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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Tacoma, Washington

13 public high schools in Tacoma, Washington appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Lincoln High School leads the list at +5.3pp, against a median of -2.4pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Tacoma, Washington

Top 3-yr change

+5.3pp

Median 3-yr change

-2.4pp

MOST IMPROVED · TACOMA, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Lincoln High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,556	19.8%	25.1%	+5.3pp
2	Mount Tahoma High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,410	22.1%	25.1%	+3.0pp
3	Columbia Junior High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	619	34.7%	37.5%	+2.8pp
4	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	989	27.4%	29.0%	+1.6pp
5	Tacoma School of the Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	658	36.5%	35.8%	-0.7pp
6	Stadium High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,700	51.8%	49.4%	-2.3pp
7	Summit Public School: Olympus	Tacoma, WA	Summit Public School: Olympus	110	28.2%	25.8%	-2.4pp
8	Foss High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	599	20.9%	18.0%	-2.9pp
9	Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	392	57.2%	51.1%	-6.1pp
10	Franklin Pierce High School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	977	39.6%	31.7%	-7.9pp
11	Fife High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	885	54.8%	45.0%	-9.8pp
12	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,160	45.7%	35.2%	-10.5pp
13	Science and Math Institute	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	597	64.0%	45.9%	-18.1pp

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