Muckleshoot Tribal Schools (MTS) is a K-12 school on the Muckleshoot reservation, in unincorporated King County, Washington, with an Auburn postal address.[1] It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[2] The school is off of Washington State Route 164.[3]
In 1985 the school opened in the tribal community center. At the time it had 45 students. In 2001 it had its first graduating high school class with two students, and its enrollment was 125, with 98% of them being members of the Muckleshoot tribe.[4] In 2009 its current facility opened.[5] Its expected capacity was 500-600.[4] The current facility has 107,000 square feet (9,900 m2) of building area.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Contact Us". Muckleshoot Tribal Schools. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
15209 SE 376th Street Auburn, WA 98092
- Compare to the Auburn zoning map - ^ "Muckleshoot Tribal School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ a b Whale, Robert (2009-09-10). "Dream comes to life for tribe: New school officially opens". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b Carson, Rob (2001-06-20). "Boundless pride in its class of two". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. B1, B2. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "About MTS". Muckleshoot Tribal Schools. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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