Pierce County schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 153 schools in Pierce County, Washington with reported Science scores. Washington state average: 52.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA · University Place School District | Middle | 59.0% | +6.9pp |
| 52 | Maple Lawn Elementary Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Elementary | 58.6% | +6.4pp |
| 53 | Daffodil Valley Elementary Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +6.2pp |
| 54 | Pope Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +6.2pp |
| 55 | Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Tacoma · Bethel School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +6.0pp |
| 56 | Victor Falls Elementary Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +4.8pp |
| 57 | Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy Ashford · Eatonville School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +4.1pp |
| 58 | Mountain View Middle School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 54.9% | +2.7pp |
| 59 | Hedden Elementary School Edgewood · Fife School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +2.7pp |
| 60 | Elk Ridge Elementary Buckley · White River School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +2.5pp |
| 61 | Curtis Junior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 54.4% | +2.2pp |
| 62 | Evergreen Elementary Lakebay · Peninsula School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +2.1pp |
| 63 | Puyallup High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 54.2% | +2.1pp |
| 64 | Mason Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 54.2% | +2.0pp |
| 65 | Sumner Middle School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | Middle | 54.0% | +1.8pp |
| 66 | Lakeland Hills Elementary AUBURN · Auburn School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +1.6pp |
| 67 | Curtis Senior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 53.7% | +1.5pp |
| 68 | McKenna Elementary McKenna · Yelm School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +1.3pp |
| 69 | North Star Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +1.2pp |
| 70 | Pioneer Valley Elementary Spanaway · Bethel School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +1.0pp |
| 71 | Vaughn Elementary School Vaughn · Peninsula School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -0.5pp |
| 72 | Collins Elementary Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.6pp |
| 73 | Kalles Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 51.2% | -0.9pp |
| 74 | N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -1.4pp |
| 75 | Pioneer Middle DuPont · Steilacoom Hist. School District | Middle | 50.4% | -1.7pp |
| 76 | Warren Hunt Elem Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -2.2pp |
| 77 | Elk Plain School of Choice Spanaway · Bethel School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -2.5pp |
| 78 | Dessie F Evans Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -2.5pp |
| 79 | Edgemont Jr High Edgewood · Puyallup School District | Middle | 49.3% | -2.8pp |
| 80 | Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School Orting · Orting School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -2.9pp |
| 81 | Centennial Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -3.2pp |
| 82 | Camas Prairie Elementary Spanaway · Bethel School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -3.5pp |
| 83 | Glacier Middle School Buckley · White River School District | Middle | 48.4% | -3.8pp |
| 84 | Graham Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -4.2pp |
| 85 | Ferrucci Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 47.8% | -4.3pp |
| 86 | Edward Zeiger Elem Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 47.7% | -4.5pp |
| 87 | Clover Creek Elementary Tacoma · Bethel School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -4.5pp |
| 88 | Boze Elementary School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -4.9pp |
| 89 | Meeker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 47.3% | -4.9pp |
| 90 | Foothills Elementary Buckley · White River School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -5.2pp |
| 91 | Bethel High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 46.5% | -5.6pp |
| 92 | Brookdale Elementary Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -5.8pp |
| 93 | Peninsula High School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 46.3% | -5.8pp |
| 94 | Naches Trail Elementary Tacoma · Bethel School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -5.9pp |
| 95 | Rocky Ridge Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -6.7pp |
| 96 | Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 45.3% | -6.9pp |
| 97 | Orting High School Orting · Orting School District | High | 45.3% | -6.9pp |
| 98 | General William H. Harrison Preparatory School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 44.6% | -7.6pp |
| 99 | Fife Elementary School Tacoma · Fife School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -7.9pp |
| 100 | Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 43.9% | -8.3pp |
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.