Enrollment
110
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Tacoma, WA
Summit Public School: Olympus
Federal NCES profile for Summit Public School: Olympus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 530033303541Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Summit Public School: Olympus earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Washington schools.
- #4 of 16
- high schools in Tacoma · Resource Index
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- small classes for Washington
- 41.7%
- free-lunch eligible
Summit Public School: Olympus has class sizes smaller than 95% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Summit Public School: Olympus ranks #4 of 16 high schools in Tacoma, WA.
School address
District: Summit Public School: Olympus · Washington
NCES ID 530033303541 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-43% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
41.7%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
-7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Summit Public School: Olympus compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at Summit Public School: Olympus
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Summit Public School: Olympus sits near the smaller end of the Washington enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Summit Public School: Olympus falls within the wide middle of the Washington distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Summit Public School: Olympus's 45.5% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Summit Public School: Olympus is a mid-sized charter high school in Tacoma, Washington, enrolling 110 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10:1, Summit Public School: Olympus is leaner than roughly 95% of Washington schools and 43% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 41.7% lands close to the Washington typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 110 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Against 94 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #50.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (39%) and Two or More (26%) (diversity index 73/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 7 Advanced Placement courses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 45.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Among Tacoma's high schools, it stands alongside Stadium High School (1,700 students): Summit Public School: Olympus is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10:1 vs 25.4:1).
Summit Public School: Olympus is a single-school charter district, so Summit Public School: Olympus operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Summit Public School: Olympus compares
Summit Public School: Olympus on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 43% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 41.7% | ▼ 7% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 110 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
110
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
41.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 7% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 43% below state mean
Top 5% in Washington - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
45.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,737
per pupil, district-wide
- above Washington avg of $19,487
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 38.5%
Two or More 25.7%
African American 19.3%
White 12.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.8%
Asian 0.9%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 38.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 73.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 73.1, Summit Public School: Olympus is more mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 7
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Summit Public School: Olympus, which includes Summit Public School: Olympus.
$20,737
Per student
+6%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.9%
State 62.9%
Federal 13.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools in Tacoma
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Stadium High School
Standard public school
1,700 students 25.4:1 students per teacher
Lincoln High School
Standard public school
1,556 students 18.7:1 students per teacher
Mount Tahoma High School
Standard public school
1,410 students 20.1:1 students per teacher
Dr. Dolores Silas High School
Standard public school
1,160 students 24.2:1 students per teacher
Washington High School
Standard public school
989 students 16:1 students per teacher
Fife High School
Standard public school
885 students 22.1:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~110 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Summit Public School: Olympus
How many students attend Summit Public School: Olympus?
Summit Public School: Olympus has 110 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tacoma, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Public School: Olympus?
The student-teacher ratio at Summit Public School: Olympus is 10:1, which is 43% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Summit Public School: Olympus?
41.7% of students at Summit Public School: Olympus are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summit Public School: Olympus?
The largest demographic group at Summit Public School: Olympus is Hispanic or Latino at 38.5% of enrollment, in Tacoma, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 73.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Summit Public School: Olympus?
Summit Public School: Olympus has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Summit Public School: Olympus rank among high schools in Tacoma?
By Resource Investment Index, Summit Public School: Olympus ranks #4 of 16 high schools in Tacoma, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Tacoma on the city page.
What other schools are in Summit Public School: Olympus?
None; Summit Public School: Olympus is a single-school charter district, and Summit Public School: Olympus is its only campus.
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