 824 | 43.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 47 | 3.3% | 36 | 2.4% | 36 | 2.5% | 32 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 2.4% | 22 | 1.5% | 118 | 8.1% | 91 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 927 | 64.5% | 943 | 63.3% | 591 | 40.4% | 711 | 48.2% | 797 | 48.9% | 787 | 42.2% | 746 | 39.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 10.1% | 138 | 9.3% | 79 | 5.4% | 119 | 8.1% | 223 | 13.7% | 242 | 13.0% | 263 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.97 | 19.06 | 18.48 | 18.53 | 20.40 | 21.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 38.4% | 53.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62.0% | 70.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 27.8% | 40.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 40.5% | 49.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 52.3% | 61.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 51.1% | 66.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 81.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 28.3% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 32.3% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38.9% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 29.4% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 32.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 26% | 32.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 30.9% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 52.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 59.6% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 20% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 22.8% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 21.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 23.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 26.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Mt Tahoma High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.