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The most racially diverse public schools in Tacoma, Washington

Across Tacoma, Washington, 78 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Lister Elementary School leads the list at 82.0%, against a median of 77.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Tacoma, Washington

Top Diversity index

82.0%

Median Diversity index

77.1%

MOST DIVERSE · TACOMA, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Lister Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	376	82.0%	13.0%(49)	22.6%(85)	18.1%(68)	15.4%(58)
2	Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	592	81.3%	26.5%(157)	14.7%(87)	18.9%(112)	9.6%(57)
3	Arlington Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	390	81.2%	22.1%(86)	19.0%(74)	25.6%(100)	10.0%(39)
4	Helen Stafford Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	453	80.8%	14.8%(67)	13.0%(59)	29.6%(134)	17.4%(79)
5	Manitou Park Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	429	80.4%	17.3%(74)	21.9%(94)	27.3%(117)	6.5%(28)
6	Fife Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	866	80.4%	28.8%(249)	10.2%(88)	23.9%(207)	10.4%(90)
7	Mount Tahoma High School	Tacoma, WA	1,410	80.4%	16.1%(227)	13.6%(192)	31.6%(445)	16.4%(232)
8	Birney Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	476	80.3%	21.4%(102)	12.4%(59)	30.5%(145)	12.6%(60)
9	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Tacoma, WA	449	80.2%	20.3%(91)	16.0%(72)	25.8%(116)	7.3%(33)
10	Foss High School	Tacoma, WA	599	80.0%	24.4%(146)	21.0%(126)	24.7%(148)	7.5%(45)
11	Mann Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	340	80.0%	23.5%(80)	18.5%(63)	22.9%(78)	7.9%(27)
12	Midland Elementary	Tacoma, WA	399	79.9%	24.1%(96)	13.5%(54)	28.8%(115)	6.3%(25)
13	Roosevelt Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	270	79.9%	13.0%(35)	19.6%(53)	33.0%(89)	6.7%(18)
14	Edna Travis Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	337	79.7%	20.5%(69)	25.2%(85)	20.2%(68)	5.9%(20)
15	Baker Middle School	Tacoma, WA	687	79.6%	16.9%(116)	12.7%(87)	32.9%(226)	13.5%(93)
16	Lincoln High School	Tacoma, WA	1,556	79.4%	13.9%(217)	17.7%(275)	33.5%(522)	12.3%(192)
17	Whitman Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	365	79.3%	24.7%(90)	16.4%(60)	27.4%(100)	5.8%(21)
18	Reed Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	426	79.2%	16.7%(71)	25.6%(109)	26.8%(114)	5.4%(23)
19	Christensen Elementary	Tacoma, WA	346	79.2%	19.4%(67)	15.9%(55)	32.1%(111)	2.6%(9)
20	Gray Middle School	Tacoma, WA	510	79.1%	17.1%(87)	18.2%(93)	32.9%(168)	9.0%(46)
21	Larchmont Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	303	78.9%	18.5%(56)	11.9%(36)	34.3%(104)	9.9%(30)
22	First Creek Middle School	Tacoma, WA	584	78.7%	10.3%(60)	16.9%(99)	36.1%(211)	13.7%(80)
23	Clover Creek Elementary	Tacoma, WA	617	78.7%	32.6%(201)	10.2%(63)	21.6%(133)	7.1%(44)
24	Lyon Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	381	78.6%	26.5%(101)	10.2%(39)	29.9%(114)	8.4%(32)
25	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	989	78.5%	23.5%(232)	12.3%(122)	33.3%(329)	6.7%(66)
26	Fawcett Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	426	78.5%	30.3%(129)	8.4%(36)	25.4%(108)	9.2%(39)
27	Elmhurst Elementary School	TACOMA, WA	335	78.5%	31.3%(105)	16.7%(56)	21.2%(71)	4.2%(14)
28	Stanley Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	325	78.3%	18.8%(61)	22.8%(74)	22.1%(72)	6.2%(20)
29	Stewart Middle School	Tacoma, WA	650	78.3%	22.8%(148)	8.8%(57)	32.3%(210)	14.5%(94)
30	Perry G Keithley Middle School	TACOMA, WA	804	78.2%	24.3%(195)	11.4%(92)	33.1%(266)	4.7%(38)
31	Edison Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	413	78.0%	24.9%(103)	17.2%(71)	29.8%(123)	7.0%(29)
32	Delong Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	349	77.9%	29.8%(104)	18.6%(65)	22.6%(79)	3.1%(11)
33	Impact Public Schools	Tacoma, WA	232	77.7%	21.6%(50)	24.1%(56)	27.2%(63)	3.0%(7)
34	Boze Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	485	77.6%	9.7%(47)	10.3%(50)	37.5%(182)	13.8%(67)
35	Franklin Pierce High School	TACOMA, WA	977	77.6%	26.0%(254)	9.5%(93)	33.9%(331)	10.0%(98)
36	James Sales Elementary	Tacoma, WA	387	77.5%	26.1%(101)	12.7%(49)	33.3%(129)	2.8%(11)
37	Spanaway Middle School	Tacoma, WA	766	77.4%	26.9%(206)	9.4%(72)	32.4%(248)	3.7%(28)
38	Brookdale Elementary	Tacoma, WA	483	77.3%	27.3%(132)	12.2%(59)	31.9%(154)	3.9%(19)
39	Whittier Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	305	77.2%	33.8%(103)	16.1%(49)	17.4%(53)	5.6%(17)
40	Crescent Heights Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	451	77.0%	35.9%(162)	10.6%(48)	22.6%(102)	8.4%(38)
41	N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	418	76.9%	33.0%(138)	6.5%(27)	26.3%(110)	14.8%(62)
42	Wainwright Intermediate School	Tacoma, WA	368	76.7%	34.8%(128)	14.4%(53)	17.4%(64)	6.0%(22)
43	Columbia Junior High School	Tacoma, WA	619	76.7%	36.7%(227)	10.2%(63)	22.6%(140)	7.9%(49)
44	Franklin Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	260	76.5%	34.6%(90)	16.9%(44)	20.4%(53)	2.7%(7)
45	Fern Hill Elementary School	Tacoma, WA	311	76.5%	20.3%(63)	10.3%(32)	38.3%(119)	8.4%(26)
46	Morris Ford Middle School	Tacoma, WA	831	76.2%	27.9%(232)	9.8%(81)	35.1%(292)	7.2%(60)
47	Naches Trail Elementary	Tacoma, WA	519	75.7%	37.2%(193)	9.6%(50)	22.5%(117)	5.4%(28)
48	Collins Elementary	Tacoma, WA	466	75.6%	38.2%(178)	8.8%(41)	24.7%(115)	8.6%(40)
49	Central Avenue Elementary	Tacoma, WA	355	75.3%	34.6%(123)	10.7%(38)	29.9%(106)	10.7%(38)
50	Fife High School	Tacoma, WA	885	75.1%	38.6%(342)	7.3%(65)	24.3%(215)	10.3%(91)

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