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The public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in Tacoma, Washington

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in Tacoma, Washington, drawn from 49 qualifying public elementary schools. Midland Elementary leads the list at +19.9pp, against a median of -0.8pp across the ranked schools.

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