Tacoma School of the Arts

The Tacoma School of the Arts is the only arts school in the greater Tacoma, Washington area. SOTA historically only housed grades 10 through 12, but beginning in the 2012 school year, it began admitting students in the 9th grade as well. SOTA's student capacity is around 500 students. SOTA was established in the fall of 2001, with help from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Classes are...