Is Franklin Pierce High School a good school?

Franklin Pierce High School ranks 254 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Pierce High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,138 students attended Franklin Pierce High School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Pierce High School?

Students at Franklin Pierce High School are 35% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 9% African American, 6% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Franklin Pierce High School?

Franklin Pierce High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Central Avenue Elementary Elementary : Collins Elementary Elementary : Harvard Elementary Elementary : Midland Elementary Middle : Morris Ford Middle School

Franklin Pierce High School

Summary:

Franklin Pierce High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Tacoma, Washington, part of the Franklin Pierce School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a shifting racial makeup that has seen decreasing percentages of White students and increasing percentages of Hispanic and Pacific Islander students.

Franklin Pierce High School faces significant challenges, with a fluctuating statewide ranking, declining graduation rates, and increasing dropout rates that are higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Math, and WCAS Science are consistently lower than the state and district averages, particularly in math. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Washington High School and Gov. John Rogers High School, both in the Puyallup School District, Franklin Pierce High School generally performs worse on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. The school's performance on various student subgroups is also mixed, with relatively better rankings for African American and Pacific Islander students, but struggles with Asian, Hispanic, and White student performance, as well as for students with special education needs and low socioeconomic status.

Detail:

Public 9-12

11002 18th Ave E
Tacoma, WA 98445-5228

(253) 298-3805

District: Franklin Pierce School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
254^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,880

Feeder schools for Franklin Pierce High School:

Elementary:	Central Avenue Elementary
	Collins Elementary
	Harvard Elementary
	Midland Elementary
Middle:	Morris Ford Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.7

Number of students: 1,138

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.9%

White:

26.0%

Two or more races:

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Pierce High School ranks worse than 58.1% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.28. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Franklin Pierce High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Franklin Pierce High School has the largest high school student body size in the Franklin Pierce School District. Student population at Franklin Pierce High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.9%), White (26%), two or more races (14.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Franklin Pierce School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Pierce High School is 17.7, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Franklin Pierce School District! (See more...)

Compare Franklin Pierce High School employs 64 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Pierce High School is $18,880, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Franklin Pierce School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Pierce High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Pierce High School 254^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Franklin Pierce High School in the ranking list.)

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Franklin Pierce School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Pierce School District 205^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Pierce High School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	50.02	216^th	390	44.6%
2005	39.91	265^th	394	32.7%
2006	37.53	278^th	395	29.6%
2007	41.83	274^th	399	31.3%
2008	52.43	227^th	396	42.7%
2009	52.95	221^st	402	45.0%
2010	64.97	162^nd	423	61.7%
2011	48.87	221^st	440	49.8%
2012	60.46	164^th	450	63.6%
2013	69.39	101^st	454	77.8%
2015	61.68	103^rd	341	69.8%
2016	55.75	150^th	306	51.0%
2017	36.50	216^th	301	28.2%
2018	37.38	229^th	315	27.3%
2019	54.23	190^th	417	54.4%
2021	23.51	360^th	455	20.9%
2022	46.08	232^nd	434	46.5%
2023	51.68	200^th	442	54.8%
2024	42.28	254^th	437	41.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	27.51	130^th	163	20.2%
2021	24.54	160^th	195	17.9%
2022	41.62	109^th	179	39.1%
2023	43.96	83^rd	166	50.0%
2024	43.16	91^st	161	43.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.33	35^th	69	49.3%
2024	64.80	18^th	68	73.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.29	129^th	139	7.2%
2021	33.49	138^th	212	34.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.16	130^th	227	42.7%
2019	59.22	115^th	344	66.6%
2021	31.01	288^th	392	26.5%
2022	48.22	183^rd	370	50.5%
2023	55.71	150^th	362	58.6%
2024	48.18	182^nd	356	48.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	61.14	15^th	43	65.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.46	183^rd	243	24.7%
2019	56.07	154^th	358	57.0%
2021	23.03	313^th	390	19.7%
2022	44.49	202^nd	368	45.1%
2023	42.90	207^th	357	42.0%
2024	48.61	176^th	347	49.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	63.83	13^th	47	72.3%
2022	75.64	6^th	38	84.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.16	194^th	254	23.6%
2019	50.18	176^th	355	50.4%
2021	23.39	324^th	395	18.0%
2022	42.91	207^th	363	43.0%
2023	54.08	156^th	358	56.4%
2024	30.35	259^th	362	28.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.65	74^th	87	14.9%
2019	45.20	70^th	121	42.1%
2021	30.38	97^th	136	28.7%
2022	35.57	85^th	124	31.5%
2023	45.75	65^th	118	44.9%
2024	35.27	72^nd	113	36.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	57.27	30^th	86	65.1%
2021	48.14	54^th	111	51.4%
2022	64.03	28^th	89	68.5%
2023	53.81	36^th	78	53.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.93	70^th	156	55.1%
2019	64.64	71^st	241	70.5%
2021	16.46	258^th	278	7.2%
2022	41.71	147^th	261	43.7%
2023	49.73	113^th	249	54.6%
2024	47.30	122^nd	248	50.8%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	65.82	6^th	18	66.7%
2021	62.01	11^th	33	66.7%
2022	51.84	10^th	17	41.2%
2023	85.86	2^nd	9	77.8%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Pierce High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.68	187^th	222	15.8%
2019	61.76	131^st	382	65.7%
2021	32.78	286^th	413	30.8%
2022	50.09	194^th	390	50.3%
2023	59.38	139^th	379	63.3%
2024	48.09	189^th	374	49.5%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Franklin Pierce High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	765	3	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	771
1989	706	10	7	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	730
1990	741	9	5	3	8	n/a	n/a	0	766
1991	781	17	12	10	19	n/a	n/a	0	839
1992	737	26	26	14	26	n/a	n/a	0	829
1993	728	41	24	19	19	n/a	n/a	0	831
1994	734	39	37	29	21	n/a	n/a	0	860
1995	821	67	47	22	32	n/a	n/a	0	989
1996	821	67	47	22	32	n/a	n/a	0	989
1997	848	67	64	29	36	n/a	n/a	0	1044
1998	860	68	76	25	29	n/a	n/a	0	1058
1999	836	65	78	29	29	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2000	830	75	71	24	35	n/a	n/a	0	1035
2001	875	74	90	34	25	n/a	n/a	0	1098
2002	859	98	109	42	24	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2003	859	98	109	42	24	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2004	848	121	120	47	23	n/a	n/a	0	1159
2005	845	147	123	69	24	n/a	n/a	61	1269
2006	806	146	123	75	24	n/a	n/a	46	1220
2007	809	156	155	77	31	n/a	n/a	44	1272
2008	741	139	141	96	29	n/a	n/a	56	1202
2009	674	136	144	116	32	n/a	n/a	77	1179
2010	664	151	156	105	24	n/a	n/a	60	1160
2011	717	156	39	150	7	41	94	0	1204
2012	657	132	58	172	7	40	79	0	1145
2013	588	136	64	187	9	33	88	0	1105
2014	562	109	83	205	13	34	92	0	1098
2015	573	114	99	237	14	36	119	0	1192
2016	561	112	108	254	10	39	118	0	1202
2017	538	102	98	295	7	42	114	0	1196
2018	523	106	94	299	6	42	126	0	1196
2019	479	105	103	289	5	44	124	0	1149
2020	437	93	105	336	7	44	126	0	1148
2021	440	105	115	346	5	48	132	0	1191
2022	358	95	121	377	7	49	137	1	1145
2023	300	103	118	402	11	55	147	5	1141
2024	296	101	105	397	11	68	160	0	1138

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Pierce High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	38.0	20.2	0
1989	730	35.0	20.8	n/a
1990	766	34.5	22.2	0
1991	839	35.0	23.9	n/a
1992	829	29.4	28.1	n/a
1993	831	21.9	37.9	n/a
1994	860	18.0	47.8	n/a
1995	989	3.0	329.7	n/a
1996	989	3.0	329.7	n/a
1997	1044	0.0	0.0	n/a
1998	1058	0.0	0.0	n/a
1999	1037	0.0	0.0	n/a
2000	1035	0.0	0.0	n/a
2001	1098	0.0	0.0	n/a
2002	1132	0.0	n/a	35.2
2003	1132	0.0	n/a	35.2
2004	1159	0.0	n/a	38.2
2005	1269	n/a	n/a	37
2006	1220	0.0	n/a	37.7
2007	1272	0.0	n/a	38.2
2008	1202	n/a	n/a	40.7
2009	1179	n/a	n/a	45.6
2010	1160	57.9	20.0	51.7
2011	1204	57.4	20.9	41.4
2012	1145	56.9	20.1	55.5
2013	1105	57.3	19.2	56.5
2014	1098	n/a	n/a	58.7
2015	1192	60.0	19.8	58.6
2016	1202	58.0	20.7	60.6
2017	1196	61.3	19.4	60.4
2018	1196	60.2	19.8	63.6
2019	1149	61.6	18.6	69.2
2020	1148	62.8	18.2	72.3
2021	1191	59.8	19.9	59.7
2022	1145	62.0	18.4	59.5
2023	1141	64.3	17.7	58.7
2024	1138	64.0	17.7	65.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Franklin Pierce High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	38.0	20.2	0
1989	730	35.0	20.8	n/a
1990	766	34.5	22.2	0
1991	839	35.0	23.9	n/a
1992	829	29.4	28.1	n/a
1993	831	21.9	37.9	n/a
1994	860	18.0	47.8	n/a
1995	989	3.0	329.7	n/a
1996	989	3.0	329.7	n/a
1997	1044	0.0	0.0	n/a
1998	1058	0.0	0.0	n/a
1999	1037	0.0	0.0	n/a
2000	1035	0.0	0.0	n/a
2001	1098	0.0	0.0	n/a
2002	1132	0.0	n/a	35.2
2003	1132	0.0	n/a	35.2
2004	1159	0.0	n/a	38.2
2005	1269	n/a	n/a	37
2006	1220	0.0	n/a	37.7
2007	1272	0.0	n/a	38.2
2008	1202	n/a	n/a	40.7
2009	1179	n/a	n/a	45.6
2010	1160	57.9	20.0	51.7
2011	1204	57.4	20.9	41.4
2012	1145	56.9	20.1	55.5
2013	1105	57.3	19.2	56.5
2014	1098	n/a	n/a	58.7
2015	1192	60.0	19.8	58.6
2016	1202	58.0	20.7	60.6
2017	1196	61.3	19.4	60.4
2018	1196	60.2	19.8	63.6
2019	1149	61.6	18.6	69.2
2020	1148	62.8	18.2	72.3
2021	1191	59.8	19.9	59.7
2022	1145	62.0	18.4	59.5
2023	1141	64.3	17.7	58.7
2024	1138	64.0	17.7	65.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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