Pierce County schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 30 schools in Pierce County, Washington with reported Science scores. Washington state average: 52.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Design Engineering and Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 73.4% | +21.3pp |
| 2 | Steilacoom High Steilacoom · Steilacoom Hist. School District | High | 60.3% | +8.2pp |
| 3 | Science and Math Institute Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 59.3% | +7.1pp |
| 4 | Curtis Junior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 54.4% | +2.2pp |
| 5 | Puyallup High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 54.2% | +2.1pp |
| 6 | Curtis Senior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 53.7% | +1.5pp |
| 7 | Bethel High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 46.5% | -5.6pp |
| 8 | Peninsula High School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 46.3% | -5.8pp |
| 9 | Orting High School Orting · Orting School District | High | 45.3% | -6.9pp |
| 10 | General William H. Harrison Preparatory School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 44.6% | -7.6pp |
| 11 | Washington High School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 41.7% | -10.4pp |
| 12 | Sumner High School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 41.5% | -10.6pp |
| 13 | Bonney Lake High School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 41.4% | -10.8pp |
| 14 | Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 41.3% | -10.9pp |
| 15 | Franklin Pierce High School TACOMA · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 40.1% | -12.1pp |
| 16 | Eatonville High School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | High | 37.8% | -14.4pp |
| 17 | Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 37.4% | -14.8pp |
| 18 | Fife High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 36.2% | -15.9pp |
| 19 | Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 36.0% | -16.2pp |
| 20 | White River High School Buckley · White River School District | High | 35.7% | -16.4pp |
| 21 | Columbia Junior High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 35.2% | -17.0pp |
| 22 | Lakes High School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 34.3% | -17.9pp |
| 23 | Gig Harbor High Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 33.2% | -18.9pp |
| 24 | Emerald Ridge High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 32.9% | -19.3pp |
| 25 | Graham Kapowsin High School Graham · Bethel School District | High | 31.7% | -20.5pp |
| 26 | Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 26.6% | -25.5pp |
| 27 | Gov John Rogers High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 25.7% | -26.5pp |
| 28 | Lincoln High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 24.1% | -28.0pp |
| 29 | Clover Park High School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 17.1% | -35.0pp |
| 30 | Stadium High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 12.7% | -39.4pp |
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 Science 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.