Peninsula High School
14105 Purdy Dr Nw
Gig Harbor WA, 98332, Pierce County
Phone: 253-530-4400
Ranking: 
(136 out of 331, top 41%)*
(136 out of 331, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Peninsula School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 62 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 65 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,454 | 1,442 | 1,406 | 1,383 | 1,434 | 1,444 | 1,443 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 357 | 24.6% | 362 | 25.1% | 384 | 27.3% | 355 | 25.7% | 372 | 25.9% | 366 | 25.3% | 345 | 23.9% |
| Grade 10: | 370 | 25.4% | 390 | 27.0% | 337 | 24.0% | 380 | 27.5% | 357 | 24.9% | 343 | 23.8% | 417 | 28.9% |
| Grade 11: | 378 | 26.0% | 336 | 23.3% | 357 | 25.4% | 353 | 25.5% | 321 | 22.4% | 388 | 26.9% | 376 | 26.1% |
| Grade 12: | 349 | 24.0% | 354 | 24.5% | 328 | 23.3% | 295 | 21.3% | 384 | 26.8% | 347 | 24.0% | 305 | 21.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 759 | 52.2% | 761 | 52.8% | 761 | 54.1% | 724 | 52.3% | 631 | 44.0% | 644 | 44.6% | 697 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 695 | 47.8% | 681 | 47.2% | 645 | 45.9% | 659 | 47.7% | 536 | 37.4% | 609 | 42.2% | 637 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 39 | 2.7% | 47 | 3.3% | 50 | 3.5% |
| Asian: | 19 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 41 | 2.9% | 43 | 3.0% | 47 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 4.8% | 51 | 3.5% | 35 | 2.5% | 17 | 1.2% | 48 | 3.3% | 55 | 3.8% | 55 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 16 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.6% |
| White: | 1,224 | 84.2% | 1,233 | 85.5% | 1,233 | 87.7% | 1,305 | 94.4% | 1,031 | 71.9% | 1,093 | 75.7% | 1,163 | 80.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 126 | 8.7% | 122 | 8.5% | 104 | 7.4% | 42 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 249 | 17.1% | 256 | 17.8% | 231 | 16.4% | 199 | 14.4% | 235 | 16.4% | 222 | 15.4% | 184 | 12.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 3.8% | 64 | 4.4% | 59 | 4.2% | 58 | 4.2% | 115 | 8.0% | 96 | 6.6% | 103 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.45 | 21.76 | 22.54 | 22.48 | 22.20 | 22.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 79.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 90.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 80% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 84.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 90.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 80.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 84.4% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 92.2% | 94.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 54.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.4% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 90.5% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61.8% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 67.4% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 88.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 91.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 45.7% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 57.4% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 58% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 54.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 66.6% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 79.7% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 89.8% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 86.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 86.8% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 38% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 43.9% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 41.5% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 45.8% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 44.5% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 48.9% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 72.6% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.2% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 90% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 86.6% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Peninsula High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.