Steilacoom High

Summary:

Steilacoom High School is a public high school in Steilacoom, Washington, serving 946 students in grades 9-12. Over the past several years, this school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, with a current statewide ranking of 113 out of 437 high schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steilacoom High stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 76.13% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 35.39% proficient or better in Math. The school's 11th grade science proficiency rate of 58.5% is also significantly higher than the state average of 49.66%. Steilacoom High has maintained an impressive 4-year graduation rate of 98.1%, significantly higher than the state average, and a dropout rate of just 1.8%, much lower than the state average. The school's diverse student population, with 45.56% White, 18.5% Hispanic, 8.56% Asian, and 17.55% two or more races, is higher than many nearby schools, such as Mount Tahoma High School, Clover Park High School, and Curtis Senior High.

Steilacoom High's exceptional performance extends beyond overall academic metrics, with the school ranking highly for its support of various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and white students. The school also stands out for its support of military-connected students, a unique characteristic compared to nearby schools in the Tacoma School District, Clover Park School District, and University Place School District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 54 Sentinel Drive
       Steilacoom, WA  98388


(253) 983-2300

District: Steilacoom Hist. School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
113th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,939 Help


Feeder schools for Steilacoom High:

Elementary:    Anderson Island Elementary
    Cherrydale Elementary
    Chloe Clark Elementary
    Saltars Point Elementary
Middle:    Pioneer Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  23.1 Help
Number of students:  964

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.6%
Hispanic:
20.3%
Two or more races:
18.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Steilacoom High ranks better than 74.1% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.96. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Steilacoom High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Steilacoom High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.6%), Hispanic (20.3%), two or more races (18.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Steilacoom High is 23.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Steilacoom High is $16,939.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Steilacoom High:

SchoolDigger ranks Steilacoom High 113th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Steilacoom High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rank History for Steilacoom High

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Rank History for all students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 61.21 163rd 390 58.2%
2005 62.82 160th 394 59.4%
2006 70.39 110th 395 72.2%
2007 43.57 261st 399 34.6%
2008 70.31 111th 396 72.0%
2009 67.82 137th 402 65.9%
2010 64.89 164th 423 61.2%
2011 65.10 108th 440 75.5%
2012 64.87 122nd 450 72.9%
2013 65.03 146th 454 67.8%
2015 71.78 70th 341 79.5%
2016 80.26 43rd 306 85.9%
2017 66.40 112th 301 62.8%
2018 70.32 91st 315 71.1%
2019 81.94 55th 417 86.8%
2021 70.68 100th 455 78.0%
2022 86.21 45th 434 89.6%
2023 81.95 63rd 442 85.7%
2024 69.96 113th 437 74.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.88 53rd 91 41.8%
2019 71.44 35th 163 78.5%
2021 57.23 73rd 195 62.6%
2022 89.33 14th 179 92.2%
2023 71.01 34th 166 79.5%
2024 48.97 71st 161 55.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.24 8th 65 87.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.34 76th 139 45.3%
2019 77.06 21st 128 83.6%
2021 55.90 60th 212 71.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.67 80th 227 64.8%
2019 73.06 65th 344 81.1%
2021 63.34 103rd 392 73.7%
2022 82.29 40th 370 89.2%
2023 84.26 29th 362 92.0%
2024 63.97 95th 356 73.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.08 75th 243 69.1%
2019 80.75 53rd 358 85.2%
2021 73.28 70th 390 82.1%
2022 90.21 27th 368 92.7%
2023 81.21 53rd 357 85.2%
2024 65.19 101st 347 70.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 87.88 4th 31 87.1%
2021 59.94 15th 47 68.1%
2022 86.53 3rd 38 92.1%
2023 73.45 4th 31 87.1%
2024 46.27 22nd 34 35.3%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.82 79th 254 68.9%
2019 82.63 43rd 355 87.9%
2021 66.39 105th 395 73.4%
2022 79.31 61st 363 83.2%
2023 80.15 55th 358 84.6%
2024 67.51 103rd 362 71.5%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.08 23rd 87 73.6%
2019 86.63 16th 121 86.8%
2021 52.94 56th 136 58.8%
2022 62.40 42nd 124 66.1%
2023 66.73 37th 118 68.6%
2024 64.17 38th 113 66.4%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.57 21st 86 75.6%
2021 55.98 44th 111 60.4%
2022 54.50 42nd 89 52.8%
2023 56.67 33rd 78 57.7%
2024 60.10 24th 70 65.7%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.38 28th 156 82.1%
2019 76.22 41st 241 83.0%
2021 79.23 32nd 278 88.5%
2022 83.65 31st 261 88.1%
2023 81.29 28th 249 88.8%
2024 72.42 50th 248 79.8%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Steilacoom High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.32 92nd 222 58.6%
2019 82.79 38th 382 90.1%
2021 71.35 93rd 413 77.5%
2022 84.82 36th 390 90.8%
2023 81.86 53rd 379 86.0%
2024 70.24 93rd 374 75.1%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for White Students!

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.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Steilacoom High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 375 89 42 11 4 n/a n/a 0 521
1989 333 77 35 10 5 n/a n/a 0 460
1990 320 68 32 14 2 n/a n/a 0 436
1991 275 44 33 14 1 n/a n/a 0 367
1992 304 48 38 23 1 n/a n/a 0 414
1993 313 50 47 24 2 n/a n/a 0 436
1994 299 61 42 24 3 n/a n/a 0 429
1995 325 65 82 29 5 n/a n/a 0 506
1996 325 65 82 29 5 n/a n/a 0 506
1997 350 65 77 30 5 n/a n/a 0 527
1998 371 71 66 23 6 n/a n/a 0 537
1999 386 75 70 31 5 n/a n/a 0 567
2000 418 90 57 30 8 n/a n/a 0 603
2001 456 69 68 25 10 n/a n/a 0 628
2002 456 68 76 32 5 n/a n/a 0 637
2003 456 68 76 32 5 n/a n/a 0 637
2004 457 81 92 39 6 n/a n/a 0 675
2005 428 90 90 42 4 n/a n/a 0 654
2006 456 81 75 43 3 n/a n/a 6 664
2007 434 99 96 52 6 n/a n/a 18 705
2008 423 97 101 58 8 n/a n/a 26 713
2009 446 88 105 65 7 n/a n/a 30 741
2010 514 110 122 67 11 n/a n/a 13 837
2011 460 91 83 106 10 16 58 0 824
2012 447 69 64 92 6 14 94 0 786
2013 457 70 77 112 6 18 115 0 855
2014 439 78 79 129 4 19 125 0 873
2015 457 74 94 137 3 17 126 0 908
2016 463 74 84 139 2 22 137 0 921
2017 474 77 90 138 7 25 147 0 958
2018 523 72 98 151 7 22 163 0 1036
2019 508 71 95 148 5 20 182 0 1029
2020 488 93 100 160 4 22 170 0 1037
2021 479 67 87 156 4 18 152 0 963
2022 450 85 90 170 9 16 151 0 971
2023 431 66 81 175 10 14 166 3 946
2024 420 64 87 196 7 14 175 1 964

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 Steilacoom High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 521 23.0 22.6 0
1989 460 24.0 19.1 n/a
1990 436 24.0 18.1 0
1991 367 21.6 16.9 n/a
1992 414 21.6 19.1 n/a
1993 436 22.1 19.7 n/a
1994 429 21.2 20.2 n/a
1995 506 23.5 21.5 n/a
1996 506 23.5 21.5 n/a
1997 527 25.0 21.1 n/a
1998 537 24.0 22.4 n/a
1999 567 26.0 21.8 n/a
2000 603 27.9 21.6 n/a
2001 628 27.8 22.6 n/a
2002 637 32.8 19.4 15.2
2003 637 32.8 19.4 15.2
2004 675 33.0 20.5 9.5
2005 654 33.4 19.6 14.1
2006 664 29.5 22.5 17.3
2007 705 34.0 20.7 15.3
2008 713 36.5 19.5 13.4
2009 741 36.5 20.3 12
2010 837 36.8 22.7 12.1
2011 824 37.6 21.9 16.6
2012 786 38.0 20.6 18.2
2013 855 40.0 21.3 18.8
2014 873 n/a n/a 18.6
2015 908 41.0 22.1 22.5
2016 921 44.0 20.9 23.2
2017 958 43.9 21.7 20.5
2018 1036 43.8 23.6 19.7
2019 1029 45.0 22.8 19.1
2020 1037 44.8 23.1 22.2
2021 963 44.2 21.7 20.5
2022 971 45.8 21.1 21.2
2023 946 47.3 19.9 26.5
2024 964 41.6 23.1 27.6

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 Steilacoom High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 521 23.0 22.6 0
1989 460 24.0 19.1 n/a
1990 436 24.0 18.1 0
1991 367 21.6 16.9 n/a
1992 414 21.6 19.1 n/a
1993 436 22.1 19.7 n/a
1994 429 21.2 20.2 n/a
1995 506 23.5 21.5 n/a
1996 506 23.5 21.5 n/a
1997 527 25.0 21.1 n/a
1998 537 24.0 22.4 n/a
1999 567 26.0 21.8 n/a
2000 603 27.9 21.6 n/a
2001 628 27.8 22.6 n/a
2002 637 32.8 19.4 15.2
2003 637 32.8 19.4 15.2
2004 675 33.0 20.5 9.5
2005 654 33.4 19.6 14.1
2006 664 29.5 22.5 17.3
2007 705 34.0 20.7 15.3
2008 713 36.5 19.5 13.4
2009 741 36.5 20.3 12
2010 837 36.8 22.7 12.1
2011 824 37.6 21.9 16.6
2012 786 38.0 20.6 18.2
2013 855 40.0 21.3 18.8
2014 873 n/a n/a 18.6
2015 908 41.0 22.1 22.5
2016 921 44.0 20.9 23.2
2017 958 43.9 21.7 20.5
2018 1036 43.8 23.6 19.7
2019 1029 45.0 22.8 19.1
2020 1037 44.8 23.1 22.2
2021 963 44.2 21.7 20.5
2022 971 45.8 21.1 21.2
2023 946 47.3 19.9 26.5
2024 964 41.6 23.1 27.6

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201996.4%0.2%0.5%1.7%99.0%98.9%98.9%98.0%98.8%99.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Steilacoom High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $542 (4.3%) $12,191 (95.8%) $12,732
2020 $167 (1.6%) $9,964 (98.4%) $10,131
2021 $608 (4.0%) $14,442 (96.0%) $15,050
2022 $1,363 (8.0%) $15,576 (92.0%) $16,939

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Steilacoom High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 55th of 417 High schoolsRanks 63rd of 442 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Steilacoom High)84.775.9
 8.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Steilacoom Hist. School District)84.775.9
 8.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)72.865.9
 6.9%
10th Grade Math (Steilacoom High)88.473.5
 14.9%
   10th Grade Math (Steilacoom Hist. School District)88.473.5
 14.9%
   10th Grade Math (Washington)42.433.3
 9.1%
11th Grade Science (Steilacoom High)56.157.1
 1.1%
   11th Grade Science (Steilacoom Hist. School District)56.157.1
 1.1%
   11th Grade Science (Washington)5050.5
 0.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Steilacoom High)84.775.9
 8.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Steilacoom Hist. School District)71.359.9
 11.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Steilacoom High)88.473.5
 14.9%
   All Grades Math (Steilacoom Hist. School District)5743.5
 13.4%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Steilacoom High)56.157.1
 1.1%
   All Grades Science (Steilacoom Hist. School District)60.855
 5.8%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1029946
 8.1%
African American7166
 7%
American Indian510
 100%
Asian9581
 14.7%
Hispanic148175
 18.2%
Pacific Islander2014
 30%
White508431
 15.2%
Two or More Races182166
 8.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.1%26.5%
 7.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Steilacoom High

Students at Steilacoom High are 44% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Steilacoom High ranks 113th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Steilacoom High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anderson Island Elementary
Elementary : Cherrydale Elementary
Elementary : Chloe Clark Elementary
Elementary : Saltars Point Elementary
Middle : Pioneer Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 964 students attended Steilacoom High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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