Washington High School (Parkland, Washington)

Washington High School
Address
12420 Ainsworth Avenue South Parkland , Washington 98444 United States
Coordinates	47°08′38″N122°27′19″W / 47.14389°N 122.45528°W / 47.14389; -122.45528
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1969
School district	Franklin Pierce Schools
Principal	Kwesi Amoah-Forson
Teaching staff	63.83 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	1,024 [1]  (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	16.04 [1]
Campus	Large suburb [1]
Color(s)	White, blue and red     [2]
Nickname	Patriots
Website	washington.fpschools.org

Washington High School is a high school in Parkland, Washington, United States. It serves grades 9 to 12 in the Franklin Pierce Schools.

Its boundary includes most of Parkland and small portions of Tacoma. ^{[3] [4]}

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 981 students enrolled in 2015–2016 was:

• Male – 52.3%
• Female – 47.6%
• Native American/Alaskan – 0.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islanders – 17.2%
• Black – 16.6%
• Hispanic – 19.6%
• White – 34.4%
• Multiracial – 11.6%

73.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2015–2016, Washington was a Title I school. ^[1]

Academics

As of 2018 ^[update] , 57% of Washington High School students were enrolled in Advanced Placement courses. ^[5]

Athletics

Sports offered by the school include cross country, cheerleading, track & field, football, golf, volleyball, soccer, basketball, wrestling, tennis, baseball, fastpitch, swimming, and bowling.

Notable alumni

• Q. Allan Brocka
• Lewis Bush
• Demetrious Johnson

References

1. "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. "Washington High School". Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
3. "2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pierce County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Retrieved July 20, 2022. – Compare to the CDP map.
4. "Boundary Map". Franklin Pierce Schools . Retrieved August 5, 2022. - Compare with the Parkland CDP map, U.S. Census Bureau (2020 Census)
5. "Best High Schools: Washington High School". U.S. News & World Report. 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Franklin Pierce Schools