Is Curtis Senior High a good school?

Curtis Senior High ranks 52 nd of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Curtis Senior High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,303 students attended Curtis Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Curtis Senior High?

Students at Curtis Senior High are 43% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 10% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Curtis Senior High?

Curtis Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chambers Elementary Elementary : Evergreen Primary Elementary : Sunset Primary Elementary : University Place Primary Middle : Drum Intermediate Middle : Narrows View Intermediate

Curtis Senior High

Summary:

Curtis Senior High is a public high school located in University Place, Washington, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 1,349 students. The school is part of the University Place School District, which is ranked 14th out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Curtis Senior High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Washington, with students performing exceptionally well on state assessments. In 2023-2024, 86.45% of 10th-grade students and 86.45% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages. In math, 52.32% of 10th-grade students and 52.32% of all students were proficient or better, again outperforming the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have consistently ranged from 93.9% to 95.8%, well above the state average, and its dropout rates are low, ranging from 1.8% to 3.3%.

While Curtis Senior High outperforms the state averages, the nearby schools in the Tacoma School District generally lag behind, with lower rankings and proficiency rates. For example, Foss High School, located just 2.86 miles from Curtis Senior High, ranks 409th out of 437 high schools in the state and has significantly lower proficiency rates. Similarly, Mount Tahoma High School, another nearby school, ranks 394th out of 437 high schools and also has much lower proficiency rates. Curtis Senior High's ability to consistently rank among the top high schools in the state, while also serving a diverse student population, is particularly noteworthy.

Detail:

Public 10-12

8425 40th W
University Place, WA 98466

(253) 566-5710

District: University Place School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,647

Feeder schools for Curtis Senior High:

Elementary:	Chambers Elementary
	Evergreen Primary
	Sunset Primary
	University Place Primary
Middle:	Drum Intermediate
	Narrows View Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 1,303

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Curtis Senior High ranks better than 88.1% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.55. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Curtis Senior High 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 Student population at Curtis Senior High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.1%), Hispanic (17.4%), two or more races (15.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Curtis Senior High is 24.2. (See more...)

Compare Curtis Senior High employs 53.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Curtis Senior High is $15,647.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Curtis Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Curtis Senior High 52^nd of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Curtis Senior 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 Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	70.73	99^th	390	74.6%
2005	69.31	120^th	394	69.5%
2006	65.10	144^th	395	63.5%
2007	73.70	95^th	399	76.2%
2008	65.09	140^th	396	64.6%
2009	74.03	90^th	402	77.6%
2010	73.19	97^th	423	77.1%
2011	62.63	122^nd	440	72.3%
2012	62.97	144^th	450	68.0%
2013	68.33	105^th	454	76.9%
2017	83.10	33^rd	301	89.0%
2018	83.92	32^nd	315	89.8%
2019	83.40	47^th	417	88.7%
2021	85.99	49^th	455	89.2%
2022	85.90	48^th	434	88.9%
2023	76.84	77^th	442	82.6%
2024	85.55	52^nd	437	88.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.84	17^th	91	81.3%
2019	70.41	37^th	163	77.3%
2021	78.65	28^th	195	85.6%
2022	81.21	28^th	179	84.4%
2023	68.19	40^th	166	75.9%
2024	75.26	33^rd	161	79.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.43	13^th	65	80.0%
2019	94.41	3^rd	69	95.7%
2024	99.45	1^st	68	98.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.65	96^th	139	30.9%
2019	34.09	88^th	128	31.3%
2021	46.20	97^th	212	54.2%
2022	49.95	58^th	130	55.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	86.15	15^th	227	93.4%
2019	81.38	36^th	344	89.5%
2021	86.19	22^nd	392	94.4%
2022	88.03	24^th	370	93.5%
2023	70.27	70^th	362	80.7%
2024	89.47	22^nd	356	93.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	83.61	27^th	243	88.9%
2019	83.69	38^th	358	89.4%
2021	83.23	42^nd	390	89.2%
2022	81.75	51^st	368	86.1%
2023	76.26	73^rd	357	79.6%
2024	85.72	47^th	347	86.5%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	60.14	9^th	31	71.0%
2021	84.47	5^th	47	89.4%
2022	59.92	14^th	38	63.2%
2023	62.33	8^th	31	74.2%
2024	78.60	4^th	34	88.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	80.99	40^th	254	84.3%
2019	82.05	47^th	355	86.8%
2021	85.59	45^th	395	88.6%
2022	86.71	39^th	363	89.3%
2023	74.05	72^nd	358	79.9%
2024	81.18	60^th	362	83.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.50	10^th	87	88.5%
2019	81.32	21^st	121	82.6%
2021	88.43	11^th	136	91.9%
2022	84.73	21^st	124	83.1%
2023	67.11	36^th	118	69.5%
2024	73.33	31^st	113	72.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	63.30	25^th	86	70.9%
2021	69.66	25^th	111	77.5%
2022	71.90	20^th	89	77.5%
2023	67.14	20^th	78	74.4%
2024	87.86	4^th	70	94.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	90.95	9^th	156	94.2%
2019	85.29	24^th	241	90.0%
2021	88.47	15^th	278	94.6%
2022	87.51	24^th	261	90.8%
2023	78.96	35^th	249	85.9%
2024	83.13	28^th	248	88.7%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	97.97	1^st	33	97.0%

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Rank History for White students at Curtis Senior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.65	54^th	222	75.7%
2019	85.08	30^th	382	92.1%
2021	81.38	57^th	413	86.2%
2022	81.66	52^nd	390	86.7%
2023	71.05	90^th	379	76.3%
2024	83.29	46^th	374	87.7%

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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 Curtis Senior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	881	53	68	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	1027
1989	834	60	71	10	8	n/a	n/a	0	983
1990	812	56	67	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	958
1991	826	75	75	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	1003
1992	805	76	93	23	8	n/a	n/a	0	1005
1993	837	112	99	32	7	n/a	n/a	0	1087
1994	852	130	124	37	8	n/a	n/a	0	1151
1995	894	153	147	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	1241
1996	894	153	147	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	1241
1997	896	138	167	27	8	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1998	891	166	164	31	10	n/a	n/a	0	1262
1999	919	153	169	34	8	n/a	n/a	0	1283
2000	1005	153	197	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	1410
2001	967	166	187	42	9	n/a	n/a	0	1371
2002	968	149	192	42	13	n/a	n/a	0	1364
2003	968	149	192	42	13	n/a	n/a	0	1364
2004	958	165	189	54	13	n/a	n/a	0	1379
2005	901	165	212	51	11	n/a	n/a	0	1340
2006	959	154	212	63	13	n/a	n/a	0	1401
2007	961	172	223	61	13	n/a	n/a	0	1430
2008	965	194	212	70	8	n/a	n/a	6	1455
2009	864	191	210	74	10	n/a	n/a	11	1360
2010	876	224	210	83	12	n/a	n/a	0	1405
2011	773	121	148	145	3	6	197	0	1393
2012	783	135	155	130	4	2	180	0	1389
2013	781	143	151	139	3	7	175	0	1399
2014	756	144	173	148	8	9	175	0	1413
2015	775	145	178	146	11	12	179	0	1446
2016	777	143	181	152	11	14	178	0	1456
2017	784	137	169	152	12	14	208	0	1476
2018	719	127	180	158	8	14	208	0	1414
2019	696	123	180	179	8	23	216	0	1425
2020	653	114	166	189	6	16	204	0	1348
2021	653	127	155	228	8	13	196	1	1381
2022	606	127	165	245	6	21	170	5	1345
2023	580	135	176	236	6	19	191	6	1349
2024	561	130	153	227	5	16	203	8	1303

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 Senior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1027	55.0	18.6	0
1989	983	55.0	17.8	n/a
1990	958	52.3	18.3	0
1991	1003	48.9	20.5	n/a
1992	1005	51.0	19.7	n/a
1993	1087	51.8	21.0	n/a
1994	1151	56.8	20.3	n/a
1995	1241	60.4	20.5	n/a
1996	1241	60.4	20.5	n/a
1997	1236	58.6	21.1	n/a
1998	1262	59.0	21.4	n/a
1999	1283	60.3	21.3	n/a
2000	1410	64.3	21.9	n/a
2001	1371	65.9	20.8	n/a
2002	1364	64.3	21.2	13.4
2003	1364	64.3	21.2	13.4
2004	1379	63.0	21.9	17.5
2005	1340	63.3	21.2	21.7
2006	1401	62.5	22.4	13.8
2007	1430	66.0	21.7	16.9
2008	1455	70.0	20.8	20.3
2009	1360	70.0	19.4	21.2
2010	1405	66.2	21.2	24
2011	1393	64.4	21.6	28
2012	1389	62.4	22.2	30.5
2013	1399	63.6	21.9	32.2
2014	1413	n/a	n/a	33.4
2015	1446	66.0	21.9	34.2
2016	1456	64.0	22.7	35.6
2017	1476	62.2	23.7	33.9
2018	1414	60.2	23.4	32.8
2019	1425	60.4	23.5	30.7
2020	1348	59.8	22.5	29.9
2021	1381	59.7	23.1	29.3
2022	1345	59.8	22.4	34.8
2023	1349	58.5	23.0	38.3
2024	1303	53.7	24.2	38.6

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 Curtis Senior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1027	55.0	18.6	0
1989	983	55.0	17.8	n/a
1990	958	52.3	18.3	0
1991	1003	48.9	20.5	n/a
1992	1005	51.0	19.7	n/a
1993	1087	51.8	21.0	n/a
1994	1151	56.8	20.3	n/a
1995	1241	60.4	20.5	n/a
1996	1241	60.4	20.5	n/a
1997	1236	58.6	21.1	n/a
1998	1262	59.0	21.4	n/a
1999	1283	60.3	21.3	n/a
2000	1410	64.3	21.9	n/a
2001	1371	65.9	20.8	n/a
2002	1364	64.3	21.2	13.4
2003	1364	64.3	21.2	13.4
2004	1379	63.0	21.9	17.5
2005	1340	63.3	21.2	21.7
2006	1401	62.5	22.4	13.8
2007	1430	66.0	21.7	16.9
2008	1455	70.0	20.8	20.3
2009	1360	70.0	19.4	21.2
2010	1405	66.2	21.2	24
2011	1393	64.4	21.6	28
2012	1389	62.4	22.2	30.5
2013	1399	63.6	21.9	32.2
2014	1413	n/a	n/a	33.4
2015	1446	66.0	21.9	34.2
2016	1456	64.0	22.7	35.6
2017	1476	62.2	23.7	33.9
2018	1414	60.2	23.4	32.8
2019	1425	60.4	23.5	30.7
2020	1348	59.8	22.5	29.9
2021	1381	59.7	23.1	29.3
2022	1345	59.8	22.4	34.8
2023	1349	58.5	23.0	38.3
2024	1303	53.7	24.2	38.6

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.

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