Delong Elementary School

Delong Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in Tacoma, Washington, operated by Tacoma School District, with 349 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 66 schools in Tacoma School District (28,900 students total), Delong Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Delong Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 21% multiracial, 19% Black, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Delong Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Delong Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.1%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of +8.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pierce County) shows that median household earnings sit near $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delong Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: The School at Pearl Youth Residence, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Delong Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Delong Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 349). The White share of enrollment edged down from 36% to 30% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Delong Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.