Curtis Senior High School is a public high school located in University Place, Washington. Curtis Senior High School is a part of the University Place School District and the only high school in the district.
George R. Curtis Senior High School | |
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Address | |
8425 40th W University Place , Washington , 98466 United States | |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1957 |
School district | University Place School District |
Principal | Tom Adams |
Teaching staff | 60.40 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 10–12 |
Enrollment | 1,348 (2020-2021)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 23.59[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Blue and White |
Mascot | Vikings |
Website | Curtis Senior High School |
The University Place school district includes most of University Place and portions of Fircrest and Tacoma.[2]
The school's namesake comes from the former UPSD Superintendent George R. Curtis. The school opened in 1957 as a joint junior-senior high school at the corner of 40th and Grandview. In 1969, a high school facility was built about 500 yards east of the junior high that then extended up 40th Street. After this, the original site became just a junior high school. In 2009, the original junior high was torn down and a new facility was built about 400 yards northeast of that site.
Curtis Senior High School offers Advanced Placement classes. The school also offers a Running Start program for juniors and seniors to take classes at local colleges.
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