Gates Secondary School
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Tacoma, Washington
Gates Secondary School in Tacoma, Washington enrolled 104 students in 2024-25 with 13.6 full-time teachers, 7.6 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Washington: 83.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
86 students in 2022-23, 98 students in 2023-24, 104 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 13.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 86 | 12.0 | 7.2 |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 11.8 | 8.3 |
| 2024-25 | 104 | 13.6 | 7.6 |
7.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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.
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).
One counselor per 88 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gates Secondary School enrolled 88 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 88 of the 88 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
35.6% of students were Hispanic, 26.0% White, 20.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic35.6%
- White26.0%
- Two or more races20.2%
- Black7.7%
- Pacific Islander6.7%
- Asian3.8%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Gates Secondary School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 41.1% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 24% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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
70-74% of the 65 students in Gates Secondary 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.
| This school | Its district | Washington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 70‑74% | 87% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 65 | 482 | 85,003 |
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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium High School | 1,700 | 23.5 | 28.5% |
| Lincoln High School | 1,556 | 20.5 | 54.2% |
| Mount Tahoma High School | 1,410 | 21.4 | 52.7% |
| Dr. Dolores Silas High School | 1,160 | 23.0 | 30.4% |
| Washington High School | 989 | 17.6 | 59.3% |
| Fife High School | 885 | 22.8 | 35.6% |
| Tacoma School of the Arts | 658 | 19.6 | 33.1% |
| Columbia Junior High School | 619 | 20.8 | 42.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gates Secondary School
- Washington High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 989 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Franklin Pierce High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 977 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Gates Secondary School with Washington High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Franklin Pierce School District spends per student$19,065 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,065
- The largest public schools in WashingtonGates Secondary School is the number 402 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#402 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher7.6 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.7.6:1
- 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 Gates Secondary School
How many students attend Gates Secondary School?
104 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 86 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tacoma, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gates Secondary School?
7.6 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.Is Gates Secondary School a Title I school?
Gates Secondary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Gates Secondary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Gates Secondary School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 41.1% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Gates Secondary School?
70-74% of the 65 students in Gates Secondary 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.What district is Gates Secondary School in?
Franklin Pierce School District, NCES district ID 5302940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530294001769 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, 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.