Largest Schools in Tacoma (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 78 schools in Tacoma, Washington. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Washington.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Stadium High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,700	59.2 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,700
2	Lincoln High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,556	28.6 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,556
3	Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,410	19.3 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	1,410
4	Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,160	45.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	1,160
5	Washington High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	989	38.8 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	989
6	Franklin Pierce High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	977	52.8 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	977
7	Fife High School Tacoma · High · Grades 10–12	Public	885	56.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	885
8	Fife Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	866	42.2 Lower 50%	60.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	866
9	Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	831	38.7 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	831
10	Perry G Keithley Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	804	26.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	804
11	Spanaway Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	766	31.8 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	766
12	Chester H Thompson Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	688	64.1 Top 50%	69% Math proficiency	688
13	Baker Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	687	30.5 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	687
14	Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	658	44.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	658
15	Stewart Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	650	30.4 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	650
16	Mason Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	639	70.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	639
17	Clover Creek Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	617	61.1 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	617
18	Foss High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	599	33.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	599
19	Science and Math Institute Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	597	66.9 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	597
20	Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	592	44.1 Lower 50%	54.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	592
21	First Creek Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	584	18.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	584
22	Meeker Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	567	55.9 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	567
23	Sheridan Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	525	34.0 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	525
24	Geiger Montessori School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	521	58.6 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	521
25	Naches Trail Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	519	68.8 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	519
26	Hunt Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	519	46.2 Lower 50%	48.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	519
27	Gray Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	510	23.3 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	510
28	Boze Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	485	34.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	485
29	Brookdale Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	483	45.9 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	483
30	Birney Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	476	31.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	476
31	Collins Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	466	53.1 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	466
32	Helen Stafford Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	453	42.2 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	453
33	Crescent Heights Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	451	63.7 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	451
34	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	449	26.8 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	449
35	Hilltop Heritage Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	447	34.2 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	447
36	Browns Point Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	445	76.0 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	445
37	Harvard Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	445	41.0 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	445
38	Blix Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	442	32.9 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	442
39	Truman Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	438	43.5 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	438
40	Sherman Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	432	77.6 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	432
41	Manitou Park Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	429	32.6 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	429
42	Fawcett Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	426	45.0 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	426
43	Reed Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	426	36.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	426
44	N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	418	58.7 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	418
45	Edison Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	413	54.5 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	413
46	Midland Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	399	48.0 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	399
47	Industrial Design Engineering and Arts Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Public	392	54.8 Top 50%	32% Math proficiency	392
48	Arlington Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	390	21.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	390
49	James Sales Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	387	52.9 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	387
50	Washington Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	383	75.2 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	383
51	Lyon Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	381	43.0 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	381
52	Grant Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	378	67.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	378
53	Lister Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	376	34.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	376
54	Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 4–8	Public	368	44.3 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	368
55	Whitman Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	365	39.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	365
56	Jefferson Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	358	71.0 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	358
57	Central Avenue Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	355	55.9 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	355
58	Delong Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	349	43.1 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	349
59	Christensen Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	346	30.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	346
60	Mann Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	340	50.4 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	340
61	Edna Travis Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	337	23.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	337
62	Elmhurst Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	335	31.7 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	335
63	Lowell Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	331	80.6 Top 10%	84% Math proficiency	331
64	Skyline Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	329	68.2 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	329
65	Stanley Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	325	66.4 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	325
66	Bryant Montessori School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	313	61.5 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	313
67	Fern Hill Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	311	46.4 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	311
68	Waller Road Elementary Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	306	47.7 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	306
69	Whittier Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–3	Public	305	40.2 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	305
70	Larchmont Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	303	36.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	303
71	Point Defiance Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	301	72.8 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	301
72	Downing Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	298	60.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	298
73	Roosevelt Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	270	16.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	270
74	Franklin Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	260	38.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	260
75	Impact Public Schools Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	232	49.9 Lower 50%	65.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	232
76	Thompson Preschool Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–K	Public	227	39.2 Lower 50%	55.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	227
77	Bryant Montessori Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	135	64.2 Top 50%	48.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	135
78	Summit Public School: Olympus Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	110	60.6 Top 50%	44.5% Math proficiency	110

Stadium High School in Tacoma leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Tacoma with Enrollment 1,700. Of the 78 schools shown, 76 are public, 2 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in Tacoma?

Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington ranks first among largest schools in Tacoma with Enrollment 1,700 (Enrollment: 1,700).

How are largest schools in Tacoma ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.