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Enrollment
968
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEILACOOM HIST. SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530846001807
Steilacoom High
54 Sentinel Drive, Steilacoom, WA 98388 · (253) 983-2300 · Pierce County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL968 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
263 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 246 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 232 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 252 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 238 | 25% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Steilacoom Hist. School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
76.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +13.9pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.7% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.8% | 21.8% |
| 2021-22 | 71.1% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 83.2% | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 81.5% | 48.3% |
| 2016-17 | 24.4% | 35.7% |
| 2015-16 | 36.4% | 43.5% |
| 2014-15 | 62.7% | 40.4% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Steilacoom High
Steilacoom High's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steilacoom High this school | 968 | 27.2% | 55.0% |
| Ingraham High School SEATTLE | 1,391 | 31.1% | 52.0% |
| Shorecrest High School Shoreline | 1,565 | 32.1% | 62.4% |
| Shorewood High School Shoreline | 1,544 | 31.4% | 63.5% |
| Cavelero Mid High School Lake Stevens | 1,490 | 29.7% | 46.7% |
| Union High School Camas | 1,989 | 31.1% | N/A |
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 Steilacoom High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #46 of 271 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #98 of 321 ▲ 14 | #7 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #47 of 327 ▲ 26 | #4 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #26 of 259 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 968 | #155 of 570 | #21 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #289 of 311 | #29 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #41 of 316 | #11 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #335 of 386 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #97 of 164 | #8 of 15 |
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
968
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+164% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 968 | 39.8 | 24.3:1 | 27% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 964 | 41.6 | 23.2:1 | 28% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 47.4 | 20.0:1 | 27% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 963 | 44 | 21.9:1 | 20% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 43.8 | 23.6:1 | 20% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 43 | 21.4:1 | 23% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 37 | 22.3:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 27 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steilacoom High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,036 to 968); teachers down 9% (43.8 to 39.8).
About Steilacoom High
Steilacoom High is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in Steilacoom, Washington. It teaches 968 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Washington enroll about 573 students on average.
The district, Steilacoom Hist. School District, operates 7 schools serving 3,043 students.
White students make up 42% of enrollment at Steilacoom High, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 7% Black. That compares with about 64% White among all Pierce County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Steilacoom High are from different groups.
A staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 24.3:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County, the school's rate is lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Steilacoom High is 7.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.0%. Predicted: 62.0%.
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 roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 287 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,462, Steilacoom High among them.
The closest school to Steilacoom High is Oak Grove, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Steilacoom High ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 55.0% versus a 39.4% average.
Federal data place Steilacoom High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (963) and 2024-25 (968). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 24.3:1, from 21.9:1.
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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 Steilacoom Hist. School District
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- Chloe Clark ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Saltars Point ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Cherrydale ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary · 38 students
- Anderson Island ElementaryElementary · 19 students
Other schools in Steilacoom
- Saltars Point ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Cherrydale ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- FirwoodCombined · 45 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary · 38 students
- Birth to ThreeElementary
- Steilacoom PRIDE AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove0.6 mi · 11
- Transition Day Students0.8 mi · 8
- Firwood0.8 mi · 45
- Oakridge Group Home1.0 mi · 3
- Cherrydale Elementary1.1 mi · 348
- Alfaretta House1.1 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Steilacoom HighHow large is Steilacoom High?
Steilacoom High enrolls approximately 968 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Steilacoom High serve?
Steilacoom High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Steilacoom High have?
Steilacoom High employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
How diverse is Steilacoom High?
Steilacoom High reports a student body of 42% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Steilacoom High?
Steilacoom High is overseen by Steilacoom Hist. School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.