Tacoma School Of The Arts
1102 A St
Tacoma WA, 98402, Pierce County
Phone: 253-571-7900
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tacoma Public Schools
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 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 515 | 511 | 483 | 454 | 438 | 451 | 433 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 176 | 34.2% | 99 | 19.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Grade 10: | 88 | 17.1% | 85 | 16.6% | 208 | 43.1% | 162 | 35.7% | 169 | 38.6% | 181 | 40.1% | 163 | 37.6% |
| Grade 11: | 80 | 15.5% | 185 | 36.2% | 140 | 29.0% | 147 | 32.4% | 157 | 35.8% | 122 | 27.1% | 146 | 33.7% |
| Grade 12: | 171 | 33.2% | 142 | 27.8% | 135 | 28.0% | 145 | 31.9% | 112 | 25.6% | 138 | 30.6% | 116 | 26.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 167 | 32.4% | 165 | 32.3% | 161 | 33.3% | 160 | 35.2% | 163 | 37.2% | 166 | 36.8% | 152 | 35.1% |
| Female: | 348 | 67.6% | 346 | 67.7% | 322 | 66.7% | 294 | 64.8% | 267 | 61.0% | 277 | 61.4% | 277 | 64.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 34 | 6.6% | 33 | 6.5% | 25 | 5.2% | 27 | 5.9% | 22 | 5.0% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 10.7% | 34 | 6.7% | 22 | 4.6% | 16 | 3.5% | 18 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.2% | 17 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 67 | 13.0% | 66 | 12.9% | 44 | 9.1% | 40 | 8.8% | 43 | 9.8% | 49 | 10.9% | 58 | 13.4% |
| White: | 346 | 67.2% | 368 | 72.0% | 364 | 75.4% | 353 | 77.8% | 347 | 79.2% | 355 | 78.7% | 334 | 77.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 22 | 4.6% | 11 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 24.5% | 112 | 21.9% | 53 | 11.0% | 43 | 9.5% | 41 | 9.4% | 33 | 7.3% | 29 | 6.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.5% | 15 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.19 | 19.17 | 18.09 | 17.11 | 20.00 | 19.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80% | 53.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93.0% | 70.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 40.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 49.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 85.8% | 61.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 64.2% | 66.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 81.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 28.3% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 73.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 32.3% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 38.9% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 84.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 29.4% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 32.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 32.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 30.9% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 52.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 59.6% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 63.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 69.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 20% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 22.8% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 21.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 23.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 26.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 65.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 69.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.