Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870002742
Crescent Heights Elementary School
4110 Nassau Ave Ne, Tacoma, WA 98422 · (253) 571-5500 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
220 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 56.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.2% | 55.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 56.2% |
| 2018-19 | 65.7% | 61.6% |
| 2017-18 | 61.7% | 56.6% |
| 2016-17 | 58.4% | 56.9% |
| 2015-16 | 64.7% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.8% | 58.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crescent Heights Elementary School
Crescent Heights Elementary School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Heights Elementary School this school | 451 | 48.8% | 58.7% |
| Beverly Elementary Lynnwood | 413 | 47.7% | 35.4% |
| Echo Lake Elementary School Shoreline | 416 | 46.4% | 51.6% |
| North Hill Elementary Des Moines | 518 | 45.9% | 59.5% |
| Carter Lake Elementary School JBLM McChord Field | 420 | 46.7% | 50.0% |
| Lynndale Elementary EDMONDS | 442 | 53.8% | 47.1% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crescent Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #276 of 936 | #42 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #396 of 1,103 ▼ 90 | #54 of 142 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #302 of 1,102 ▼ 60 | #39 of 142 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #206 of 928 | #38 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #449 of 1,268 | #63 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,019 of 1,085 | #133 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #93 of 1,088 | #39 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #668 of 1,169 | #92 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #720 of 778 | #82 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 24.1 | 18.8:1 | 49% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 45% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 24.5 | 16.1:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 36% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 25.4 | 18.3:1 | 30% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (465 to 451); teachers down 5% (25.4 to 24.1).
About Crescent Heights Elementary School
Crescent Heights Elementary School is one of the public schools in Tacoma, Washington. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 451 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Tacoma School District runs Crescent Heights Elementary School along with 65 other schools, enrolling 28,900 students in total.
At Crescent Heights Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 11% Black, and 8% Asian. By comparison, Pierce County residents are about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.8:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pierce County is similar, at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Crescent Heights Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Washington public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Crescent Heights Elementary School is +11.3 points, in the top 10% of Washington. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.7%, and the predicted rate is 47.5%.
Census data for Pierce County show median household income comes to about $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 287 public schools and about 138,462 students.
Meeker Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Crescent Heights Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Crescent Heights Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.7% against a local average of 46.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.4:1).
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tacoma School District
- Stadium High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,556 students
- Mount Tahoma High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Tacoma School of the ArtsHigh · 658 students
Other schools in Tacoma
- Stadium High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,556 students
- Mount Tahoma High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Franklin Pierce High SchoolHigh · 977 students
Nearby schools
- Meeker Middle School0.1 mi · 567
- Green Gables Elementary School1.0 mi · 281
- Brigadoon Elementary School1.1 mi · 366
- Browns Point Elementary School1.3 mi · 445
- N.E. Tacoma Elementary School1.5 mi · 418
- Twin Lakes Elementary School1.6 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Crescent Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Crescent Heights Elementary School?
Crescent Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Crescent Heights Elementary School serve?
Crescent Heights Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Crescent Heights Elementary School have?
Crescent Heights Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crescent Heights Elementary School?
At Crescent Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Crescent Heights Elementary School?
Crescent Heights Elementary School is overseen by Tacoma School District in Pierce County.
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