📍 4634 S 74th Street, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98409
Mount Tahoma High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 1,430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Tahoma High School enrolls 1,430 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 418 | 29% |
| White | 263 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 16% |
| Asian | 219 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 187 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 100 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,021 of the school's 1,430 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 835 qualify for free lunch and 186 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Tahoma 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 29, state house district 29.
Mount Tahoma 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 1,430 students, Mount Tahoma 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
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