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

Across Pierce County, Washington, 141 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Orting Elementary School leads the list at -16.9pp, against a median of +1.2pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

141

Pierce County, Washington

Best 3-yr change

-16.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.2pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Orting Elementary School	Orting, WA	Orting School District	567	56.3%	39.4%	-16.9pp
2	Lowell Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	331	79.3%	65.6%	-13.6pp
3	Stanley Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	325	39.7%	27.4%	-12.2pp
4	Harvard Elementary	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	445	37.4%	25.2%	-12.1pp
5	Lyon Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	381	47.1%	35.1%	-12.0pp
6	Sunrise Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	724	46.6%	35.6%	-11.0pp
7	Larchmont Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	303	44.4%	34.3%	-10.1pp
8	Franklin Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	260	36.7%	27.1%	-9.6pp
9	Vaughn Elementary School	Vaughn, WA	Peninsula School District	326	57.1%	48.4%	-8.7pp
10	Woodland Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	606	63.0%	54.4%	-8.6pp
11	Lister Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	376	30.7%	22.4%	-8.3pp
12	Mt View Elementary	Edgewood, WA	Puyallup School District	279	61.9%	54.2%	-7.8pp
13	Lake Tapps Elementary	Lake Tapps, WA	Dieringer School District	460	72.5%	65.1%	-7.4pp
14	Karshner Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	405	42.0%	34.9%	-7.1pp
15	Carter Lake Elementary School	JBLM McChord Field, WA	Clover Park School District	420	55.3%	48.3%	-7.0pp
16	Idlewild Elementary School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	380	41.4%	34.7%	-6.7pp
17	Whitman Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	365	31.8%	25.2%	-6.6pp
18	Northwood Elementary	Edgewood, WA	Puyallup School District	732	61.8%	55.3%	-6.5pp
19	Dessie F Evans Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	919	53.9%	47.6%	-6.3pp
20	Dower Elementary School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	337	32.6%	27.1%	-5.5pp
21	Edna Travis Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	337	16.9%	11.4%	-5.5pp
22	Evergreen Elementary	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	530	46.1%	40.6%	-5.4pp
23	Grant Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	378	59.3%	54.1%	-5.2pp
24	Meeker Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	366	48.4%	43.3%	-5.1pp
25	Chester H Thompson Elementary	TACOMA, WA	Bethel School District	688	42.9%	37.9%	-5.0pp
26	Pope Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	710	55.9%	50.9%	-5.0pp
27	Downing Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	298	62.8%	57.8%	-5.0pp
28	Sheridan Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	525	34.1%	29.3%	-4.8pp
29	Shaw Road Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	615	65.9%	61.2%	-4.7pp
30	Mountain Meadow Elementary	Buckley, WA	White River School District	443	85.3%	80.7%	-4.6pp
31	Dieringer Heights Elementary	Lake Tapps, WA	Dieringer School District	441	69.3%	65.1%	-4.2pp
32	Foothills Elementary	Buckley, WA	White River School District	470	56.7%	52.9%	-3.9pp
33	Fruitland Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	566	63.3%	59.6%	-3.7pp
34	Browns Point Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	445	75.3%	71.7%	-3.6pp
35	Lakeland Hills Elementary	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	512	65.7%	62.1%	-3.5pp
36	Skyline Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	329	50.4%	46.9%	-3.5pp
37	Kapowsin Elementary	Graham, WA	Bethel School District	321	48.9%	45.5%	-3.4pp
38	Crescent Heights Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	451	59.8%	56.3%	-3.4pp
39	Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Bethel School District	592	58.2%	55.0%	-3.2pp
40	Frederickson Elementary	PUYALLUP, WA	Bethel School District	527	35.8%	32.9%	-2.9pp
41	Camas Prairie Elementary	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	529	54.7%	52.0%	-2.7pp
42	Sherman Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	432	68.8%	66.2%	-2.6pp
43	Elk Ridge Elementary	Buckley, WA	White River School District	564	62.9%	60.3%	-2.6pp
44	Washington Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	383	67.4%	65.0%	-2.4pp
45	Voyager Elementary	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	443	71.1%	68.8%	-2.3pp
46	Roosevelt Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	270	26.0%	23.8%	-2.2pp
47	Shining Mountain Elementary	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	613	38.6%	36.6%	-2.0pp
48	Spinning Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	299	56.3%	54.4%	-2.0pp
49	McKenna Elementary	McKenna, WA	Yelm School District	418	53.0%	51.3%	-1.8pp
50	G W Edgerton Elementary	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	753	50.1%	48.4%	-1.7pp

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