Bates Technical College - Open Doors
Tacoma · WA · Bates Technical College · Public
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Bates Technical High School → Tacoma Pierce County Education Center → Comm Based Trans Program → Special Services → Tacoma Open Doors → Maritime 253 Skills Center → Summit Public School: Olympus → Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Bates Technical College - Open Doors compares for families
What families should know about Bates Technical College - Open Doors.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Bates Technical High School, Tacoma Pierce County Education Center, Comm Based Trans Program and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
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University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical High School Tacoma |
Public | 0.0 | 343 | -15.3% |
| Tacoma Pierce County Education Center Tacoma |
Public | 0.2 | — | — |
| Comm Based Trans Program Tacoma |
Public | 0.3 | 71 | +10.9% |
| Special Services Tacoma |
Public | 0.3 | 7 | — |
| Tacoma Open Doors Tacoma |
Public | 0.5 | 392 | +23.7% |
| Maritime 253 Skills Center Tacoma |
Public | 0.8 | — | — |
| Summit Public School: Olympus Tacoma |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 110 | -38.5% |
| Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center Tacoma |
Public | 3.0 | 20 | — |