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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Tacoma, Washington

Across Tacoma, Washington, 78 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Browns Point Elementary School leads the list at 74.3%, against a median of 36.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Tacoma, Washington

Top % Proficient

74.3%

Median % Proficient

36.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · TACOMA, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Browns Point Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	20.4%	445	74.3%
2	Washington Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	20.9%	383	70.5%
3	Sherman Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	19.4%	432	70.0%
4	Lowell Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	30.2%	331	69.1%
5	Jefferson Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	38.0%	358	68.2%
6	Downing Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	53.4%	298	63.6%
7	Point Defiance Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	33.9%	301	62.9%
8	Crescent Heights Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	48.8%	451	58.7%
9	Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	Elementary	54.9%	592	58.0%
10	Grant Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	31.0%	378	57.3%
11	Geiger Montessori School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	39.7%	521	56.3%
12	Mason Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	29.6%	639	54.7%
13	Clover Creek Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	Elementary	51.5%	617	54.6%
14	Science and Math Institute	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	35.7%	597	53.4%
15	Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	46.7%	392	52.4%
16	James Sales Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	75.2%	387	51.7%
17	Whittier Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	55.7%	305	50.5%
18	N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	53.8%	418	49.9%
19	Skyline Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	53.2%	329	49.3%
20	Mann Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	66.2%	340	48.4%
21	Delong Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	62.8%	349	46.5%
22	Fern Hill Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	71.1%	311	45.7%
23	Meeker Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	43.6%	567	43.2%
24	Naches Trail Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	Elementary	57.4%	519	43.0%
25	Impact Public Schools	Tacoma, WA	Impact \| Commencement Bay Elementary	Elementary	65.9%	232	42.7%
26	Collins Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	55.4%	466	42.4%
27	Fife Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	Elementary	60.3%	866	42.0%
28	Fife High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	High	49.9%	885	41.8%
29	Spanaway Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	Middle	67.8%	766	41.5%
30	Hunt Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	48.4%	519	40.9%
31	Brookdale Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	69.2%	483	40.2%
32	Lyon Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	67.7%	381	39.6%
33	Midland Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	69.4%	399	38.9%
34	Chester H Thompson Elementary	TACOMA, WA	Bethel School District	Elementary	67.2%	688	38.7%
35	Truman Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	49.5%	438	38.3%
36	Bryant Montessori School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	49.8%	313	38.1%
37	Bryant Montessori Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	48.1%	135	37.1%
38	Edison Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	70.9%	413	37.0%
39	Tacoma School of the Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	45.7%	658	37.0%
40	Franklin Pierce High School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	64.4%	977	36.8%
41	Stadium High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	38.2%	1,700	36.5%
42	Central Avenue Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	59.2%	355	36.2%
43	Waller Road Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Puyallup School District	Elementary	60.8%	306	36.2%
44	Wainwright Intermediate School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	59.5%	368	35.8%
45	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	41.9%	1,160	34.9%
46	Larchmont Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	71.6%	303	34.1%
47	Boze Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	67.6%	485	33.9%
48	Columbia Junior High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	High	56.7%	619	33.3%
49	Christensen Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	74.3%	346	32.8%
50	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	69.1%	989	32.5%

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