Gig Harbor High School
5101 Rosedale St Nw, Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-1899 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Gig Harbor High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Pierce County, WA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1703 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 68 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 444 students
Grade 10 - 415 students
Grade 11 - 431 students
Grade 12 - 413 students
This School
(WA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:25 1:21
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(WA) School Average
% American Indian 2% 6%
% Asian 3% 6%
% Hispanic 3% 12%
% Black 1% 5%
% White 90% 69%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(WA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 6% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
(WA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Peninsula School District
This School's Agency
(WA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 16 5
Number of Students Managed 9,630 students 1,985 students
District Total Revenue $82,618,000 $16,541,000
District Expenditure $94,395,000 $16,470,000
District Revenue / Student $8,579 $8,333
District Expenditure / Student $9,802 $8,297
District Graduation Rates 95% 88%
In the News:
  • Gig Harbor Teens Find Direction, Dedication at Bremerton Academy (The Kitsap Sun)
    posted on November 7, 2009 at 03:01:30 am
    GIG HARBOR — After school, Shane Conley, a former Peninsula High School student, was spotted playing Monopoly on a bunk with a handful of his buddies during some downtime at Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton. The game ended abruptly with a “mail call” scream from a camouflaged sergeant. Conley, 18, and his “Wolf Pack” brothers jumped to attention at their footlockers. Within seconds ...
  • Gig Harbor soccer team advances to district playoffs (Peninsula Gateway)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:35:20 am
    Gig Harbor’s Morgan Sullivan controls the ball against Central Kitsap last week. The Tides won 1-0 and are competing for a playoff berth on Saturday at Art Crate Stadium in Spanaway.
  • H1N1 clinic vaccinates 610 (Peninsula Gateway)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:34:40 pm
    Registered Nurse Tamara Johnson of Franciscan Health System gives Anthony Dulaney, 4, an H1N1 nasal flu vaccination last Wednesday at Key Peninsula Middle School. The clinic provided 610 H1N1 vaccines to students in five hours and only had to turn away 20 students.
  • Gig Harbor Horse Trainer Sets Sights on Olympics (The Kitsap Sun)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 02:31:36 am
    When their daughter was young, Sandra and Al Green saw the potential for Allyson to pursue her dream. So when they found the 22 acres in the Cromwell area that is now the pristine Green Hills Farm, it seemed a perfect opportunity for the family, and for Allyson. Since she was 7, Allyson has been riding horses, and by the time she turned 15, she said, she was teaching jumping. The Gig Harbor ...
  • PROFILES IN EDUCATION: Dean Roberts (Peninsula Gateway)
    posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:50:11 pm
    Interpreter Marc Schmitz and Gig Harbor High School American Sign Language teacher Dean Roberts during the teacher’s planning period last Wednesday. Roberts is completely deaf. Which, as a teacher, has both its benefits and drawbacks.
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School Notes:
  • Gig Harbor High School is a public high school in the Peninsula School District located in Gig Harbor, Washington.
  • It was created in the summer of 1978 and is located adjacent from Discovery Elementary. It originally was a 2A school, but is presently 4A (population about 1700). The school's colors are navy blue, Columbia blue, silver, and white. Its mascot is the Tides. The school's rivals are Peninsula High School (across-town) and South Kitsap High School (Port Orchard, WA).
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (98335)
School Zip (98335)
(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 22,953 people 5,781,196 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 47% 29%
Population Average Age 41 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $60,483 $46,419
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.3 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 26 years old 37 years old
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Zipcode (98335)


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% Owning / % Renting 74% / 26% 64% / 36%
School Map:
1. Henderson Bay Alt High School - 159 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
2. Peninsula High School - 1482 students - 4.0 mi. away - view location
3. Henderson Bay Hall Program - 23 students - 5.7 mi. away - view location
4. Wilson High School - 1434 students - 6.7 mi. away - view location
5. Pearl Street Center - 11 students - 6.8 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Zip 98335 
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