Enrollment
45
Combined
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141000271
Firwood
8805 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Steilacoom, WA 98498 · (253) 756-2522 · Pierce County
GRADES 04–12COMBINED13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL45 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.5:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
14 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 5 | 11% |
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
11.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
11.1%
WA avg 51.2%
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 2015-16 | 16.7% | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 18.8% | N/A |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-38.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Firwood ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 45 | #90 of 116 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
45
+13 (+41%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 67
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 5.3:1
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 | 45 | 6.5 | 6.9:1 | 31% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 5.5 | 5.5:1 | 30% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 6 | 6.2:1 | 24% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 6 | 5.3:1 | 13% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 41 | 5 | 8.2:1 | 22% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 37 | 4 | 9.3:1 | 16% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | 16% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 70 | 6 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 67 | 9 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Firwood.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (41 to 45); teachers up 30% (5 to 6.5).
About Firwood
Firwood is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a school serving multiple grade levels in Steilacoom, Washington. The school offers grades 4 through 12 and enrolls 45 students. Across combined schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 204.
Firwood is one school in a 32-school district, Clover Park School District, which enrolls 12,345 students.
The student body at Firwood is 64% White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among Pierce County residents, the White share is about 64%.
There are about 6.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Firwood, which has 6.5. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Washington is 33.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Firwood is about 31%. The 50% average for public schools in Pierce County is 19 points higher.
Firwood falls short of its prediction by 38.2 points. The model expects 59.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Washington; the school's rate is 21.1%.
The school's county is Pierce County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $99,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Pierce County's 287 public schools enroll about 138,462 students and include Firwood.
The closest school to Firwood is Transition Day Students, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Firwood is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Firwood at 4th of 5.
Firwood falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Firwood reported 32 students in 2020-21 and 45 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio increased from 5.3:1 to 6.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Clover Park School District
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Steilacoom
- Steilacoom HighHigh · 968 students
- Saltars Point ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Cherrydale ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary · 38 students
- Birth to ThreeElementary
- Steilacoom PRIDE AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Transition Day Students0.0 mi · 8
- Oak Grove0.2 mi · 11
- Oakridge Group Home0.3 mi · 3
- Oakbrook Elementary School0.6 mi · 285
- Steilacoom High0.8 mi · 968
- Custer Elementary School0.9 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About FirwoodHow many students attend Firwood?
Firwood enrolls approximately 45 students in grades 04-12.
What grades does Firwood serve?
Firwood serves grades 04-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Firwood?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Firwood is approximately 6.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Firwood?
Student demographics at Firwood are roughly 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Firwood public or private?
Firwood is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clover Park School District.
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