Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Fox Island’s public schools outscore 88% of Washington districts
52% of students in Fox Island’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fox Island, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fox Island’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 84 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fox Island’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,222 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Fox Island’s grade
A: better than 88% of Washington school districts, #36 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fox Island, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Fox Island · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
10th grade in Fox Island · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
11th grade in Fox Island · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
12th grade in Fox Island · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Fox Island’s public schools are run by Peninsula School District, which also serves Gig Harbor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Fox Island vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Fox Island’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Island | A | Peninsula |
| Tacoma | C+ | Tacoma |
Every school in Fox Island
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Fox Island’s schools
Are Fox Island’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fox Island children attend outscore 88% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #36 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fox Island in?
Peninsula School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,015 students in 17 schools (2024–25).
Where do Fox Island kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Gig Harbor High and Peninsula High School.
What is Fox Island’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Peninsula School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Fox Island spend per student?
$17,222 in Peninsula School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fox Island families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fox Island → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.