Total enrollment
7,187
-408 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Franklin Pierce School District
Washington · 7,187 students · 2 cities
15 public K-12 schools sit under Franklin Pierce School District in Washington, serving roughly 7,187 students (10 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Franklin Pierce School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Franklin Pierce School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #97 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,187 | #43 of 183 | #1,319 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #44 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #27 of 183 | #6,715 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 68.1% | #33 of 183 | #2,088 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #5 of 146 | #16 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Franklin Pierce School District
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from James Sales Elementary at 51.7% proficient to Perry G Keithley Middle School at 17.5%, a gap of 34.2 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 7,867 to 7,187 students (down 9%) and from 446 to 439 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington High School | Tacoma | High | 09-12 | 989 |
| Franklin Pierce High School | Tacoma | High | 09-12 | 977 |
| Morris Ford Middle School | Tacoma | Middle | 06-08 | 831 |
| Perry G Keithley Middle School | Tacoma | Middle | 06-08 | 804 |
| Brookdale Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 483 |
| Collins Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 466 |
| Harvard Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 445 |
| Midland Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 399 |
| James Sales Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 387 |
| Central Avenue Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 355 |
| Christensen Elementary | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 346 |
| Elmhurst Elementary School | Tacoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 335 |
| Hewins Early Learning Center | Tacoma | Elementary | PK-PK | 266 |
| GATES Secondary School | Tacoma | High | 10-12 | 104 |
| Learning Support | Tacoma | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Franklin Pierce School District
As a rural-scale district in Washington, Franklin Pierce School District enrolls 7,187 students across 15 schools.
On the school-mix side, Franklin Pierce School District covers 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Franklin Pierce School District has fell 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,595 students to 7,187.
On this page, the community for Franklin Pierce School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.