Tacoma High School Ranked as Best in the Country

Summit Olympus, located in Tacoma, was recognized nationally by U.S. News & World Report among the best high schools in the country. This is the first year Summit Olympus was eligible for consideration, and it ranked among the best high schools nationally.

U.S. News looked at over 24,000 schools in the country and ranked about 17,860 based on five indicators: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, math and reading proficiency, math and reading performance, and graduation rates.

Summit Public Schools, a public school system with schools in Washington and California, has made the U.S. News & World Report rankings every year since 2009. This year, all six of Summit’s eligible high schools made the list: Summit Olympus in Tacoma, Summit Sierra in Seattle, and Summit Prep, Everest, Tahoma, and Shasta in California.

Summit Public Schools is honored to be recognized nationally. Summit’s unique educational model helps students develop the habits and skills that lead to academic success and a fulfilled life. All Summit students graduate prepared for college, and Summit alumni complete college at twice the national average. Summit Olympus graduated its first class of seniors in 2019, the first charter school graduates in Washington state history.

To learn more about or enroll at Summit Public Schools, please visit http://summitps.org/.