Mann Elementary School

Mann Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Tacoma, Washington, overseen by Tacoma School District, serveing 340 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Tacoma School District, which oversees 66 schools and 28,900 students, Mann Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mann Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 24%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 23% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 19% Black, 8% Asian. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 66% of students at Mann Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mann Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.8%; actual is 48.4%, +12.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pierce County put 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), Mann Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Angelo Giaudrone Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mann Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mann Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

Mann Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Mann Elementary School's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 340). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 34% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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