Fife High School

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Tacoma, Washington

Fife High School in Tacoma, Washington enrolled 885 students in 2024-25 with 38.8 full-time teachers, 22.8 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 76% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

879 students in 2022-23, 864 students in 2023-24, 885 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.3 to 38.8.

Students enrolled at Fife High School by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-238792023-248642024-25885
Students enrolled at Fife High School by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-238792023-248642024-25885
Students enrolled at Fife High School by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-238792023-248642024-25885
Students enrolled at Fife High School by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 88502505007501k2022-238792023-248642024-25885
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2387940.321.8
2023-2486440.821.2
2024-2588538.822.8

22.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Washington high schools

Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Fife High School 22.8; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFife High School 22.8state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Fife High School 22.8; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFife High School 22.8state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Fife High School 22.8; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFife High School 22.8state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Fife High School 22.8; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFife High School 22.8state median 20.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 206 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fife High School enrolled 886 students and had 4.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.3, one per 206 of the 886 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.4% of students were White, 24.8% Hispanic, 11.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White39.4%
  2. Hispanic24.8%
  3. Two or more races11.1%
  4. Asian10.5%
  5. Black7.5%
  6. Pacific Islander5.7%
  7. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fife High School scored proficient or above: 76% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2276%47%53.4%
Math, 2022-2326%30‑33% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 270 students in Fife High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate92%89%83.8%
Students in the class27029385,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Tacoma

21 public high schools in Tacoma report 2024-25 enrollment; Fife High School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stadium High School1,70023.528.5%
Lincoln High School1,55620.554.2%
Mount Tahoma High School1,41021.452.7%
Dr. Dolores Silas High School1,16023.030.4%
Washington High School98917.659.3%
Fife High School88522.835.6%
Tacoma School of the Arts65819.633.1%
Columbia Junior High School61920.842.8%

All public schools in Tacoma →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fife High School

  1. Fife Open DoorsThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 25 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Columbia Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 619 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Fife High School with Fife Open DoorsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fife Public Schools spends per student$17,662 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,662
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonFife High School is the number 169 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 606
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher22.8 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.22.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fife High School

  1. How many students attend Fife High School?
    885 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 879 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tacoma, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fife High School?
    22.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fife High School a Title I school?
    Fife High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Fife High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fife High School scored proficient or above: 76% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Fife High School?
    92% of the 270 students in Fife High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Fife High School in?
    Fife Public Schools, NCES district ID 5302880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530288000465 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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