Washington High School
12420 Ainsworth Ave South
Tacoma WA, 98444, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9881
Ranking: (294 out of 331, bottom 11%)*
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 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 48 | ||||||
Total Students: | 993 | 1,010 | 1,007 | 1,001 | 966 | 959 | 989 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 254 | 25.6% | 248 | 24.6% | 264 | 26.2% | 264 | 26.4% | 260 | 26.9% | 285 | 29.7% | 267 | 27.0% |
Grade 10: | 256 | 25.8% | 263 | 26.0% | 270 | 26.8% | 262 | 26.2% | 255 | 26.4% | 254 | 26.5% | 251 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 239 | 24.1% | 261 | 25.8% | 266 | 26.4% | 237 | 23.7% | 235 | 24.3% | 195 | 20.3% | 304 | 30.7% |
Grade 12: | 244 | 24.6% | 238 | 23.6% | 207 | 20.6% | 238 | 23.8% | 216 | 22.4% | 225 | 23.5% | 167 | 16.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 507 | 51.1% | 525 | 52.0% | 535 | 53.1% | 533 | 53.2% | 491 | 50.8% | 483 | 50.4% | 504 | 51.0% |
Female: | 486 | 48.9% | 485 | 48.0% | 472 | 46.9% | 468 | 46.8% | 448 | 46.4% | 446 | 46.5% | 469 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.0% |
Asian: | 86 | 8.7% | 96 | 9.5% | 86 | 8.5% | 68 | 6.8% | 209 | 21.6% | 184 | 19.2% | 196 | 19.8% |
Hispanic: | 167 | 16.8% | 174 | 17.2% | 148 | 14.7% | 146 | 14.6% | 135 | 14.0% | 129 | 13.5% | 143 | 14.5% |
Black: | 157 | 15.8% | 143 | 14.2% | 161 | 16.0% | 165 | 16.5% | 186 | 19.3% | 169 | 17.6% | 169 | 17.1% |
White: | 369 | 37.2% | 391 | 38.7% | 405 | 40.2% | 428 | 42.8% | 399 | 41.3% | 438 | 45.7% | 449 | 45.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 98 | 9.9% | 101 | 10.0% | 116 | 11.5% | 132 | 13.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 107 | 10.8% | 91 | 9.0% | 80 | 7.9% | 51 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 574 | 57.8% | 557 | 55.1% | 510 | 50.6% | 456 | 45.6% | 479 | 49.6% | 412 | 43.0% | 368 | 37.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 13.2% | 125 | 12.4% | 123 | 12.2% | 86 | 8.6% | 119 | 12.3% | 146 | 15.2% | 132 | 13.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.23 | 18.68 | 19.94 | 20.21 | 19.60 | 20.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 52% | 58.4% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 76.5% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 55.1% | 57.8% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 71.9% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 78.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 47.5% | 54.9% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 62.5% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.0% | 82.3% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72.1% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.4% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 78.2% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 33.6% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 33.3% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 83% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 82.5% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24% | 28.3% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 29.3% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 30.3% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.1% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 37.8% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 30.4% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52.4% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.3% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 68.4% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 67.8% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 72.7% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 19.9% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 20.9% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 19.8% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 24.9% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 25.6% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 19% | 24.1% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 60.3% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.1% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 67.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 78.8% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.9% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.4% | 86.3% |
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* Washington 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.