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Summit Public School: Olympus → Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie → GATES Secondary School → E B Walker High School → Puyallup Open Doors/POD → Comm Based Trans Program → Career Academy at Truman High School → Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) →At a glance
- 4 AP courses offered — Moderate
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 50% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 37% by test-taker volume
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How Oakland High School compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ 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: Summit Public School: Olympus, Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie, GATES Secondary School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 50% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 37% by test-taker volume
Source: 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.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 112 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Public School: Olympus Tacoma |
Public · charter | 2.8 | 110 | -38.5% |
| Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie Federal Way |
Public | 7.7 | 121 | -3.2% |
| GATES Secondary School Tacoma |
Public | 8.4 | 104 | +20.9% |
| E B Walker High School Puyallup |
Public | 9.7 | 120 | +44.6% |
| Puyallup Open Doors/POD Puyallup |
Public | 9.6 | 124 | +14.8% |
| Comm Based Trans Program Tacoma |
Public | 2.6 | 71 | +10.9% |
| Career Academy at Truman High School Federal Way |
Public | 10.7 | 83 | — |
| Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) Federal Way |
Public | 10.7 | 154 | +11.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantOakland High School is a public high school in Tacoma, WA, enrolling 112 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 4 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 50% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
39 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 37% of U.S. high schools.
It has about 112 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Oakland High School offer? Oakland High School offers 4 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 50% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
How many students attend Oakland High School? Oakland High School is a public high school in Tacoma, WA, enrolling 112 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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