Franklin Pierce Schools

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

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

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

^ "Home". Franklin Pierce Schools. Retrieved August 5, 2022. 315 129th Street South, Tacoma, WA 98444 - Compare to the CDP map
Also The News Tribune describes the district as being "Parkland-based': Example: "Teenage students in Midland get their hearts racing with STEM"
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pierce County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3). Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ Cafazzo, Debbie (November 10, 2016). "After nearly two decades, Franklin Pierce likely has approved a school bond". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ Needles, Allison (October 18, 2019). "What's that big construction project off Portland Avenue in Midland?". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ Cafazzo, Debbie (March 3, 2017). "Franklin Pierce farm feeds young minds, along with the wider community". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ Cafazzo, Debbie (October 11, 2016). "Franklin Pierce School District seeks $157 million bond to replace aging elementary schools and more". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Home". Franklin Pierce Schools. Retrieved August 5, 2022. 315 129th Street South, Tacoma, WA 98444 - Compare to the CDP map
Also The News Tribune describes the district as being "Parkland-based': Example: "Teenage students in Midland get their hearts racing with STEM"

[PierceCountyschools-2] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pierce County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3). Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[3] Cafazzo, Debbie (November 10, 2016). "After nearly two decades, Franklin Pierce likely has approved a school bond". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[4] Needles, Allison (October 18, 2019). "What's that big construction project off Portland Avenue in Midland?". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[5] Cafazzo, Debbie (March 3, 2017). "Franklin Pierce farm feeds young minds, along with the wider community". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[6] Cafazzo, Debbie (October 11, 2016). "Franklin Pierce School District seeks $157 million bond to replace aging elementary schools and more". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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v t e Education in Pierce County, Washington
K-12 school districts	Auburn Bethel Carbonado Clover Park Dieringer Eatonville Fife Franklin Pierce Orting Peninsula Puyallup Steilacoom Sumner–Bonney Lake Tacoma University Place White River Yelm
BIE-affiliated schools	Chief Leschi Schools
This list is incomplete.