Franklin Pierce School District No. 402 or Franklin Pierce Schools is a school district headquartered in Parkland, Washington (the facility has a Tacoma mailing address).[1]
The district includes the majorities of Parkland, Clover Creek, Midland, and Summit. Additionally the district includes portions of Summit View and Waller and several blocks of Tacoma.[2]
History
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In 1998 voters in the district voted in favor of a school bond. In 2016 the voters again voted in favor of a school bond, this time worth $157 million. The bond needed at least 60% of the vote to pass.[3] In 2019 the district began building three elementary schools using 2016 bond money.[4]
Facilities
It has a 10-acre (4.0 ha) farming area for both generating food and as an educational tool. The district paid $44,000 to acquire the land in 1970.[5]
Schools
- High schools
- Franklin Pierce High School
- Washington High School
- GATES High School
- Middle schools
- Morris E. Ford Middle School
- Perry G. Keithley Middle School
- Elementary schools
- Brookdale Elementary School
- Central Avenue Elementary School
- Christensen Elementary School
- Collins Elementary School
- The original was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) building.[6]
- Elmhurst Elementary School
- Harvard Elementary School
- Midland Elementary School
- James Sales Elementary School
- Pre-school
- Hewins Early Learning
References
External links
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