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Covenant High School

620 South Shirley Street, Tacoma, WA, 98465 -

School Notes Overview:

Covenant High School exists to educate young people in the mind of Christ in every subject area preparing them for godly, joyful and productive service to God and man. Covenant High School, founded in 1992, is an accredited and state-approved, college-preparatory day school for grades 9 through 12. ...

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School Overview:

	Covenant High School
Religious Affiliation	Presbyterian
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded	1992
County	Pierce County, WA
Student Body
Total Students	114 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	6%	27%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 30 students
	Grade 10 - 25 students
	Grade 11 - 35 students
	Grade 12 - 24 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	14 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	50%
Average Class Size	20
Number of AP Courses	2
Average SAT score	1135
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Yearly Tuition Cost	$5,900
% on Financial Aid	20%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$25
Acceptance Rate	85%
Head of School	Richard Hannula
Admissions Director	Laureen Skrivan

School Notes:

CHS academics are founded on the classics – our rigorous curriculum is centered upon a thorough exploration of the classics of English literature. Our students develop their skills the old fashioned way: by reading, thinking and writing about the great themes of the classic authors. Strong math, science, history, Bible and Spanish courses complete the core curriculum. Electives in computers, fine arts and Latin round out the program. Thoughtful, persuasive writing is emphasized throughout the curriculum.
Student population is 111 in grades 9 through 12 and the average class size is 20 students. Typically, nearly all of our graduates go on to college – approximately 75 percent attend four-year colleges and 25 per cent attend community college.
Our underclassmen take the Stanford Achievement Test each spring, over the last five years our students have ranked in the top 18 per cent nationally. Over the last five years, our students have SAT scores which place them as a group in the top 30% of college-bound seniors nationally.
On average, 40 per cent of our graduating seniors are honored as Washington State Honor Awardees – an award bestowed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the top 10 per cent of college-bound seniors in the state.
Profile last updated: 09/26/2006

In the News:

Reading will feature winners of teen writing competition (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on May 18, 2009 at 07:13:16 am
More than 800 original poems and short stories written by local teenagers have been winnowed down to 18 winners in the Pierce County Library System’s 13th annual teen writing contest, “Our Own Words.”
UNIVERSITY PLACE: Curtis senior wins essay contest, $500, will compete at district level School News (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on March 11, 2009 at 07:13:09 am
Tess Yanisch, a senior at Curtis High School, recently won an essay contest sponsored by Optimist Cl

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (98465)	School Zip (98465)	(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	6,564 people	5,855,424 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	31%	29%
Population Average Age	38 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$33,404	$49,081
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.6 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	40 years old	38 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	48% / 52%	62% / 38%