📍 5616 20th St E, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98424
Fife High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 879 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fife School District school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fife High School enrolls 879 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 22% |
| Asian | 100 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 68 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
420 of the school's 879 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 108 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fife High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Fife High School is one of 7 schools in Fife School District, based in Milton, Washington. The district serves 3,983 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 879 students, Fife High School is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large