Chambers Elementary

Chambers Elementary is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in UNIVERSITY PLA, Washington, run under University Place School District, educateing 493 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

University Place School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,635 students. Chambers Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Chambers Elementary logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, 8% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chambers Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Chambers Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 69.1%, a residual of +15.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Pierce County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Chambers Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sunset Primary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chambers Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 498 students in 2018 compared to 493 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.