Science And Math Institute High School
5501 North Pearl St
Tacoma WA, 98407, Pierce County
Phone: 253-571-2300
Ranking: 
(198 out of 331, bottom 40%)*
(198 out of 331, bottom 40%)*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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| Total Students: | 453 | 403 | 279 | 201 | 138 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 170 | 37.5% | 137 | 34.0% | 92 | 33.0% | 80 | 39.8% | 138 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 129 | 28.5% | 89 | 22.1% | 71 | 25.4% | 121 | 60.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 80 | 17.7% | 74 | 18.4% | 74 | 26.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 74 | 16.3% | 103 | 25.6% | 42 | 15.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 57.8% | 222 | 55.1% | 155 | 55.6% | 101 | 50.2% | 55 | 39.9% |
| Female: | 191 | 42.2% | 181 | 44.9% | 124 | 44.4% | 100 | 49.8% | 75 | 54.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 2.0% | 2 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 40 | 8.8% | 38 | 9.4% | 23 | 8.2% | 15 | 7.5% | 11 | 8.0% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 6.6% | 32 | 7.9% | 27 | 9.7% | 18 | 9.0% | 11 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 54 | 11.9% | 64 | 15.9% | 34 | 12.2% | 29 | 14.4% | 40 | 29.0% |
| White: | 315 | 69.5% | 255 | 63.3% | 159 | 57.0% | 109 | 54.2% | 74 | 53.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 30 | 10.8% | 25 | 12.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 30.9% | 147 | 36.5% | 48 | 17.2% | 65 | 32.3% | 48 | 34.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.9% | 26 | 6.5% | 7 | 2.5% | 11 | 5.5% | 16 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.01 | 20.68 | 16.08 | 14.65 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 53.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 70.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 40.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 49.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 61.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 67.7% | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 73% | 66.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 81.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 38.9% | 49.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Science And Math Institute 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.