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The most racially diverse public high schools in Pierce County, Washington

35 public high schools in Pierce County, Washington appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public high schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Foss High School leads the list at 24.7%, against a median of 45.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
35
Pierce County, Washington
Best Largest group
24.7%
Median Largest group
45.0%
MOST DIVERSE · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Foss High SchoolTacoma, WA59924.7% Hispanic (148)24.4%(146)21.0%(126)24.7%(148)7.5%(45)
2Spanaway Lake High SchoolSpanaway, WA1,78728.0% White (500)28.0%(500)13.6%(243)24.4%(437)7.0%(126)
3Lakes High SchoolLakewood, WA1,15830.1% White (348)30.1%(348)13.8%(160)23.1%(268)5.1%(59)
4Mount Tahoma High SchoolTacoma, WA1,41031.6% Hispanic (445)16.1%(227)13.6%(192)31.6%(445)16.4%(232)
5Washington High SchoolTacoma, WA98933.3% Hispanic (329)23.5%(232)12.3%(122)33.3%(329)6.7%(66)
6Lincoln High SchoolTacoma, WA1,55633.5% Hispanic (522)13.9%(217)17.7%(275)33.5%(522)12.3%(192)
7Franklin Pierce High SchoolTACOMA, WA97733.9% Hispanic (331)26.0%(254)9.5%(93)33.9%(331)10.0%(98)
8Columbia Junior High SchoolTacoma, WA61936.7% White (227)36.7%(227)10.2%(63)22.6%(140)7.9%(49)
9Fife High SchoolTacoma, WA88538.6% White (342)38.6%(342)7.3%(65)24.3%(215)10.3%(91)
10General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolLakewood, WA73840.0% Hispanic (295)29.9%(221)9.9%(73)40.0%(295)5.2%(38)
11Curtis Senior HighUNIVERSITY PLACE, WA1,32140.9% White (540)40.9%(540)11.7%(154)17.6%(233)11.6%(153)
12Steilacoom HighSteilacoom, WA96841.6% White (403)41.6%(403)7.0%(68)21.6%(209)8.8%(85)
13CPSD Open Doors ProgramLakewood, WA27641.7% Hispanic (115)23.6%(65)12.3%(34)41.7%(115)2.2%(6)
14Bethel High SchoolSpanaway, WA1,68842.4% White (716)42.4%(716)6.0%(102)23.2%(392)3.7%(63)
15Gov John Rogers High SchoolPuyallup, WA1,78843.1% White (770)43.1%(770)7.8%(139)22.5%(402)8.6%(153)
16Curtis Junior HighUNIVERSITY PLACE, WA90444.3% White (400)44.3%(400)10.8%(98)17.0%(154)10.5%(95)
17Tacoma School of the ArtsTacoma, WA65844.4% White (292)44.4%(292)9.7%(64)20.4%(134)3.3%(22)
18Graham Kapowsin High SchoolGraham, WA2,08745.0% White (940)45.0%(940)7.1%(149)20.4%(425)5.0%(105)
19Emerald Ridge High SchoolPuyallup, WA1,59945.6% White (730)45.6%(730)9.0%(144)21.1%(337)6.7%(107)
20Clover Park High SchoolLakewood, WA1,16147.3% Hispanic (549)13.9%(161)12.5%(145)47.3%(549)4.1%(48)
21Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsTacoma, WA39247.5% White (186)47.5%(186)7.7%(30)21.2%(83)2.8%(11)
22Stadium High SchoolTacoma, WA1,70048.1% White (818)48.1%(818)7.3%(125)18.2%(309)9.1%(155)
23Challenger High SchoolSpanaway, WA31849.4% White (157)49.4%(157)4.1%(13)23.9%(76)1.3%(4)
24Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolTacoma, WA1,16049.7% White (576)49.7%(576)10.3%(119)13.1%(152)6.9%(80)
25Puyallup High SchoolPuyallup, WA1,81550.6% White (919)50.6%(919)5.1%(93)19.4%(352)8.3%(150)
26Science and Math InstituteTacoma, WA59753.4% White (319)53.4%(319)7.5%(45)14.9%(89)7.0%(42)
27Pierce County Skills CenterPuyallup, WA35557.5% White (204)57.5%(204)6.2%(22)21.4%(76)5.9%(21)
28Bonney Lake High SchoolBonney Lake, WA1,64363.0% White (1,035)63.0%(1,035)3.0%(50)15.6%(257)5.3%(87)
29Sumner High SchoolSumner, WA1,85763.1% White (1,172)63.1%(1,172)2.0%(37)18.2%(338)4.1%(76)
30Orting High SchoolOrting, WA87664.6% White (566)64.6%(566)2.5%(22)17.6%(154)2.4%(21)
31Bates Technical High SchoolTacoma, WA34367.3% White (231)67.3%(231)12.5%(43)7.0%(24)2.0%(7)
32Peninsula High SchoolGig Harbor, WA1,34571.6% White (963)71.6%(963)1.1%(15)11.6%(156)2.4%(32)
33White River High SchoolBuckley, WA1,34076.6% White (1,026)76.6%(1,026)1.0%(13)13.7%(184)1.6%(21)
34Gig Harbor HighGig Harbor, WA1,37577.0% White (1,059)77.0%(1,059)0.9%(12)10.6%(146)1.4%(20)
35Eatonville High SchoolEatonville, WA57381.7% White (468)81.7%(468)0.5%(3)10.7%(61)0.5%(3)
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