Summit Public School: Olympus

Summit Public School: Olympus is a 9-12 campus of tiny scale in Tacoma, Washington, overseen by Summit Public School: Olympus, educateing 110 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 81% smaller than typical.

Summit Public School: Olympus is a school of Summit Public School: Olympus, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Summit Public School: Olympus shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% multiracial, 19% Black, 13% White, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Summit Public School: Olympus tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Public School: Olympus sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.2%; this one delivers 32.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household income runs about $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Summit Public School: Olympus is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tacoma Open Doors, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Summit Public School: Olympus ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.5%.

Summit Public School: Olympus operates from a metropolitan location. Summit Public School: Olympus operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Summit Public School: Olympus's enrollment has shrank 34% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 110). The White share of enrollment fell from 31% to 13% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.