Evergreen Elementary

Located at 1311 172nd Street East, in Spanaway, Washington, Evergreen Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that works with 530 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Bethel School District. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 380.

Bethel School District runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 21,732 students. Evergreen Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Evergreen Elementary lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 22% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Evergreen Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate 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. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Evergreen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Spanaway Lake High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Evergreen Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Evergreen Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 536 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Evergreen Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.