Lyon Elementary School

Located at 101 E 46th St, in Tacoma, Washington, Lyon Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus that enrolls 381 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Tacoma School District.

Across the 66 schools in Tacoma School District (28,900 students total), Lyon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lyon Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 27% White, 18% multiracial, 10% Black, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 68% of students at Lyon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lyon Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.8%, the actual is 39.6%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pierce County) shows that median household income runs about $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. Lyon Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

The closest other public school is Stewart Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lyon Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 10%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.