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Dr. Dolores Silas High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1202 N Orchard St
Tacoma, WA 98406
Phone
(253) 571-6000
District
Tacoma School District
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1114
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.1% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Dr. Dolores Silas High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
40%
45%
60%
61%
19%
30%
40%
45%
60%
61%
19%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 279 25.0%
Grade 10 288 25.9%
Grade 11 295 26.5%
Grade 12 252 22.6%
Total 1114 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.9% 41.8% 54.1%
Black 12.7% 15.3% 5.4%
Hispanic 15.3% 27.2% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.1% 10.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 5.5% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.9% 56.9% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 35.6% 47.9% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.2% 9.0% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 231,070 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,468.3 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 94,423 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.4% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.2% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.6% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.9% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,144 $258,874,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,530 $43,310,000 7.5%
Staff $1,200 $33,972,000 5.9%
General Administration $83 $2,347,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,244 $35,229,000 6.1%
Operation $1,408 $39,848,000 6.9%
Transportation $364 $10,296,000 1.8%
Other $730 $20,666,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,558 $185,668,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,651 $131,687,000 22.9%
Total Expenditures $20,354 $576,229,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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