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Spanaway Lake High School
1305 168th St East
Spanaway WA, 98387, Pierce County
Phone: 253-683-5600
Ranking: 
(282 out of 331, bottom 15%)*
(282 out of 331, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bethel 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 | 70 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 57 | 57 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,739 | 1,662 | 1,187 | 1,220 | 1,162 | 1,250 | 1,257 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 465 | 26.7% | 446 | 26.8% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 470 | 27.0% | 446 | 26.8% | 429 | 36.1% | 428 | 35.1% | 383 | 33.0% | 455 | 36.4% | 439 | 34.9% |
| Grade 11: | 391 | 22.5% | 401 | 24.1% | 382 | 32.2% | 365 | 29.9% | 419 | 36.1% | 393 | 31.4% | 445 | 35.4% |
| Grade 12: | 413 | 23.7% | 369 | 22.2% | 376 | 31.7% | 426 | 34.9% | 360 | 31.0% | 401 | 32.1% | 373 | 29.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 919 | 52.8% | 887 | 53.4% | 613 | 51.6% | 631 | 51.7% | 559 | 48.1% | 626 | 50.1% | 636 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 820 | 47.2% | 775 | 46.6% | 574 | 48.4% | 589 | 48.3% | 595 | 51.2% | 616 | 49.3% | 617 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 31 | 1.8% | 29 | 1.7% | 25 | 2.1% | 26 | 2.1% | 28 | 2.4% | 56 | 4.5% | 40 | 3.2% |
| Asian: | 196 | 11.3% | 195 | 11.7% | 149 | 12.6% | 167 | 13.7% | 190 | 16.4% | 196 | 15.7% | 201 | 16.0% |
| Hispanic: | 242 | 13.9% | 224 | 13.5% | 161 | 13.6% | 161 | 13.2% | 172 | 14.8% | 150 | 12.0% | 134 | 10.7% |
| Black: | 314 | 18.1% | 293 | 17.6% | 201 | 16.9% | 210 | 17.2% | 206 | 17.7% | 232 | 18.6% | 232 | 18.5% |
| White: | 773 | 44.5% | 768 | 46.2% | 554 | 46.7% | 605 | 49.6% | 566 | 48.7% | 616 | 49.3% | 650 | 51.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 82 | 4.7% | 76 | 4.6% | 57 | 4.8% | 39 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 101 | 5.8% | 77 | 4.6% | 40 | 3.4% | 12 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 736 | 42.3% | 632 | 38.0% | 470 | 39.6% | 278 | 22.8% | 375 | 32.3% | 365 | 29.2% | 368 | 29.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 201 | 11.6% | 171 | 10.3% | 113 | 9.5% | 67 | 5.5% | 103 | 8.9% | 133 | 10.6% | 125 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.72 | 23.55 | 23.24 | 19.40 | 21.80 | 21.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 51.8% | 55.9% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 42.4% | 50.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 40.3% | 55.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 62.3% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 36% | 58.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 48.4% | 58.7% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 81.9% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 26.5% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.6% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82.5% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 35.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 37.4% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 31.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 39.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 39.1% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 34.9% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 30.3% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 59.9% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 20.7% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 26.6% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 20.3% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 28.8% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 61.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.9% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.9% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Spanaway Lake 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.