Henry Foss High School

Henry Foss High School, an IB World School
Address
Map
2112 South Tyler Street

, ,
98405

United States
Coordinates47°14′22″N 122°29′43″W / 47.23944°N 122.49528°W / 47.23944; -122.49528
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1973
StatusOpen
School districtTacoma Public Schools
CEEB code481383
NCES School ID530870001466[1]
PrincipalLysandra D.M. Ness
Faculty100
Grades9-12
Enrollment631 (2020–2021)
Campus typeClosed
Color(s)Green, Gold & White
     
MascotFalcons
NewspaperFoss Focus
YearbookCalypso
Websitefossfalcons.org

Henry Foss High School is an American high school in Tacoma, Washington. Named after civic leader and tugboat tycoon Henry Foss, the school first opened in 1973. Foss was the first high school in Washington state to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. It now has the longest-running IB Diploma Program west of the Mississippi in the USA. It is currently a part of the Tacoma Public Schools.

  1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Foss (530870001466)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 16 November 2021.