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Schools in Fife School District · Pierce County

5 ranked schools

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6/10
Fife High School
Fife School District · Tacoma
#1 Overall in Fife School District
6/10 · #169 High School in Washington
2
4/10
Columbia Junior High School
Fife School District · Tacoma
#2 Overall in Fife School District
4/10 · #271 Middle School in Washington
3
3/10
Surprise Lake Middle School
Fife School District · Milton
#3 Overall in Fife School District
3/10 · #287 Middle School in Washington
4
6/10
Hedden Elementary School
Fife School District · Edgewood
#4 Overall in Fife School District
6/10 · #550 Elementary School in Washington
5
4/10
Fife Elementary School
Fife School District · Tacoma
#5 Overall in Fife School District
4/10 · #723 Elementary School in Washington

About schools in Pierce County

Fifty-nine of Pierce County's 225 ranked public schools land in the top quartile statewide — a meaningful share across a county that spans urban Tacoma, suburban Puyallup, and waterfront Gig Harbor. With 18 districts and considerable range in performance, the county rewards careful school-by-school research rather than broad assumptions. Standouts include Tehaleh Heights Elementary in Bonney Lake, scoring in the 96th percentile statewide, and Mountain Meadow Elementary in Buckley at the 95th. Families willing to dig into specific neighborhoods and attendance zones will find genuinely strong options scattered throughout this large, geographically varied county.