Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870001464
Fawcett Elementary School
126 E. 60th Street, Tacoma, WA 98404 · (253) 571-4700 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Washington public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
16.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
278 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
78%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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.8pp since 2014
Math
29.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -20.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 31.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.9% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 29.9% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 38.9% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| 2015-16 | 42.3% | 46.1% |
| 2014-15 | 43.5% | 49.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 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 Fawcett Elementary School
Fawcett Elementary School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawcett Elementary School this school | 426 | 65.3% | 32.4% |
| Ilalko Elementary School AUBURN | 468 | 63.0% | 42.1% |
| Lyon Elementary School Tacoma | 381 | 67.7% | 39.6% |
| Lakeland Elementary School AUBURN | 418 | 61.0% | 36.1% |
| Camas Prairie Elementary Spanaway | 529 | 67.9% | 55.1% |
| Evergreen Elementary Spanaway | 530 | 66.4% | 42.1% |
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 Fawcett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #765 of 936 | #120 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #889 of 1,103 ▼ 64 | #121 of 142 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #866 of 1,102 ▲ 14 | #120 of 142 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #332 of 928 | #56 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #533 of 1,268 | #79 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #637 of 1,085 | #76 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.5% | #54 of 1,088 | #23 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #349 of 1,169 | #44 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #715 of 778 | #80 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
426
+53 (+14%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 426 | 26.4 | 16.1:1 | 65% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 70% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 22.9 | 15.0:1 | 62% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 26.9 | 16.4:1 | 65% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 67% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 62% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 30 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fawcett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (440 to 426); teachers down 2% (26.9 to 26.4).
About Fawcett Elementary School
Fawcett Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Washington, with an address in Tacoma. It enrolls 426 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Tacoma School District has 28,900 students spread across 66 schools.
About 30% of students at Fawcett Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 8% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 78, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1. The school reported 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County.
Fawcett Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Washington public elementary schools.
Fawcett Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.4% and a predicted 36.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that median household income comes to about $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Pierce County counts 287 public schools with about 138,462 students.
The closest school to Fawcett Elementary School is Sheridan Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 34.8% on proficiency, and Fawcett Elementary School is below that at 32.4%.
NCES assigns Fawcett Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 426, from 373 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Sheridan Elementary School0.6 mi · 525
- Stewart Middle School0.7 mi · 650
- Industrial Design Engineering and Arts0.7 mi · 392
- Boze Elementary School0.8 mi · 485
- Lyon Elementary School0.9 mi · 381
- Mann Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Fawcett Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fawcett Elementary School?
Fawcett Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fawcett Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fawcett Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fawcett Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Fawcett Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Fawcett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fawcett Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees Fawcett Elementary School?
Fawcett Elementary School is overseen by Tacoma School District in Pierce County.
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