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

Across Tacoma, Washington, 78 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Edna Travis Elementary School leads the list at 16.1%, against a median of 36.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Tacoma, Washington

Best % Proficient

16.1%

Median % Proficient

36.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · TACOMA, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Edna Travis Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	78.3%	337	16.1%
2	Perry G Keithley Middle School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Middle	68.8%	804	17.5%
3	Gray Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	73.7%	510	19.1%
4	Foss High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	69.4%	599	19.5%
5	First Creek Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	78.1%	584	20.2%
6	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	71.9%	449	21.1%
7	Lincoln High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	72.7%	1,556	22.3%
8	Arlington Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	75.9%	390	24.0%
9	Mount Tahoma High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	69.6%	1,410	24.9%
10	Stewart Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	70.3%	650	26.7%
11	Birney Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	71.6%	476	26.9%
12	Elmhurst Elementary School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	68.7%	335	27.0%
13	Harvard Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	75.7%	445	27.3%
14	Manitou Park Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	76.0%	429	27.3%
15	Roosevelt Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	75.9%	270	27.6%
16	Stanley Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	66.2%	325	27.7%
17	Reed Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	72.5%	426	27.7%
18	Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	62.4%	447	28.2%
19	Lister Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	78.7%	376	28.2%
20	Baker Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	71.5%	687	29.0%
21	Blix Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	71.9%	442	29.0%
22	Franklin Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	61.2%	260	29.7%
23	Helen Stafford Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	74.4%	453	30.0%
24	Morris Ford Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Middle	64.6%	831	30.3%
25	Sheridan Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	69.1%	525	30.7%
26	Whitman Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	71.2%	365	31.5%
27	Summit Public School: Olympus	Tacoma, WA	Summit Public School: Olympus	High	58.2%	110	32.2%
28	Fawcett Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	65.3%	426	32.4%
29	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	69.1%	989	32.5%
30	Christensen Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	74.3%	346	32.8%
31	Columbia Junior High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	High	56.7%	619	33.3%
32	Boze Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	67.6%	485	33.9%
33	Larchmont Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	71.6%	303	34.1%
34	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	41.9%	1,160	34.9%
35	Wainwright Intermediate School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	59.5%	368	35.8%
36	Waller Road Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Puyallup School District	Elementary	60.8%	306	36.2%
37	Central Avenue Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	59.2%	355	36.2%
38	Stadium High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	38.2%	1,700	36.5%
39	Franklin Pierce High School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	64.4%	977	36.8%
40	Tacoma School of the Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	45.7%	658	37.0%
41	Edison Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	70.9%	413	37.0%
42	Bryant Montessori Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	48.1%	135	37.1%
43	Bryant Montessori School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	49.8%	313	38.1%
44	Truman Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	49.5%	438	38.3%
45	Chester H Thompson Elementary	TACOMA, WA	Bethel School District	Elementary	67.2%	688	38.7%
46	Midland Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	69.4%	399	38.9%
47	Lyon Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Elementary	67.7%	381	39.6%
48	Brookdale Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	Elementary	69.2%	483	40.2%
49	Hunt Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	Middle	48.4%	519	40.9%
50	Spanaway Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	Middle	67.8%	766	41.5%

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