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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Midland Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530294003145
Midland Elementary
2300 105th St E, Tacoma, WA 98445 · (253) 298-4500 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
277 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
44.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
40.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 30.7% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 53.3% | 41.6% |
| 2017-18 | 52.4% | 44.3% |
| 2016-17 | 56.9% | 42.9% |
| 2015-16 | 49.1% | 43.2% |
| 2014-15 | 50.4% | 46.1% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Midland Elementary
Midland Elementary's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Elementary this school | 399 | 69.4% | 38.9% |
| Lake Louise Elementary School Lakewood | 450 | 69.6% | 40.4% |
| Whitman Elementary School Tacoma | 365 | 71.2% | 31.5% |
| Lyon Elementary School Tacoma | 381 | 67.7% | 39.6% |
| Edison Elementary School Tacoma | 413 | 70.9% | 37.0% |
| Brookdale Elementary Tacoma | 483 | 69.2% | 40.2% |
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 Midland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #650 of 936 | #105 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #659 of 1,103 ▲ 181 | #91 of 142 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #647 of 1,102 ▲ 59 | #91 of 142 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.9pp | #9 of 928 | #1 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #640 of 1,268 | #88 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #291 of 1,085 | #25 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.9% | #24 of 1,088 | #11 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #271 of 1,169 | #29 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #113 of 778 | #7 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
399
-94 (-19%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 69% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 76% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 31.5 | 14.9:1 | 75% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 70% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 81% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 81% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 69% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (571 to 399); teachers down 18% (33 to 27).
About Midland Elementary
Tacoma, Washington, is home to Midland Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 399 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 14 schools in Franklin Pierce School District, with 7,187 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Midland Elementary, with 29% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 17% multiracial, 14% Black, and 10% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Pierce County, the Hispanic share is about 13%. The chance that two students picked at random at Midland Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 80%.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Midland Elementary was 14.8:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. Midland Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 69%. Among public schools in Pierce County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.6%. Midland Elementary scores 38.9%.
Pierce County census figures show that median household income is about $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 287 public schools operate in Pierce County, serving about 138,462 students.
The closest other public school is Franklin Pierce High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Midland Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.9% against a local average of 34.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Midland Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 493 in 2020-21 and 399 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 14.8:1.
Community posts for Midland Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Franklin Pierce School District
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Franklin Pierce High SchoolHigh · 977 students
- Morris Ford Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Perry G Keithley Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Brookdale ElementaryElementary · 483 students
- Collins ElementaryElementary · 466 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 Midland Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Midland Elementary. Midland Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Midland ElementaryGalivants Ferry, SC · 744 students
- Midland ElementaryPoway, CA · 580 students
- Midland ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 553 students
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFLORAL, AR · 291 students
- Midland Elementary SchoolLacon, IL · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Pierce High School0.5 mi · 977
- Morris Ford Middle School0.5 mi · 831
- Harvard Elementary1.4 mi · 445
- Central Avenue Elementary1.4 mi · 355
- Collins Elementary1.5 mi · 466
- Larchmont Elementary School1.8 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Midland ElementaryHow many students attend Midland Elementary?
Midland Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Midland Elementary serve?
Midland Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midland Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midland Elementary?
At Midland Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Midland Elementary public or private?
Midland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin Pierce School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.