Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870001479
Lyon Elementary School
101 E 46th St, Tacoma, WA 98404 · (253) 571-4800 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
258 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 | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
79%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
34.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
36.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.2% | 34.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 46.8% |
| 2018-19 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| 2017-18 | 56.2% | 45.9% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 41.3% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 42.6% |
| 2014-15 | 25.7% | 25.3% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Lyon Elementary School
Lyon Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Elementary School this school | 381 | 67.7% | 39.6% |
| Fawcett Elementary School Tacoma | 426 | 65.3% | 32.4% |
| Midland Elementary Tacoma | 399 | 69.4% | 38.9% |
| Lake Louise Elementary School Lakewood | 450 | 69.6% | 40.4% |
| Nautilus K-8 School FEDERAL WAY | 469 | 66.3% | 44.3% |
| Brigadoon Elementary School Federal Way | 366 | 65.8% | 42.5% |
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 Lyon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #638 of 936 | #103 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #750 of 1,103 ▼ 216 | #104 of 142 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #875 of 1,102 ▼ 163 | #121 of 142 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #20 of 928 | #5 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #710 of 1,268 | #96 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #840 of 1,085 | #105 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.6% | #52 of 1,088 | #22 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #304 of 1,169 | #35 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #128 of 257 | #21 of 43 |
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
381
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 381 | 22.3 | 17.1:1 | 68% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 23.1 | 14.9:1 | 69% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 64% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 66% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 24.2 | 14.3:1 | 77% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 80% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 70% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (346 to 381); teachers down 8% (24.2 to 22.3).
About Lyon Elementary School
Lyon Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Tacoma, Washington. It enrolls 381 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Within Tacoma School District, Lyon Elementary School is one of 66 schools. The district enrolls 28,900 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lyon Elementary School is Hispanic, with 30% of students. Other groups include 27% White, 18% multiracial, 10% Black, and 8% Asian. The county population is about 13% Hispanic. The diversity index for Lyon Elementary School is 79%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 17.3:1. Of all students at Lyon Elementary School, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Pierce County, the average is 50%.
The model predicts 34.8% for a school in Washington with Lyon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lyon Elementary School posts 39.6%.
In Pierce County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $99,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 287 public schools and about 138,462 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Stewart Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lyon Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 15 students, from 366 to 381. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.1:1, from 13.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lyon Elementary School. 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
Other Lyon Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lyon Elementary. Lyon Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Lyon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 988 students
- Lyon Elementary SchoolGlenview, IL · 454 students
- LYON ELEMENTARYREPUBLIC, MO · 430 students
- Lyon ElementaryLYON, MS · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Stewart Middle School0.4 mi · 650
- Sheridan Elementary School0.7 mi · 525
- Lincoln High School0.8 mi · 1,556
- Mann Elementary School0.9 mi · 340
- Whitman Elementary School0.9 mi · 365
- Fawcett Elementary School0.9 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Lyon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lyon Elementary School?
Lyon Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lyon Elementary School serve?
Lyon Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lyon Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lyon Elementary School?
At Lyon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Lyon Elementary School public or private?
Lyon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tacoma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.