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Schools in Steilacoom · Steilacoom Historical School District

Steilacoom’s public schools beat 85% of Washington districts

The public schools Steilacoom’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#56Graduation rate87%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
71%
▲ 10 pts vs WA 61%
2018–19
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 7 pts vs WA 50%
2018–19
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 8 pts vs WA 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 9% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.0
WA 17.8
Schools
3
1,753 students
The School Grade

How Steilacoom compares

A Test scoresB+ Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (269)Better than 87%
High confidence. Built on 1,642 tested students and a graduating class of 241; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Washington’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2018–19; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Washington only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Steilacoom.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Cherrydale ElementarySteilacoom Historical School District
6–8Pioneer Middlein DuPont
9–12Steilacoom HighSteilacoom Historical School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2018–19

Well above the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 61%
Math57%
State average 50.3%

Steilacoom vs. its neighbors

Steilacoom’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Washington districts.

Every school in Steilacoom

3 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Steilacoom

There’s no college in Steilacoom, but 19 are within 30 miles. The closest is Pierce College District in Lakewood, 1 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Steilacoom. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 9 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.

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