Curtis Senior High

Curtis Senior High is a 9-12 campus of sprawling scale in UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington, overseen by University Place School District, teacheing 1,321 students in grades 10 through 12. That puts it 131% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Curtis Senior High is one of 8 schools operated by University Place School District, a district that instructs 5,635 students overall.

On demographics, Curtis Senior High reports that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 12% Black, 12% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Curtis Senior High has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Curtis Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Curtis Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is Curtis Junior High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Curtis Senior High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Curtis Senior High at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 1,414 students in 2018 compared to 1,321 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 51% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 in 2025.

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