Gates Secondary School

Tacoma, WA 98444

Phone: (253) 298-4000
District: Franklin Pierce School District

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 8-12 • 220 students • 17 students per teacher

Gates Secondary School, located in Tacoma, Washington, serves grades 8-12 in the Franklin Pierce School District.

Gates Secondary School is a public school in the Franklin Pierce School District located in Tacoma, WA. As of 2014, the students are 49.1% White, non-Hispanic; 17.7% Hispanic; 15.5% Multiracial; 8.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 3.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 1.8% Native American or Native Alaskan. 63.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Gates Secondary School is 17:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 49.1% 40.3% 58.2%
Hispanic 17.7% 22.7% 21.1%
Multiracial 15.5% 13.5% 6.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 8.6% 10.8% 4.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4.1% 6.5% 7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3.2% 5.5% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 1.8% 0.7% 1.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 63.6% — —
English learners — 7.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 5.7 mi
2 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 6.8 mi
3 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 7.2 mi
4 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 8.8 mi
5 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 8.9 mi
6 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 9.1 mi
7 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 9.2 mi
8 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 9.8 mi
9 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 15.8 mi
10 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 20.2 mi
11 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 20.8 mi
12 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 25.4 mi
13 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 27.6 mi
14 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 28.1 mi
15 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 30.9 mi
16 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 32.3 mi
17 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 33.9 mi
18 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 34.3 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Stonegate Olympia WA 20.1 mi
2 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 23.8 mi
3 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 24.4 mi
4 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 29.3 mi
5 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 32.7 mi
6 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 33.9 mi
7 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 35.2 mi
Base Distance
McChord AFB 2.6 mi.
Fort Lewis 6.7 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton 30.9 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle 31.7 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor 41.9 mi.
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