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The public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in Tacoma, Washington

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in Tacoma, Washington, drawn from 49 qualifying public elementary schools. Lowell Elementary School leads the list at -13.6pp, against a median of -0.8pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
49
Tacoma, Washington
Best 3-yr change
-13.6pp
Median 3-yr change
-0.8pp
BIGGEST DECLINES · TACOMA, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Lowell Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District33179.3%65.6%-13.6pp
2Stanley Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District32539.7%27.4%-12.2pp
3Harvard ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District44537.4%25.2%-12.1pp
4Lyon Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District38147.1%35.1%-12.0pp
5Larchmont Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District30344.4%34.3%-10.1pp
6Franklin Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District26036.7%27.1%-9.6pp
7Lister Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District37630.7%22.4%-8.3pp
8Whitman Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District36531.8%25.2%-6.6pp
9Edna Travis Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District33716.9%11.4%-5.5pp
10Grant Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District37859.3%54.1%-5.2pp
11Chester H Thompson ElementaryTACOMA, WABethel School District68842.9%37.9%-5.0pp
12Downing Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District29862.8%57.8%-5.0pp
13Sheridan Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District52534.1%29.3%-4.8pp
14Browns Point Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District44575.3%71.7%-3.6pp
15Skyline Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District32950.4%46.9%-3.5pp
16Crescent Heights Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District45159.8%56.3%-3.4pp
17Katherine G. Johnson Elementary SchoolTacoma, WABethel School District59258.2%55.0%-3.2pp
18Sherman Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District43268.8%66.2%-2.6pp
19Washington Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District38367.4%65.0%-2.4pp
20Roosevelt Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District27026.0%23.8%-2.2pp
21Whittier Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District30548.7%47.1%-1.6pp
22Fawcett Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District42633.0%32.1%-0.9pp
23Manitou Park Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District42924.2%23.3%-0.9pp
24Naches Trail ElementaryTacoma, WABethel School District51939.4%38.7%-0.8pp
25Collins ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District46640.8%40.0%-0.8pp
26Birney Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District47625.7%25.3%-0.4pp
27Elmhurst Elementary SchoolTACOMA, WAFranklin Pierce School District33527.7%27.6%-0.1pp
28Boze Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District48528.6%29.8%+1.2pp
29Central Avenue ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District35534.4%36.0%+1.6pp
30Brookdale ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District48338.1%40.0%+2.0pp
31Jefferson Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District35862.2%64.7%+2.5pp
32Arlington Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District39021.0%24.6%+3.6pp
33Point Defiance Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District30157.5%61.4%+3.9pp
34Bryant Montessori SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District31338.9%43.5%+4.6pp
35Helen Stafford Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District45324.9%29.5%+4.6pp
36Delong Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District34939.9%45.1%+5.1pp
37Mann Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District34041.4%47.1%+5.7pp
38N.E. Tacoma Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District41847.4%53.7%+6.2pp
39Reed Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District42622.2%28.6%+6.4pp
40Blix Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District44222.3%28.8%+6.5pp
41Edison Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District41330.4%37.5%+7.1pp
42Fife Elementary SchoolTacoma, WAFife School District86634.0%41.7%+7.6pp
43Geiger Montessori SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District52147.2%54.8%+7.6pp
44James Sales ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District38739.6%47.3%+7.7pp
45Clover Creek ElementaryTacoma, WABethel School District61748.4%57.0%+8.6pp
46Waller Road ElementaryTacoma, WAPuyallup School District30622.8%37.0%+14.1pp
47Fern Hill Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District31125.7%40.2%+14.5pp
48Christensen ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District34620.5%36.5%+16.1pp
49Midland ElementaryTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District39922.2%42.1%+19.9pp
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