Total enrollment
28,847
+159 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
70 schools in Tacoma School District
Washington · 28,900 students · 2 cities
In total, Tacoma School District hosts 70 public K-12 schools with about 28,900 students, averaging 413 per school.
4-year change in Tacoma School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
64
+2 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tacoma School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #89 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 28,900 | #3 of 183 | #237 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 66 | #2 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #133 of 183 | #8,019 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.6% | #68 of 183 | #3,145 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.7% | #4 of 146 | #13 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Tacoma School District
State test results across the district's 55 scored schools run from Browns Point Elementary School at 74.3% proficient to Edna Travis Elementary School at 16.2%, a gap of 58.2 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 56 district schools that reported both years went from 28,449 to 27,039 students (down 5%) and from 1,570 to 1,421 full-time teachers (down 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Tacoma School District
Across 70 schools, Tacoma School District serves about 28,900 students in Washington. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
In terms of grade levels, Tacoma School District consists of 39 elementary, 13 middle, 17 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 28,847 students, remained close to its prior level from the 28,688 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 62 to 64 across the same 4-year window.
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