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

Across Pierce County, Washington, 32 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Bonney Lake High School leads the list at +11.2pp, against a median of -0.5pp 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

Pierce County, Washington

Top 3-yr change

+11.2pp

Median 3-yr change

-0.5pp

MOST IMPROVED · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Bonney Lake High School	Bonney Lake, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	1,643	55.3%	66.5%	+11.2pp
2	Curtis Junior High	UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA	University Place School District	904	51.0%	61.4%	+10.5pp
3	Steilacoom High	Steilacoom, WA	Steilacoom Hist. School District	968	49.2%	56.7%	+7.5pp
4	Lincoln High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,556	19.8%	25.1%	+5.3pp
5	Bethel High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	1,688	38.6%	43.4%	+4.8pp
6	Clover Park High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	1,161	22.6%	27.1%	+4.5pp
7	Mount Tahoma High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,410	22.1%	25.1%	+3.0pp
8	Eatonville High School	Eatonville, WA	Eatonville School District	573	37.9%	40.8%	+2.9pp
9	Columbia Junior High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	619	34.7%	37.5%	+2.8pp
10	Curtis Senior High	UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA	University Place School District	1,321	63.1%	65.4%	+2.3pp
11	White River High School	Buckley, WA	White River School District	1,340	49.2%	51.2%	+2.0pp
12	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	989	27.4%	29.0%	+1.6pp
13	Peninsula High School	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	1,345	55.2%	56.5%	+1.2pp
14	Graham Kapowsin High School	Graham, WA	Bethel School District	2,087	39.9%	40.1%	+0.2pp
15	Gig Harbor High	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	1,375	65.3%	65.3%	+0.0pp
16	Spanaway Lake High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	1,787	32.9%	32.6%	-0.3pp
17	Tacoma School of the Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	658	36.5%	35.8%	-0.7pp
18	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	738	44.8%	44.0%	-0.8pp
19	Sumner High School	Sumner, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	1,857	59.6%	57.8%	-1.8pp
20	Emerald Ridge High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	1,599	52.0%	50.0%	-2.0pp
21	Stadium High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,700	51.8%	49.4%	-2.3pp
22	Summit Public School: Olympus	Tacoma, WA	Summit Public School: Olympus	110	28.2%	25.8%	-2.4pp
23	Foss High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	599	20.9%	18.0%	-2.9pp
24	Puyallup High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	1,815	55.9%	52.9%	-3.0pp
25	Lakes High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	1,158	40.9%	37.8%	-3.1pp
26	Orting High School	Orting, WA	Orting School District	876	47.1%	41.8%	-5.4pp
27	Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	392	57.2%	51.1%	-6.1pp
28	Franklin Pierce High School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	977	39.6%	31.7%	-7.9pp
29	Gov John Rogers High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	1,788	47.7%	39.2%	-8.6pp
30	Fife High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	885	54.8%	45.0%	-9.8pp
31	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,160	45.7%	35.2%	-10.5pp
32	Science and Math Institute	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	597	64.0%	45.9%	-18.1pp

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