Tahoma Senior High School
18200 Se 240th St
Kent WA, 98042, King County
Phone: 425-413-6200
Ranking: 
(33 out of 331, top 10%)*
(33 out of 331, top 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: Tahoma 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 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,821 | 1,827 | 1,753 | 1,788 | 1,751 | 1,735 | 1,632 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 583 | 32.0% | 623 | 34.1% | 575 | 32.8% | 615 | 34.4% | 564 | 32.2% | 626 | 36.1% | 569 | 34.9% |
| Grade 11: | 625 | 34.3% | 585 | 32.0% | 611 | 34.9% | 563 | 31.5% | 609 | 34.8% | 609 | 35.1% | 550 | 33.7% |
| Grade 12: | 612 | 33.6% | 619 | 33.9% | 566 | 32.3% | 610 | 34.1% | 578 | 33.0% | 500 | 28.8% | 512 | 31.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 929 | 51.0% | 919 | 50.3% | 885 | 50.5% | 881 | 49.3% | 870 | 49.7% | 879 | 50.7% | 815 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 892 | 49.0% | 908 | 49.7% | 868 | 49.5% | 907 | 50.7% | 873 | 49.9% | 843 | 48.6% | 811 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 75 | 4.1% | 63 | 3.4% | 51 | 2.9% | 64 | 3.6% | 77 | 4.4% | 71 | 4.1% | 59 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 141 | 7.7% | 132 | 7.2% | 122 | 7.0% | 117 | 6.5% | 85 | 4.9% | 94 | 5.4% | 69 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 40 | 2.2% | 46 | 2.5% | 49 | 2.8% | 58 | 3.2% | 53 | 3.0% | 27 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.3% |
| White: | 1,446 | 79.4% | 1,470 | 80.5% | 1,434 | 81.8% | 1,475 | 82.5% | 1,526 | 87.2% | 1,524 | 87.8% | 1,471 | 90.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 99 | 5.4% | 101 | 5.5% | 83 | 4.7% | 60 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 10.4% | 195 | 10.7% | 171 | 9.8% | 147 | 8.2% | 119 | 6.8% | 130 | 7.5% | 98 | 6.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 3.4% | 75 | 4.1% | 70 | 4.0% | 67 | 3.7% | 53 | 3.0% | 71 | 4.1% | 50 | 3.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 24.27 | 24.14 | 24.39 | 25.20 | 24.90 | 23.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.6% | 83.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 92.7% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 79.6% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 82.1% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 93.0% | 90.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 87.7% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 94.7% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.5% | 96.4% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.1% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.6% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.2% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.1% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.1% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.5% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.0% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.3% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 59.3% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.9% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.6% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.6% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.7% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90.7% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.7% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.1% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 50.5% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 54.5% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 58.5% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.5% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.8% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.1% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 87.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 91.8% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Tahoma Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.