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Curtis Senior High School

8425 40th West, University Place, WA, 98466-2041

Tel: (253)566-5710

Grades: 10-12 | 1,393 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Curtis Senior High School serves 1,393 students in grades 10-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the WA state average of 19:1.
The school's 69% graduation rate is lower than the WA state average of 77%.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body.
Curtis Senior High School is one of 2 public high schools within University Place, and operates within the University Place School District.

The nearest elementary school is Curtis Junior High School (0.2 miles away), the nearest middle school is Curtis Junior High School (0.2 miles away), and the nearest high school is Curtis Junior High School (0.2 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, WA Dept. of Educ.	Curtis Senior High School
Grades Offered	Grades 10-12
Total Students	1,393 students

% Male / % Female	45% / 55%
Total Classroom Teachers	64 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(WA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	22:1	19:1

	This School	(WA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	2%
% Asian	11%	7%

% Hispanic	10%	18%

% Black	9%	5%

% White	55%	63%

Unknown	15%	5%


	This School	(WA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	20%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	8%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	University Place School District
	This School's Agency	(WA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	9	4
Number of Students Managed	5,439 students	974 students

District Total Revenue	$73,646,000	$11,941,000

District Expenditure	$92,182,000	$10,939,000

District Revenue / Student	$13,540	$12,260

District Expenditure / Student	$16,948	$11,231

District Graduation Rates	69%	77%

Nearby Schools:

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Curtis Senior High School
Grades: 10-12 | 0 mi. away

Curtis Junior High School
Grades: 8-9 | 0.2 mi. away

University Place Special Education Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.3 mi. away

Narrows View Intermediate
Grades: 5-7 | 0.5 mi. away

Drum Intermediate
Grades: 5-7 | 0.7 mi. away

Sunset Primary
Grades: KG-4 | 0.8 mi. away

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