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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Firgrove Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -8.3pp |
| 102 | Shining Mountain Elementary Spanaway · Bethel School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -8.8pp |
| 103 | Aylen Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 43.2% | -8.9pp |
| 104 | Glacier View Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 43.1% | -9.1pp |
| 105 | Orting Elementary School Orting · Orting School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -9.3pp |
| 106 | Hunt Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 42.6% | -9.6pp |
| 107 | Doris Stahl Junior High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 42.3% | -9.9pp |
| 108 | Orting Middle School Orting · Orting School District | Middle | 42.1% | -10.0pp |
| 109 | Emma L Carson Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -10.3pp |
| 110 | Washington High School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 41.7% | -10.4pp |
| 111 | Sumner High School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 41.5% | -10.6pp |
| 112 | Bonney Lake High School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 41.4% | -10.8pp |
| 113 | Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 41.3% | -10.9pp |
| 114 | G W Edgerton Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -11.3pp |
| 115 | Franklin Pierce High School TACOMA · Franklin Pierce School District | High | 40.1% | -12.1pp |
| 116 | Key Peninsula Middle School Lakebay · Peninsula School District | Middle | 39.6% | -12.5pp |
| 117 | Ballou Jr High Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Middle | 39.3% | -12.9pp |
| 118 | Lake Louise Elementary School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Elementary | 38.8% | -13.4pp |
| 119 | Frontier Middle School Graham · Bethel School District | Middle | 38.3% | -13.8pp |
| 120 | Truman Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 38.2% | -14.0pp |
| 121 | Bethel Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 37.9% | -14.3pp |
| 122 | Eatonville High School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | High | 37.8% | -14.4pp |
| 123 | Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 37.4% | -14.8pp |
| 124 | Hilltop Heritage Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 37.2% | -14.9pp |
| 125 | Sunrise Elementary Puyallup · Puyallup School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -15.8pp |
| 126 | Fife High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 36.2% | -15.9pp |
| 127 | Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 36.0% | -16.2pp |
| 128 | White River High School Buckley · White River School District | High | 35.7% | -16.4pp |
| 129 | Spanaway Middle School Tacoma · Bethel School District | Middle | 35.4% | -16.8pp |
| 130 | Columbia Junior High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 35.2% | -17.0pp |
| 131 | Evergreen Elementary Spanaway · Bethel School District | Elementary | 34.4% | -17.7pp |
| 132 | Lakes High School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 34.3% | -17.9pp |
| 133 | Thomas Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 33.3% | -18.8pp |
| 134 | Gig Harbor High Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 33.2% | -18.9pp |
| 135 | Emerald Ridge High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 32.9% | -19.3pp |
| 136 | Eatonville Middle School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | Middle | 32.9% | -19.3pp |
| 137 | Graham Kapowsin High School Graham · Bethel School District | High | 31.7% | -20.5pp |
| 138 | Chester H Thompson Elementary TACOMA · Bethel School District | Elementary | 30.8% | -21.4pp |
| 139 | Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Middle | 30.2% | -21.9pp |
| 140 | Lakeview Hope Academy Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Elementary | 30.1% | -22.1pp |
| 141 | Stewart Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 26.9% | -25.3pp |
| 142 | Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 26.6% | -25.5pp |
| 143 | Liberty Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 25.9% | -26.3pp |
| 144 | Gov John Rogers High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 25.7% | -26.5pp |
| 145 | Lincoln High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 24.1% | -28.0pp |
| 146 | Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 23.7% | -28.5pp |
| 147 | Baker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 23.5% | -28.6pp |
| 148 | Gray Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 22.7% | -29.5pp |
| 149 | Hudtloff Middle School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | Middle | 22.4% | -29.7pp |
| 150 | First Creek Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 18.7% | -33.5pp |
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 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.