Stadium High School

Stadium High School is a large senior high in Tacoma, Washington, one of the schools within Tacoma School District. The school enrolls 1,700 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 197% larger than the state mean of about 573.

Across the 66 schools in Tacoma School District (28,900 students total), Stadium High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Stadium High School reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Asian, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Stadium High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stadium High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.6%; actual is 36.5%, a gap of -18.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Stadium High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Comm Based Trans Program, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stadium High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stadium High School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 17%: 1,459 students in 2018 compared to 1,700 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 48% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Stadium High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.