Is Peninsula High School a good school?

Peninsula High School ranks 112 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peninsula High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,395 students attended Peninsula High School.

What is the racial makeup of Peninsula High School?

Students at Peninsula High School are 73% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Peninsula High School?

Peninsula High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Discovery Elementary School Elementary : Evergreen Elementary Elementary : Minter Creek Elementary Elementary : Purdy Elementary School Elementary : Vaughn Elementary School Middle : Harbor Ridge Middle School Middle : Key Peninsula Middle School

Peninsula High School

Summary:

Peninsula High School is a public high school located in Gig Harbor, Washington, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,372 students. The school is part of the Peninsula School District, which is ranked 24th out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peninsula High School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Washington high schools, with a statewide ranking between 73 and 124 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is strong, with 67.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39.42% proficient or better in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to the state and district averages, Peninsula High School outperforms in English Language Arts and Science, but lags slightly in Math. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.0% to 93.3% over the past 5 years, and a dropout rate that is generally lower than the state and district averages.

The student population at Peninsula High School is predominantly White (74.64%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (9.48%), two or more races (11.88%), and other racial/ethnic groups. This diversity is slightly lower compared to some nearby schools, such as Dr. Dolores Silas High School and Tacoma Online High School. Additionally, Peninsula High School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 19.49% to 28.28% over the past 3 years, which is significantly lower than some nearby schools like Discovery (84.88%) and Tacoma Online High School (65.52%).

Detail:

Public 9-12

14105 Purdy Dr NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332-8627

(253) 530-4400

District: Peninsula School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,526

Feeder schools for Peninsula High School:

Elementary:	Discovery Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary
	Minter Creek Elementary
	Purdy Elementary School
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	Vaughn Elementary School
Middle:	Harbor Ridge Middle School
	Key Peninsula Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 21.4

Number of students: 1,395

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Peninsula High School ranks better than 74.4% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Peninsula School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.2. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Peninsula 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 Racial makeup is: White (72.5%), two or more races (12%), Hispanic (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peninsula High School is 21.4. 1 high schools in the Peninsula School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Peninsula High School employs 65.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peninsula High School is $16,526. 1 high schools in the Peninsula School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Peninsula High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Peninsula High School 112^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Peninsula High School in the ranking list.)

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Peninsula School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peninsula School District 24^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Peninsula High School

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Rank History for all students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	62.53	155^th	390	60.3%
2005	72.62	98^th	394	75.1%
2006	70.19	111^th	395	71.9%
2007	66.79	133^rd	399	66.7%
2008	72.38	94^th	396	76.3%
2009	65.16	153^rd	402	61.9%
2010	72.27	106^th	423	74.9%
2011	69.02	76^th	440	82.7%
2012	67.28	102^nd	450	77.3%
2013	63.35	162^nd	454	64.3%
2015	36.09	230^th	341	32.6%
2016	72.26	74^th	306	75.8%
2017	73.68	73^rd	301	75.7%
2018	67.88	96^th	315	69.5%
2019	66.90	124^th	417	70.3%
2021	71.92	97^th	455	78.7%
2022	74.12	96^th	434	77.9%
2023	74.51	90^th	442	79.6%
2024	70.20	112^th	437	74.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.43	46^th	91	49.5%
2019	61.34	53^rd	163	67.5%
2021	48.28	89^th	195	54.4%
2022	69.25	49^th	179	72.6%
2023	58.59	58^th	166	65.1%
2024	43.31	90^th	161	44.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.88	104^th	139	25.2%
2019	45.02	66^th	128	48.4%
2021	51.24	81^st	212	61.8%
2022	34.41	92^nd	130	29.2%
2023	33.30	70^th	110	36.4%
2024	42.88	51^st	110	53.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.67	66^th	227	70.9%
2019	61.71	107^th	344	68.9%
2021	75.89	49^th	392	87.5%
2022	64.39	105^th	370	71.6%
2023	68.57	81^st	362	77.6%
2024	59.46	124^th	356	65.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	90.33	2^nd	45	95.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	72.01	88^th	358	75.4%
2021	72.64	72^nd	390	81.5%
2022	71.54	84^th	368	77.2%
2023	73.66	87^th	357	75.6%
2024	77.54	63^rd	347	81.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	76.96	6^th	31	80.6%
2021	81.05	7^th	47	85.1%
2022	92.38	2^nd	38	94.7%
2024	72.27	7^th	34	79.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.31	95^th	254	62.6%
2019	58.85	140^th	355	60.6%
2021	69.93	94^th	395	76.2%
2022	72.27	93^rd	363	74.4%
2023	70.01	85^th	358	76.3%
2024	56.07	150^th	362	58.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	73.57	49^th	241	79.7%
2021	85.14	20^th	278	92.8%
2022	73.18	53^rd	261	79.7%
2023	70.47	52^nd	249	79.1%
2024	78.74	38^th	248	84.7%

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Rank History for White students at Peninsula High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.89	112^th	222	49.5%
2019	56.56	159^th	382	58.4%
2021	61.21	132^nd	413	68.0%
2022	63.64	138^th	390	64.6%
2023	65.77	113^th	379	70.2%
2024	60.70	133^rd	374	64.4%

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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 Peninsula High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	962	8	26	18	16	n/a	n/a	0	1030
1989	906	8	31	21	24	n/a	n/a	0	990
1990	932	3	31	23	20	n/a	n/a	0	1009
1991	984	10	35	26	23	n/a	n/a	0	1078
1992	1016	11	30	35	22	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1993	1083	12	29	33	18	n/a	n/a	0	1175
1994	1166	13	28	25	24	n/a	n/a	0	1256
1995	1338	10	23	21	20	n/a	n/a	0	1412
1996	1338	10	23	21	20	n/a	n/a	0	1412
1997	1381	13	17	15	14	n/a	n/a	0	1440
1998	1473	9	5	2	10	n/a	n/a	0	1499
1999	1289	15	46	36	74	n/a	n/a	0	1460
2000	1362	15	38	26	54	n/a	n/a	0	1495
2001	1323	19	46	35	36	n/a	n/a	0	1459
2002	1327	24	31	28	53	n/a	n/a	0	1463
2003	1327	24	31	28	53	n/a	n/a	0	1463
2004	1343	28	40	44	72	n/a	n/a	0	1527
2005	1311	26	43	33	55	n/a	n/a	3	1471
2006	1308	27	39	37	61	n/a	n/a	10	1482
2007	1307	21	48	51	67	n/a	n/a	21	1515
2008	1163	23	47	55	50	n/a	n/a	105	1443
2009	1093	23	43	55	47	n/a	n/a	183	1444
2010	1031	16	41	48	39	n/a	n/a	259	1434
2011	1305	4	6	17	6	3	42	0	1383
2012	1233	6	16	35	7	5	104	0	1406
2013	1233	6	21	51	4	5	122	0	1442
2014	1224	8	19	70	2	5	126	0	1454
2015	1160	9	23	79	5	6	132	0	1414
2016	1152	9	28	84	6	7	138	0	1424
2017	1136	11	24	95	6	4	118	0	1394
2018	1121	14	23	111	4	6	127	0	1406
2019	1100	11	27	126	5	4	158	0	1431
2020	1123	15	31	136	5	4	166	0	1480
2021	1104	17	31	143	5	6	171	0	1477
2022	1094	15	29	136	5	2	166	5	1452
2023	1024	13	30	130	5	4	163	3	1372
2024	1012	13	38	148	7	5	167	5	1395

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 Peninsula High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1030	49.0	21.0	0
1989	990	48.0	20.6	n/a
1990	1009	47.6	21.1	0
1991	1078	51.2	21.0	n/a
1992	1114	53.3	20.9	n/a
1993	1175	53.0	22.2	n/a
1994	1256	57.2	22.0	n/a
1995	1412	56.0	25.2	n/a
1996	1412	56.0	25.2	n/a
1997	1440	59.9	24.0	n/a
1998	1499	65.1	23.0	n/a
1999	1460	58.8	24.8	n/a
2000	1495	60.7	24.6	n/a
2001	1459	62.6	23.3	n/a
2002	1463	62.8	23.3	16.3
2003	1463	62.8	23.3	16.3
2004	1527	62.0	24.6	21
2005	1471	62.5	23.5	23.2
2006	1482	68.6	21.6	23.2
2007	1515	67.2	22.5	21.2
2008	1443	64.9	22.2	21.4
2009	1444	64.9	22.2	25.2
2010	1434	63.8	22.4	29.8
2011	1383	61.3	22.5	18.6
2012	1406	64.6	21.7	20.6
2013	1442	61.5	23.4	22.2
2014	1454	n/a	n/a	20.9
2015	1414	61.0	23.1	30.3
2016	1424	59.0	24.1	30.8
2017	1394	62.5	22.2	32.5
2018	1406	63.0	22.3	32.5
2019	1431	64.7	22.0	31.1
2020	1480	67.6	21.8	23
2021	1477	65.3	22.6	21.2
2022	1452	68.5	21.1	19.5
2023	1372	64.2	21.3	28.3
2024	1395	65.1	21.4	29.2

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 Peninsula High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1030	49.0	21.0	0
1989	990	48.0	20.6	n/a
1990	1009	47.6	21.1	0
1991	1078	51.2	21.0	n/a
1992	1114	53.3	20.9	n/a
1993	1175	53.0	22.2	n/a
1994	1256	57.2	22.0	n/a
1995	1412	56.0	25.2	n/a
1996	1412	56.0	25.2	n/a
1997	1440	59.9	24.0	n/a
1998	1499	65.1	23.0	n/a
1999	1460	58.8	24.8	n/a
2000	1495	60.7	24.6	n/a
2001	1459	62.6	23.3	n/a
2002	1463	62.8	23.3	16.3
2003	1463	62.8	23.3	16.3
2004	1527	62.0	24.6	21
2005	1471	62.5	23.5	23.2
2006	1482	68.6	21.6	23.2
2007	1515	67.2	22.5	21.2
2008	1443	64.9	22.2	21.4
2009	1444	64.9	22.2	25.2
2010	1434	63.8	22.4	29.8
2011	1383	61.3	22.5	18.6
2012	1406	64.6	21.7	20.6
2013	1442	61.5	23.4	22.2
2014	1454	n/a	n/a	20.9
2015	1414	61.0	23.1	30.3
2016	1424	59.0	24.1	30.8
2017	1394	62.5	22.2	32.5
2018	1406	63.0	22.3	32.5
2019	1431	64.7	22.0	31.1
2020	1480	67.6	21.8	23
2021	1477	65.3	22.6	21.2
2022	1452	68.5	21.1	19.5
2023	1372	64.2	21.3	28.3
2024	1395	65.1	21.4	29.2

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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