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Fife School District Schools
Fife School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Pierce County (Milton). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fife School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Fife School District
5 of 6 schools in Fife School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 3F: 1
Best schools in Fife School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Hedden Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Fife High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Fife Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Surprise Lake Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Columbia Junior High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Fife School District
High schools (1)
- C+ Fife High School, Tacoma
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Columbia Junior High School, Tacoma
- C- Surprise Lake Middle School, Milton
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- Discovery Primary School, Milton
- C- Fife Elementary School, Tacoma
- B- Hedden Elementary School, Edgewood
Where Fife School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Pierce County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,916 students with 214 full-time-equivalent teachers and 423 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5302880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Federal Way School District (43 schools, 5 mi)
- Puyallup School District (36 schools, 6 mi)
- Tacoma School District (62 schools, 6 mi)
- Franklin Pierce School District (14 schools, 7 mi)
- Sumner-Bonney Lake School District (14 schools, 8 mi)
- Dieringer School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Auburn School District (26 schools, 9 mi)
- University Place School District (8 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Fife School District
How many schools are in Fife School District?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Fife School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fife School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tacoma, Milton, Edgewood.
How good are the schools in Fife School District?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 42.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.6%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fife School District?
3,916 students were enrolled in Fife School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fife School District?
Fife School District is in Washington, based in Pierce County, with its district office in Milton. Its boundary covers about 11.8 sq mi.