Harstine Island Community Hall · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Herron Island’s public schools
Peninsula School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Herron Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Herron Island’s schools, in brief
Which school depends on your street
Ten elementary schools serve Herron Island, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Gig Harbor High and Peninsula High School. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Herron Island, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Herron 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 Herron 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 Herron 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 Herron 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
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Peninsula School 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
Herron Island vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Herron Island’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Herron Island | — | Peninsula |
Every school in Herron 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 Herron Island’s schools
Are Herron Island’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Herron Island. Peninsula School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Herron Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.
What school district is Herron Island in?
Peninsula School District.
Where do Herron Island kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Gig Harbor High and Peninsula High School.
Parents talk
What Herron Island families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Herron 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). Stars are from neighbors.