Foss High School
2112 South Tyler St Tacoma WA, 98405, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-7300 Ranking:  (301 out of 331, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Tacoma Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 52 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 75 | 75 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 966 | 1,003 | 1,022 | 1,056 | 1,118 | 1,298 | 1,426 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 237 | 24.5% | 304 | 30.3% | 319 | 31.2% | 371 | 35.1% | 351 | 31.4% | 406 | 31.3% | 459 | 32.2% |
| Grade 10: | 285 | 29.5% | 259 | 25.8% | 285 | 27.9% | 281 | 26.6% | 258 | 23.1% | 352 | 27.1% | 378 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 192 | 19.9% | 249 | 24.8% | 230 | 22.5% | 228 | 21.6% | 231 | 20.7% | 284 | 21.9% | 315 | 22.1% |
| Grade 12: | 252 | 26.1% | 191 | 19.0% | 188 | 18.4% | 176 | 16.7% | 278 | 24.9% | 256 | 19.7% | 274 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 511 | 52.9% | 529 | 52.7% | 528 | 51.7% | 544 | 51.5% | 557 | 49.8% | 640 | 49.3% | 711 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 455 | 47.1% | 474 | 47.3% | 494 | 48.3% | 512 | 48.5% | 553 | 49.5% | 650 | 50.1% | 711 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.5% | 22 | 1.7% | 32 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 149 | 15.4% | 172 | 17.1% | 165 | 16.1% | 187 | 17.7% | 258 | 23.1% | 280 | 21.6% | 281 | 19.7% |
| Hispanic: | 175 | 18.1% | 167 | 16.7% | 149 | 14.6% | 123 | 11.6% | 112 | 10.0% | 115 | 8.9% | 123 | 8.6% |
| Black: | 267 | 27.6% | 277 | 27.6% | 239 | 23.4% | 266 | 25.2% | 343 | 30.7% | 419 | 32.3% | 444 | 31.1% |
| White: | 300 | 31.1% | 328 | 32.7% | 334 | 32.7% | 372 | 35.2% | 388 | 34.7% | 462 | 35.6% | 546 | 38.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 22 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.4% | 19 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 4.1% | 25 | 2.5% | 107 | 10.5% | 76 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 605 | 62.6% | 628 | 62.6% | 422 | 41.3% | 516 | 48.9% | 530 | 47.4% | 538 | 41.4% | 555 | 38.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 9.3% | 81 | 8.1% | 58 | 5.7% | 81 | 7.7% | 141 | 12.6% | 147 | 11.3% | 173 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.14 | 18.47 | 17.66 | 17.75 | 17.20 | 18.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41% | 53.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.5% | 70.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 40.8% | 40.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 49.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 63.2% | 61.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 46.6% | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 61.4% | 66.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 81.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 28.3% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 73.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 32.3% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 38.9% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 84.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 29.4% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 32.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 32.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 30.9% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 52.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 59.6% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 63.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 69.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 20% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 22.8% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 21.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 23.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 26.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 69.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
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* Foss High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.