Schools in Peninsula School District · Pierce County
16 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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10/10Kopachuck Middle School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#1 Overall in Peninsula School District
10/10 · #40 Middle School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
90%
Math
88%
Sci
89%
2
9/10Goodman Middle School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#2 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #51 Middle School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
87%
Math
87%
Sci
86%
3
9/10Gig Harbor High
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#3 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #60 High School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
92%
Math
87%
Sci
42%
4
9/10Peninsula High School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#4 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #64 High School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
80%
Math
80%
Sci
76%
5
9/10Harbor Ridge Middle School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#5 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #65 Middle School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
83%
Math
78%
Sci
91%
6
10/10Purdy Elementary School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#6 Overall in Peninsula School District
10/10 · #85 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
93%
Math
91%
Sci
93%
7
10/10Harbor Heights Elementary School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#7 Overall in Peninsula School District
10/10 · #103 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
90%
Math
91%
Sci
92%
8
9/10Discovery Elementary School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#8 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #130 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
87%
Math
88%
Sci
92%
9
9/10Swift Water Elementary
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#9 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #136 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
86%
Math
92%
Sci
82%
10
9/10Artondale Elementary School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#10 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #153 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
89%
Math
85%
Sci
85%
11
9/10Pioneer Elementary School
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#11 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #155 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
84%
Math
85%
Sci
92%
12
9/10Voyager Elementary
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#12 Overall in Peninsula School District
9/10 · #156 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
85%
Math
86%
Sci
89%
13
5/10Key Peninsula Middle School
Peninsula School District · Lakebay
#13 Overall in Peninsula School District
5/10 · #225 Middle School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
43%
Math
43%
Sci
52%
14
7/10Minter Creek Elementary
Peninsula School District · Gig Harbor
#14 Overall in Peninsula School District
7/10 · #395 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
62%
Math
67%
Sci
69%
15
7/10Vaughn Elementary School
Peninsula School District · Vaughn
#15 Overall in Peninsula School District
7/10 · #459 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
60%
Math
58%
Sci
63%
16
6/10Evergreen Elementary
Peninsula School District · Lakebay
#16 Overall in Peninsula School District
6/10 · #530 Elementary School in Washington
State Percentile
Eng
59%
Math
46%
Sci
63%
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.