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Enrollment
392
High
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870003575
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts
6701 S Park Ave, Tacoma, WA 98444 · (253) 571-7906 · Pierce County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Washington public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
183 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 9 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 23% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
68.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.7pp since 2017
Math
34.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.2pp since 2017
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 14 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 18.4% |
| 2021-22 | 76.3% | 38.1% |
| 2018-19 | 79.0% | 32.9% |
| 2017-18 | 81.9% | 34.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Industrial Design Engineering and Arts
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Design Engineering and Arts this school | 392 | 46.7% | 52.4% |
| Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma | 658 | 45.7% | 37.0% |
| Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School Vancouver | 467 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Lakewood High School Arlington | 834 | 45.1% | 31.3% |
| Sultan Senior High School Sultan | 581 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| Kingston High School Kingston | 602 | 44.4% | 52.5% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Industrial Design Engineering and Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #63 of 271 | #9 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #118 of 321 ▲ 65 | #10 of 32 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #88 of 327 ▲ 128 | #11 of 33 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #50 of 259 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #234 of 570 | #31 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #50 of 311 | #3 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #82 of 316 | #23 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #223 of 386 | #22 of 39 |
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
392
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 392 | 22.3 | 17.6:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 22.2 | 17.2:1 | 51% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 46% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 39% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 12.6 | 12.8:1 | 42% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Industrial Design Engineering and Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 143% (161 to 392); teachers up 77% (12.6 to 22.3).
About Industrial Design Engineering and Arts
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts is a small high school that serves part of Tacoma, Washington. Federal data show 392 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Washington enroll around 573, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Tacoma School District runs 66 schools with a combined 28,900 students. Industrial Design Engineering and Arts is one of them.
No group is above 50% at Industrial Design Engineering and Arts; the largest is White, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Pierce County, the White share is about 64%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
With 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Washington public high schools.
Test results at Industrial Design Engineering and Arts are 3.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.4% actual, 48.9% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that median household income comes to about $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Pierce County counts 287 public schools with about 138,462 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Industrial Design Engineering and Arts from the closest public school, Fawcett Elementary School. The five-mile area around Industrial Design Engineering and Arts holds at least 8 other public schools. Industrial Design Engineering and Arts ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.4% against a local average of 34.2%.
NCES describes the area around Industrial Design Engineering and Arts as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (388) to 2024-25 (392). The ratio was 21.6:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Industrial Design Engineering and Arts can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Tacoma School District
- 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
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Tacoma School of the ArtsHigh · 658 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
- Fawcett Elementary School0.7 mi · 426
- Birney Elementary School0.8 mi · 476
- Baker Middle School0.9 mi · 687
- Mann Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
- Stewart Middle School1.1 mi · 650
- Fern Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsHow many students attend Industrial Design Engineering and Arts?
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 09-12.
Is Industrial Design Engineering and Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Industrial Design Engineering and Arts?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Industrial Design Engineering and Arts.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Industrial Design Engineering and Arts?
At Industrial Design Engineering and Arts, the student body is approximately 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Industrial Design Engineering and Arts public or private?
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tacoma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.