The Clover Park School District (CPSD) is the fourth largest school district in Pierce County, Washington, United States, and the 28th largest public school district in the state.[2]
| Clover Park School District | |
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°9′32″N 122°31′11″W / 47.15889°N 122.51972°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
| Superintendent | Ron Banner |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 12,019[1] |
| Teachers | 849 |
| Staff | 729 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Location
editThe Clover Park School District is located directly south of Tacoma, Washington in the city of Lakewood. The district includes 68 square miles (180 km2) within the western area of Pierce County.
CPSD serves the majority of Lakewood, North Fort Lewis, the Joint Base Lewis-McChord community (the district boundary includes almost all of the boundary of Fort Lewis and much of the McChord Field territory), and portions of Parkland and Tacoma.[3]
Schools
editClover Park is composed of 17 elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, one alternative high school and Harrison Preparatory School (grades 6-12). The district also serves two specialty schools within Western State Hospital.
| Name | Grade levels/type | Established | Enrollment | Nickname | WIAA Classification | Notes | |
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| Clover Park | Comprehensive 9-12 | 1938 | 1500 | Warriors | 2A | ||
| Lakes | Comprehensive 9-12 | 1962 | 1500 | Lancers | 3A | ||
| Name | Type | Established | Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Harrison Preparatory | 6-12[4] | 2005 | Pumas |
Starting with the 2009-2010 school year, Harrison Prep offered grades 6 through 12 only, to allow for an International Baccalaureate (Middle Years Program).[5]
| Name | Type | Established | Nickname | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudtloff | 6-8 | Hurricanes | ||
| Lochburn | 6-8 | 1968 | Lions | |
| Mann | 6-8 | 1959 | Mustangs | |
| Woodbrook | 6-8 | 1962 | Wildcats | |
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Demographics
editThe CPSD student body is approximately 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Native American, <1% Other, and 9% mixed. The median household income is $52,089. About 7.6% of students have a disability.[6]
Racial discipline policy
editData from Washington schools indicated that black students were disciplined more often than white students.[7] "Are you dispersing discipline across the ethnicities, the racial groups, equitably", asked a district superintendent, "are you disciplining African-American boys more than you're disciplining white boys?"[7]
Military influence
editThere has been a significant military influence within the district due to its proximity to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Each of its two senior high schools are home to two Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs. Clover Park High School has an Air Force JROTC program, and Lakes High School has an Army JROTC program.
About 31% of students within the district live on a military base while 40% are funded military dependents. From 1985 to 2011, there have been 90 appointments to military academies from CPSD.
References
edit- ^ According to official website Archived February 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Washington School Districts | School District Information in WA". schooldistricts.us. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pierce County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Abe, Debby (May 13, 2008). "Lakewood school will get new home, name". The News Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Sclair, Ben (April 6, 2009). "Changes set for Harrison Prep". The Suburban Times. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "ACS School District Profile 2016-20". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Davis, Brett (April 1, 2022). "Clover Park School District denies new student discipline policy is race-based". KPVI.
External links
edit- Clover Park School District website Archived January 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine