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Franklin Pierce School District Schools
Franklin Pierce School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Pierce County (Tacoma). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Franklin Pierce 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 Franklin Pierce School District
10 of 14 schools in Franklin Pierce School District carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 5F: 1
Best schools in Franklin Pierce 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.
- C+ James Sales Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Collins Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Midland Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Brookdale Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Central Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Christensen Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Franklin Pierce High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Morris Ford Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Harvard Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- F Perry G Keithley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Franklin Pierce School District
High schools (2)
- D+ Franklin Pierce High School, Tacoma
- Washington High School, Tacoma
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Morris Ford Middle School, Tacoma
- F Perry G Keithley Middle School, Tacoma
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- C- Brookdale Elementary, Tacoma
- D+ Central Avenue Elementary, Tacoma
- D+ Christensen Elementary, Tacoma
- C Collins Elementary, Tacoma
- Early Learning Center, Tacoma
- Elmhurst Elementary School, Tacoma
- D- Harvard Elementary, Tacoma
- C+ James Sales Elementary, Tacoma
- C Midland Elementary, Tacoma
Other schools and academies (1)
- Gates Secondary School, Tacoma
Where Franklin Pierce School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Tacoma (14)
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: 7,296 students with 471 full-time-equivalent teachers and 982 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5302940
- 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
- Puyallup School District (36 schools, 5 mi)
- Fife School District (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Tacoma School District (62 schools, 8 mi)
- Bethel School District (34 schools, 8 mi)
- University Place School District (8 schools, 8 mi)
- Clover Park School District (29 schools, 9 mi)
- Sumner-Bonney Lake School District (14 schools, 9 mi)
- Federal Way School District (43 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Franklin Pierce School District
How many schools are in Franklin Pierce School District?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Franklin Pierce School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Franklin Pierce School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tacoma.
How good are the schools in Franklin Pierce School District?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 36.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18.7%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Franklin Pierce School District?
7,296 students were enrolled in Franklin Pierce School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Franklin Pierce School District?
Franklin Pierce School District is in Washington, based in Pierce County, with its district office in Tacoma. Its boundary covers about 20.8 sq mi.