📍 2112 S Tyler St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98405
Foss High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foss High School enrolls 587 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 26% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 13% |
| Asian | 51 | 8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 587 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foss High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 27, state house district 27.
Foss High School is one of 69 schools in Tacoma School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 28,847 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 587 students, Foss High School is larger than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize