Curtis Senior High School
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| George R. Curtis Senior High School | |
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8425 40th W University Place , Washington , 98466 United States | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | University Place School District |
| Principal | Tom Adams |
| Teaching staff | 53.70 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,303 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.26[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | Curtis Senior High School |
Curtis Senior High School is a public high school located in University Place, Washington. Curtis Senior High School is a part of the University Place School District and the only high school in the district.
The University Place school district includes most of University Place and portions of Fircrest and Tacoma.[2]
The school's namesake comes from the former UPSD Superintendent George R. Curtis. The school opened in 1957 as a joint junior-senior high school at the corner of 40th and Grandview. In 1962, a high school facility was built about 500 yards east of the junior high that then extended up 40th Street. This separated the schools from 8th-9th grade for the junior high and 10th-12th grade for the senior high school. And after this, the original site became just a junior high school. In 2009, the original junior high was torn down and a new facility was built about 400 yards northeast of that site.
