| Definition of Terms |
Curtis Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Pierce County, WA |
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| Total Students |
1401 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
62 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 1 students | | Grade 10 - 504 students | | Grade 11 - 456 students | | Grade 12 - 440 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:23 |
1:21 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
6% |
| % Asian |
15% |
6% |
| % Hispanic |
4% |
12% |
| % Black |
11% |
5% |
| % White |
68% |
69% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
9% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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| School District Name |
University Place School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
9 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,453 students |
1,985 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$43,708,000 |
$16,541,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$40,988,000 |
$16,470,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,015 |
$8,333 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,517 |
$8,297 |
| District Graduation Rates |
87% |
88% |
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- For the school of the same name in Staten Island, see Curtis High School.
- Curtis Senior High School is located in University Place, Washington, United States. Curtis was selected as a Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education during the 1982-'83 and '99-'00 school years.
- Activities
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Curtis has the following clubs:
- Cultures Club
- Crayon Club
- Chess Club
- C.O.A.C. (Curtis O'Ambassadors Club)
- Dance Team
- Environment Club
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- FCCLA Chef's Club
- French Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Harry Potter Club
- Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
- Honor Society
- Japanese Club
- Key Club
- Knowledge Bowl
- MAC Scholars (Minority Achievement Committee)
- Math Club
- Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
- R.A.K.E (Random Acts of Kindness, Etcetera)
- Spanish Club
- Sports Medicine Club
- World Language Club
- The school's ASB is the student council.
- Academics
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Curtis offers many academic courses, as well as over 12 courses in the Advanced Placement program, including English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Statistics, and Calculus.
- Each grade level at Curtis is required to take an English class, usually involving a research paper, in order to graduate.
- The Curtis NJROTC was granted Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors, a prestigious award by the Navy for the 2007-2008 school year.
- Athletics
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Recent team successes at State Championships include:
- 1983: Boys Basketball (3rd)
- 1984: Boys Basketball (3rd)
- 1985: Boys Basketball (2nd)
- 1986: Chess (1st), Swimming (1st), Boys Basketball (2nd)
- 1989: Football (1st)
- 1990: Football (1st)
- 1994: Lacrosse (1st)
- 1995: Football (1st)
- 1996: Football (1st)
- 1998: Girls Soccer (2nd)
- 2000: Boys 1600 meter relay (1st), Boys Swim and Dive (6th), Boys Track and Field (7th)
- 2001: Boys Swim and Dive (2nd)
- 2002: Boys Track and Field (4th)
- 2003: Girls Track and Field (1st), Boys Soccer (4th)
- 2004: Girls Track and Field (1st)
- 2005: Girls Track and Field (6th)
- 2006: Math Team (1st), Boys Tennis (3rd), Boys Basketball (6th), Boys Swim and Dive (6th), Boys Track and Field (6th)
- Performing arts
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Curtis also offers many performing arts courses, including:
- Concert Band: entry-level band
- Drumline: basics of percussion
- Advanced Drumline: Goes beyond percussion basics
- Guitar: basics of guitar
- Jazz Band: plays jazz; meets before school
- Symphonic Band: advanced band
- A Capella Choir: audition choir
- Dorian Singers: women's choir
- Dukes of Odin: men's choir
- Valhalla Vox: advanced choir; meets before school
- Chamber Orchestra: entry-level orchestra
- Small Chamber Orchestra: advanced orchestra
- Curtis Theatre:
- Daffodil Festival
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Every year, Curtis participates in the Pierce County Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in-house to select the Curtis princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Curtis band accompanies the float of the Curtis princess each year in the April parade.
- Past Curtis Daffodil Festival queens
- Paula Nelson, 1979
- Minina Faustina 1985
- Heidi Johnson, 1988
- Allison Porter, 1998
- Mollie Ruiz, 2006
- Notable alumni
- Gary Larson - Author of The Far Side
- Cindy Brunson - SportsCenter anchor on ESPN
- External links
- Curtis NJROTC
- Daffodil Festival website
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| About This Zip Code (98466) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
24,598 people |
5,781,196 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
42% |
29% |
| Population Average Age |
38 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$47,286
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$46,419 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.3 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
37 years old |
37 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
55% / 45% |
64% / 36% |
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