Pierce County schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 32 schools in Pierce County, Washington with reported English Language Arts scores. Washington state average: 58.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gig Harbor High Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 81.6% | +23.2pp |
| 2 | Bonney Lake High School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 81.0% | +22.7pp |
| 3 | Curtis Senior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 80.2% | +21.8pp |
| 4 | Steilacoom High Steilacoom · Steilacoom Hist. School District | High | 76.7% | +18.3pp |
| 5 | Sumner High School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 76.3% | +18.0pp |
| 6 | White River High School Buckley · White River School District | High | 72.7% | +14.3pp |
| 7 | Puyallup High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 72.7% | +14.3pp |
| 8 | Emerald Ridge High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 71.7% | +13.3pp |
| 9 | Peninsula High School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 70.6% | +12.3pp |
| 10 | Curtis Junior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 69.2% | +10.8pp |
| 11 | Industrial Design Engineering and Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 68.2% | +9.8pp |
| 12 | Science and Math Institute Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 67.6% | +9.2pp |
| 13 | Stadium High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 63.3% | +5.0pp |
| 14 | Bethel High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 62.4% | +4.1pp |
| 15 | Fife High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 62.3% | +3.9pp |
| 16 | Lakes High School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 60.7% | +2.4pp |
| 17 | Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 59.4% | +1.1pp |
| 18 | Gov John Rogers High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 58.5% | +0.1pp |
| 19 | Eatonville High School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | High | 58.0% | -0.4pp |
| 20 | Orting High School Orting · Orting School District | High | 57.9% | -0.5pp |
| 21 | Graham Kapowsin High School Graham · Bethel School District | High | 56.9% | -1.5pp |
| 22 | Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 54.2% | -4.2pp |
| 23 | General William H. Harrison Preparatory School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 51.8% | -6.6pp |
| 24 | Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 50.0% | -8.4pp |
| 25 | Franklin Pierce High School TACOMA · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 46.6% | -11.8pp |
| 26 | Columbia Junior High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 46.3% | -12.1pp |
| 27 | Washington High School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 44.3% | -14.1pp |
| 28 | Clover Park High School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 40.7% | -17.7pp |
| 29 | Lincoln High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 37.5% | -20.8pp |
| 30 | Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 36.3% | -22.1pp |
| 31 | Foss High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 29.5% | -28.9pp |
| 32 | Tacoma Online High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 1.9% | -56.5pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Smarter Balanced + WCAS % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available Smarter Balanced + WCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Pierce County, Washington with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Washington statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Washington ranking.