Wilson High School
1202 North Orchard St
Tacoma WA, 98406, Pierce County
Phone: 253-571-6000
Ranking: 
(214 out of 331, bottom 35%)*
(214 out of 331, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tacoma Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 67 | 69 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 62 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,267 | 1,340 | 1,450 | 1,392 | 1,345 | 1,296 | 1,207 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 350 | 27.6% | 338 | 25.2% | 431 | 29.7% | 448 | 32.2% | 479 | 35.6% | 550 | 42.4% | 407 | 33.7% |
| Grade 10: | 325 | 25.7% | 378 | 28.2% | 347 | 23.9% | 369 | 26.5% | 384 | 28.6% | 302 | 23.3% | 292 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 300 | 23.7% | 282 | 21.0% | 354 | 24.4% | 348 | 25.0% | 264 | 19.6% | 232 | 17.9% | 243 | 20.1% |
| Grade 12: | 292 | 23.0% | 342 | 25.5% | 318 | 21.9% | 227 | 16.3% | 218 | 16.2% | 212 | 16.4% | 265 | 22.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 660 | 52.1% | 678 | 50.6% | 721 | 49.7% | 712 | 51.1% | 669 | 49.7% | 679 | 52.4% | 660 | 54.7% |
| Female: | 607 | 47.9% | 662 | 49.4% | 729 | 50.3% | 680 | 48.9% | 668 | 49.7% | 609 | 47.0% | 543 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 85 | 6.7% | 87 | 6.5% | 86 | 5.9% | 77 | 5.5% | 86 | 6.4% | 86 | 6.6% | 85 | 7.0% |
| Hispanic: | 103 | 8.1% | 93 | 6.9% | 101 | 7.0% | 86 | 6.2% | 81 | 6.0% | 64 | 4.9% | 48 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 227 | 17.9% | 249 | 18.6% | 187 | 12.9% | 189 | 13.6% | 250 | 18.6% | 236 | 18.2% | 194 | 16.1% |
| White: | 781 | 61.6% | 857 | 64.0% | 918 | 63.3% | 916 | 65.8% | 903 | 67.1% | 888 | 68.5% | 861 | 71.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 3.6% | 28 | 2.1% | 128 | 8.8% | 100 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 36.6% | 474 | 35.4% | 362 | 25.0% | 347 | 24.9% | 345 | 25.7% | 307 | 23.7% | 274 | 22.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 9.5% | 112 | 8.4% | 53 | 3.7% | 72 | 5.2% | 107 | 8.0% | 104 | 8.0% | 97 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.12 | 20.91 | 19.66 | 19.96 | 20.80 | 19.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 53.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 70.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 44.3% | 40.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 60.3% | 49.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 61.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 66.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.0% | 81.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 28.3% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 73.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 32.3% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 38.9% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 84.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 29.4% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 32.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 32.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 30.9% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 52.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 59.6% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 63.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 20% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 22.8% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 21.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 23.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 26.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 65.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 69.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wilson High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.