GATES Secondary School
Alternative · Grades 10–12 · 104 students
Franklin Pierce High School
11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma, WA 98445
Grades
9–12
High
Students
977
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Franklin Pierce School District
Pierce County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 338 Washington high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Washington high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Franklin Pierce High School
Franklin Pierce High School is a public high school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Franklin Pierce School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Pierce County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 977 students were enrolled, with about 17.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Washington high school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 338 Washington high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 977 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 6
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Franklin Pierce School District
- County
- Pierce County
- NCES school ID
- 530294000475
Schools near Franklin Pierce High School
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Spanaway Lake High School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.