Tacoma and Student Achievement aims to inspire underserved, low-income students to complete high school and college. Their goal is to increase the number of low-income students graduating from high school and completing postsecondary education. They provide scholarships, mentoring, and support to help students achieve these goals. Over 5,600 eligible low-income students in Tacoma public schools have pledged to participate in the College Bound program. Scholarship recipients from Tacoma high schools have earned over 500 bachelor's degrees as of 2012. The graduation rate of Achievers Scholars from 5 Tacoma high schools was 96% for the class of 2012.

1. Tacoma and Student Achievement

2. Mission
To inspire underserved, low-income students to
finish high school and provide
scholarships, mentoring and support to help
them enter and graduate from college and
succeed in life.

3. Goal
Increase the number of low-income students
graduating from high school and entering and
completing postsecondary education.

4. What Drives our Mission
Tacoma K-12 Enrollment
Tacoma Student Population
40,000
33,605
35,000
29,624
30,000
25,000
53% 62%
20,000 Tacoma K-12 Enrollment
# on Free or Reduced Lunch
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2003 2011
http://www.k12.wa.us/ChildNutrition/Reports/ParticipationReport2011.aspx

5. College Bound Scholarship
2015 2016 2017
2012 2013 2014 (Current (Current (Current 8th grader – have
(Graduated (Current H.S. (Current H.S. H.S. H.S. until June 30, 2012 to
Expected Graduation Year Spring 2012) Senior) Junior) Sophomore) Freshman) apply to College Bound) TOTAL
Number of Estimated Eligible College
Bound Students* 1,006 1,101 1,096 829 1,100 1,063 6195
College Bound Students (eligible students
who pledged to be College Bound) 673 747 961 1,109 1,367** 771** 5628
% of Total Eligible that are College
Bound 67% 68% 88% 100%*** 100%*** 73% 91%
Total number of College Bound Students in Tacoma Public Schools 5,628
* Estimated eligible numbers based on FRPL numbers reported to OSPI fall of students’ 7th grade year
**College Bound numbers based on APPLIED application data provided by Washington Student Achievement Council on June 26, 2012
*** In certain cases, rates might exceed 100% because more income eligible students sign up by the end of the eighth grade. When rates exceed 100%,
we have recoded data to 100%.

6. Results
Scholarships
Unduplicated count of students awarded scholarships annually as of CSF Data Warehouse 1.1.13.

7. Results
Scholarships
Bachelor's Degrees Earned by
Tacoma High School Scholarship Recipients
600
548*
270 enrolled fall 2012.
500 .
400
300
200
100
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
*1 Tacoma student received 2 bachelor’s degrees. The unduplicated count of bachelor’s degrees is 547 as of
CSF Data Warehouse 1.1.13

8. Results
Scholarships
Financial Aid Disbursed to
Tacoma High School Students & Tacoma Area Colleges
Tacoma High School Students Tacoma Area Colleges
$40,000,000
$35,000,000
$29,675,614
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,000,000 $16,630,595
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Scholarship disbursement data as of Data Warehouse 1.1.13

9. Results
HERO Students in Tacoma
Tacoma School District
High School Graduation Rate
HERO Students (n=197 matched records) Low-Income Students All Students
120%
Extended Graduation Rate
96% 98% 100%
100% 87%
75% 78% 76% 78%
80% 69% 66% 67% 67%
60%
40%
20%
0%
2008 2009 2010 2011
Expected High School Graduation Year
Data Sources:
• Students who participated in the HERO program in the 10th grade from Foss, Lincoln, Mount Tahoma, Stadium and Wilson high schools and
were expected to graduate high school in 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011 are included. Of these 308 records in CSF Education Edge data
system, 197 (64%) were matched with data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) or National Student
Clearinghouse (e.g., college enrollment data) to determine high school graduation status. Since the date of high school graduation is
indeterminable for most student records, we compare HERO students to the Extended Graduation Rate to ensure a fair comparison.
• Tacoma School District Extended Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students and All Students from OSPI Graduation and Dropout
Statistics, District Level Results, Columns AF (Extended): http://www.k12.wa.us/DataAdmin/default.aspx (accessed 9/14/12).

10. Results
Students Served 2011-2012
Staff Staff # Schools Students Served
College Prep Advisors 4 Foss, Lincoln, Mt. 383
Tahoma, Stadium, and Wilson
HERO Advisors 2 Foss, Lincoln, Mt. Tacoma, Wilson, 211
and First Creek MS
AmeriCorps Coaches 4 First Creek, Baker, Jason Lee, and 1008
Gray Middle Schools
Total Students Served 1602
3434 additional students served via classroom presentations, assemblies and one-on-one supports.

11. Results
Graduation Rate of Achievers Scholars
Tacoma Achievers Scholars
Class of 2012
School Graduation Rate of
Scholars
Foss 22 (96%)
Lincoln 49 (100%)
Mt. Tahoma 38 (97%)
Stadium 12 (92%)
Wilson 41 (93%)
Total 162 (96%)