Pierce County schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 217 schools in Pierce County, Washington with reported English Language Arts scores. Washington state average: 58.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Spinning Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 53.7% | -4.7pp |
| 102 | Emma L Carson Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -5.3pp |
| 103 | Evergreen Elementary Lakebay · Peninsula School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -5.6pp |
| 104 | Mt View Elementary Edgewood · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -5.6pp |
| 105 | Aylen Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 52.7% | -5.7pp |
| 106 | North Star Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 52.6% | -5.8pp |
| 107 | Elk Plain School of Choice Spanaway · Bethel School District | Elementary | 52.5% | -5.8pp |
| 108 | Carter Lake Elementary School JBLM McChord Field · Clover Park School District | Elementary | 52.3% | -6.1pp |
| 109 | Pope Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.4pp |
| 110 | Rocky Ridge Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -6.5pp |
| 111 | N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -6.5pp |
| 112 | General William H. Harrison Preparatory School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 51.8% | -6.6pp |
| 113 | Edgemont Jr High Edgewood · Puyallup School District | Middle | 51.2% | -7.1pp |
| 114 | Centennial Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.4pp |
| 115 | Vaughn Elementary School Vaughn · Peninsula School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.4pp |
| 116 | Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 50.1% | -8.3pp |
| 117 | Meeker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 50.0% | -8.4pp |
| 118 | Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 50.0% | -8.4pp |
| 119 | Weyerhaeuser Elementary Eatonville · Eatonville School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -8.6pp |
| 120 | Dessie F Evans Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -9.1pp |
| 121 | Wildwood Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -9.4pp |
| 122 | Hedden Elementary School Edgewood · Fife School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -9.4pp |
| 123 | Glacier View Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 48.9% | -9.4pp |
| 124 | Kapowsin Elementary Graham · Bethel School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -9.5pp |
| 125 | G W Edgerton Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 48.8% | -9.6pp |
| 126 | Bryant Montessori School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 48.8% | -9.6pp |
| 127 | Delong Elementary School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -9.7pp |
| 128 | Skyline Elementary School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -9.8pp |
| 129 | Stewart Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -10.2pp |
| 130 | James Sales Elementary Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -10.4pp |
| 131 | Bethel Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 47.8% | -10.5pp |
| 132 | Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 47.1% | -11.3pp |
| 133 | Edward Zeiger Elem Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -11.7pp |
| 134 | Franklin Pierce High School TACOMA · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 46.6% | -11.8pp |
| 135 | Columbia Junior High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 46.3% | -12.1pp |
| 136 | Impact Public Schools Tacoma · Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary | Elementary | 46.1% | -12.2pp |
| 137 | Evergreen Elementary School JBLM Lewis Main · Clover Park School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -12.4pp |
| 138 | Frontier Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 45.6% | -12.7pp |
| 139 | Custer Elementary School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -13.4pp |
| 140 | Truman Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 44.9% | -13.5pp |
| 141 | Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School Orting · Orting School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -13.5pp |
| 142 | Spanaway Middle School Tacoma · Bethel School District | Middle | 44.6% | -13.7pp |
| 143 | Warren Hunt Elem Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -13.9pp |
| 144 | Washington High School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 44.3% | -14.1pp |
| 145 | Midland Elementary Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -14.2pp |
| 146 | Liberty Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 147 | Whittier Elementary School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -14.9pp |
| 148 | Orting Middle School Orting · Orting School District | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 149 | Key Peninsula Middle School Lakebay · Peninsula School District | Middle | 42.7% | -15.6pp |
| 150 | Orting Elementary School Orting · Orting School District | Elementary | 42.7% | -15.7pp |
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.