Enrollment
25
High
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIFE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530288003718
Fife Open Doors
5802 20th Street East, Tacoma, WA 98424 · (253) 517-1000 · Pierce County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL25 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
19 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 1 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 76% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Fife Open Doors ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25 | #487 of 570 | #46 of 51 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
25
-2 (-7%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25 | N/A | N/A | 76% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 53% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 29 | N/A | N/A | 59% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 27 | N/A | N/A | 59% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fife Open Doors.
About Fife Open Doors
Fife Open Doors is a small high school in Tacoma, Washington, one of the schools in Fife School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 25 students in grades 10 through 12. Against the 573-student average for high schools in Washington, enrollment here is 96% lower.
Fife Open Doors sits within Fife School District, which has 7 schools and 3,983 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Fife Open Doors, 28% of enrollment. Next come 28% multiracial, 20% White, 20% Pacific Islander, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 13% Hispanic among all Pierce County residents.
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 76% of enrollment. It compares with 50% for public schools in Pierce County.
County data help place the school in context: in Pierce County, median household income is about $99,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Fife Open Doors is among the 287 public schools in Pierce County.
Fife High School is the public school closest to Fife Open Doors, less than a tenth of a mile away. Fife Open Doors has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Fife Open Doors is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 27 in 2020-21 and 25 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Community posts for Fife Open Doors can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fife School District
- Fife High SchoolHigh · 885 students
- Fife Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Columbia Junior High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Surprise Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Discovery Primary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Hedden Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
Other schools in Tacoma
- Stadium High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,556 students
- Mount Tahoma High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Franklin Pierce High SchoolHigh · 977 students
Nearby schools
- Fife High School0.1 mi · 885
- Fife Elementary School0.1 mi · 866
- Columbia Junior High School0.6 mi · 619
- Chief Leschi School1.8 mi · 633
- Discovery Primary School2.1 mi · 506
- Surprise Lake Middle School2.1 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Fife Open DoorsHow many students attend Fife Open Doors?
Fife Open Doors enrolls approximately 25 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does Fife Open Doors serve?
Fife Open Doors serves grades 10-12.
How many teachers does Fife Open Doors have?
Fife Open Doors employs 0 FTE teachers.
How diverse is Fife Open Doors?
Fife Open Doors reports a student body of 20% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 28% Two or more.
What district is Fife Open Doors in?
Fife Open Doors is part of Fife School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.