Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School

As an expansive K-5 school in Tacoma, Washington, Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School enrolls 592 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Bethel School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (27%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 58.0%, a residual of +14.7 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clover Creek Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School operates from a residential location.

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