How many students attend Curtis Junior High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 891 students attended Curtis Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Curtis Junior High?

Students at Curtis Junior High are 45% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Curtis Junior High

Summary:

Curtis Junior High is a public secondary school located in University Place, Washington, serving grades 8-9 with a total enrollment of 911 students. The school is part of the University Place School District, which is ranked 14th out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Curtis Junior High consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, 68.18% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.63%, and 42.78% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.68%. The school's diverse student population, with 44.35% White, 11.09% African American, 16.47% Hispanic, 9.44% Asian, and 16.36% two or more races, is higher than the nearby Columbia Junior High School. Additionally, Curtis Junior High has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $9,655 in 2019-2020 to $14,495 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the $15,593 spent per student at Columbia Junior High School in 2021-2022.

The analysis of Curtis Junior High reveals a school that is performing well academically, with a diverse student population and increasing financial investment. The school's strong test scores, particularly in comparison to the state and nearby schools, suggest that it is effectively supporting student learning and achievement. This is an interesting contrast to the nearby Columbia Junior High School, which lags behind both the state and Curtis Junior High in academic metrics, highlighting the importance of considering the broader context when evaluating school performance.

Detail:

Public, Alternative 8-9

3725 Grandview Drive West
University Place, WA 98466

(253) 566-5670

District: University Place School District

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,495

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 891

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Curtis Junior High ranks better than 81.3% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.8. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Curtis Junior High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.9%), Hispanic (16.3%), two or more races (16.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Curtis Junior High is 22.9. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Curtis Junior High is $14,495.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Curtis Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Curtis Junior High 100^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Curtis Junior High in the ranking list.)

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University Place School District:

SchoolDigger ranks University Place School District 14^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Curtis Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2006	60.16	162^nd	449	63.9%
2007	66.67	123^rd	463	73.4%
2008	65.83	134^th	466	71.2%
2009	58.74	185^th	476	61.1%
2010	56.98	204^th	483	57.8%
2011	57.01	207^th	492	57.9%
2012	76.85	83^rd	497	83.3%
2013	71.09	122^nd	498	75.5%
2015	74.02	93^rd	445	79.1%
2016	77.72	82^nd	443	81.5%
2017	78.45	85^th	435	80.5%
2018	87.24	50^th	437	88.6%
2019	87.12	55^th	512	89.3%
2022	70.26	135^th	541	75.0%
2023	73.65	125^th	539	76.8%
2024	77.80	100^th	535	81.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.25	40^th	166	75.9%
2019	84.66	30^th	246	87.8%
2022	68.76	68^th	257	73.5%
2023	65.36	75^th	244	69.3%
2024	65.24	75^th	243	69.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.44	15^th	135	88.9%
2019	57.70	25^th	100	75.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.03	77^th	268	71.3%
2019	42.98	94^th	231	59.3%
2022	45.50	86^th	199	56.8%
2024	60.36	58^th	179	67.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	95.69	9^th	349	97.4%
2019	90.63	11^th	448	97.5%
2022	86.84	28^th	475	94.1%
2023	79.76	43^rd	463	90.7%
2024	82.31	46^th	455	89.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	87.61	39^th	376	89.6%
2019	84.69	53^rd	452	88.3%
2022	66.03	135^th	479	71.8%
2023	70.28	122^nd	464	73.7%
2024	78.49	90^th	464	80.6%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	93.19	2^nd	50	96.0%
2022	75.09	8^th	51	84.3%
2023	72.49	5^th	40	87.5%
2024	93.64	1^st	46	97.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.99	54^th	371	85.4%
2019	87.64	48^th	453	89.4%
2022	74.58	106^th	480	77.9%
2023	74.78	105^th	470	77.7%
2024	77.69	88^th	466	81.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.36	31^st	123	74.8%
2019	88.42	14^th	152	90.8%
2022	85.94	17^th	161	89.4%
2023	64.04	51^st	145	64.8%
2024	62.57	52^nd	148	64.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	81.79	10^th	111	91.0%
2022	76.91	15^th	104	85.6%
2023	75.25	22^nd	96	77.1%
2024	48.59	41^st	90	54.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	94.16	8^th	259	96.9%
2019	89.48	23^rd	344	93.3%
2022	75.39	58^th	360	83.9%
2023	72.41	73^rd	336	78.3%
2024	81.32	43^rd	344	87.5%

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Rank History for White students at Curtis Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	87.83	34^th	325	89.5%
2019	89.23	33^rd	470	93.0%
2022	61.93	157^th	488	67.8%
2023	76.04	99^th	488	79.7%
2024	85.83	58^th	486	88.1%

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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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by a student
Monday, May 25, 2015

Curtis Junior High School has a great and highly supported performing arts program. I am always entertained when I see productions and/or concerts. In 2014 the Algebra I scores were 92% proficient and the Geometry scores were 93% proficient. CJH embraces student creativity with a perfect balance of discipline and fun factor. School has a variety of after school activities and sports to choose from. As a 9th grader you have the opportunity to be apart of the CJH and the CHS environment. The principal's are very involved in making the school a positive learning environment. There is many opportunities to give back working through builders club. The teachers are concerned with students well being and are continually striving to preform better than before. Their honors courses are perfect ways to prepare your student with a Pre- AP (Advanced Placement) course. Overall I love my school! It is fun, the dances are great, no a lot of drama, and a stable learning environment with the newest learning technologies. At Curtis I know i'm being cared for and respected for being an individual. I know it may sound SUPER cliche but I really do love my school and wouldn't want to go anywhere else (Except maybe Sumner cause of the cute boys) but Curtis is for me. Thank you to Ben Zielke (Asst. Principal), Mailie Carr (Asst. Principal), Patricia Bieber (Best Geology, Physics, and Chemistry teacher ever), Shelly Reed (for the great library resources and Builders Club), Erik Evan (excellence in U.S. History and World History), and finally Mrs.Sylvie Hillsberg for always making me feel like i'm wanted and that my talent is appreciated and for never giving up and ALWAYS giving second chances. Mrs.Hillsberg is definitely the best Choir teacher/ Musical Theater Director/ Talent Show adviser I've ever had! Thank you CJH and go Cougs!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Curtis Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	780	61	61	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	919
1989	777	61	59	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	922
1990	805	80	55	22	6	n/a	n/a	0	968
1991	572	59	49	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	699
1992	633	84	59	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	799
1993	630	98	69	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	819
1994	650	108	80	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	861
1995	624	105	106	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	866
1996	624	105	106	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	866
1997	675	118	111	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	933
1998	631	127	111	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	913
1999	631	133	120	35	8	n/a	n/a	0	927
2000	642	115	110	22	10	n/a	n/a	0	899
2001	635	136	111	27	10	n/a	n/a	0	919
2002	639	129	125	37	8	n/a	n/a	0	938
2003	639	129	125	37	8	n/a	n/a	0	938
2004	656	135	137	36	7	n/a	n/a	0	971
2005	684	118	123	46	6	n/a	n/a	0	977
2006	661	143	144	52	8	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2007	648	171	139	56	9	n/a	n/a	0	1023
2008	595	165	132	51	12	n/a	n/a	13	968
2009	618	153	129	54	15	n/a	n/a	19	988
2010	659	167	121	57	11	n/a	n/a	0	1015
2011	555	116	102	103	5	3	132	0	1016
2012	547	90	113	109	7	8	129	0	1003
2013	555	95	125	101	10	12	114	0	1012
2014	546	100	94	104	8	9	145	0	1006
2015	521	92	94	117	7	13	159	0	1003
2016	477	100	124	109	6	9	157	0	982
2017	470	86	107	124	6	6	147	0	946
2018	484	82	91	140	4	10	155	0	966
2019	454	93	101	162	7	12	152	0	981
2020	425	89	87	153	6	11	135	0	906
2021	421	73	82	142	3	3	156	0	880
2022	388	83	87	153	6	14	141	3	875
2023	404	101	86	150	3	16	149	2	911
2024	400	100	87	145	3	9	144	3	891

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 Curtis Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	919	47.0	19.5	0
1989	922	49.0	18.8	n/a
1990	968	49.2	19.6	0
1991	699	38.1	18.3	n/a
1992	799	41.9	19.0	n/a
1993	819	42.0	19.5	n/a
1994	861	42.7	20.2	n/a
1995	866	47.2	18.3	n/a
1996	866	47.2	18.3	n/a
1997	933	46.4	20.1	n/a
1998	913	44.9	20.3	n/a
1999	927	45.7	20.3	n/a
2000	899	44.8	20.1	n/a
2001	919	44.4	20.7	n/a
2002	938	49.2	19.1	24.5
2003	938	49.2	19.1	24.5
2004	971	46.0	21.1	22.2
2005	977	46.2	21.1	25.4
2006	1008	46.9	21.5	21.8
2007	1023	47.1	21.7	24.6
2008	968	44.7	21.7	24.5
2009	988	44.6	22.2	26.7
2010	1015	41.5	24.4	29.7
2011	1016	44.6	22.7	34.5
2012	1003	41.9	23.8	37.7
2013	1012	45.5	22.2	36
2014	1006	n/a	n/a	39.8
2015	1003	45.0	22.2	39.6
2016	982	44.0	22.3	37.6
2017	946	41.4	22.8	35.5
2018	966	44.1	21.8	35.9
2019	981	42.5	23.0	34.9
2020	906	42.4	21.3	35.3
2021	880	39.5	22.2	34.5
2022	875	42.2	20.7	35.4
2023	911	41.2	22.1	42.7
2024	891	38.8	22.9	42.8

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 Curtis Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	919	47.0	19.5	0
1989	922	49.0	18.8	n/a
1990	968	49.2	19.6	0
1991	699	38.1	18.3	n/a
1992	799	41.9	19.0	n/a
1993	819	42.0	19.5	n/a
1994	861	42.7	20.2	n/a
1995	866	47.2	18.3	n/a
1996	866	47.2	18.3	n/a
1997	933	46.4	20.1	n/a
1998	913	44.9	20.3	n/a
1999	927	45.7	20.3	n/a
2000	899	44.8	20.1	n/a
2001	919	44.4	20.7	n/a
2002	938	49.2	19.1	24.5
2003	938	49.2	19.1	24.5
2004	971	46.0	21.1	22.2
2005	977	46.2	21.1	25.4
2006	1008	46.9	21.5	21.8
2007	1023	47.1	21.7	24.6
2008	968	44.7	21.7	24.5
2009	988	44.6	22.2	26.7
2010	1015	41.5	24.4	29.7
2011	1016	44.6	22.7	34.5
2012	1003	41.9	23.8	37.7
2013	1012	45.5	22.2	36
2014	1006	n/a	n/a	39.8
2015	1003	45.0	22.2	39.6
2016	982	44.0	22.3	37.6
2017	946	41.4	22.8	35.5
2018	966	44.1	21.8	35.9
2019	981	42.5	23.0	34.9
2020	906	42.4	21.3	35.3
2021	880	39.5	22.2	34.5
2022	875	42.2	20.7	35.4
2023	911	41.2	22.1	42.7
2024	891	38.8	22.9	42.8

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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