Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870001494
Reed Elementary School
1802 S 36th St, Tacoma, WA 98418 · (253) 571-6464 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
309 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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
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
31.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
25.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.3% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 24.4% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.3% | 31.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 22.1% | 23.1% |
| 2015-16 | 33.6% | 30.8% |
| 2014-15 | 25.4% | 33.0% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Reed Elementary School
Reed Elementary School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Elementary School this school | 426 | 72.5% | 27.7% |
| Dower Elementary School Lakewood | 337 | 74.5% | 29.6% |
| Manitou Park Elementary School Tacoma | 429 | 76.0% | 27.3% |
| Edna Travis Elementary School Tacoma | 337 | 78.3% | 16.1% |
| Silver Lake Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 382 | 74.6% | 28.9% |
| Stanley Elementary School Tacoma | 325 | 66.2% | 27.7% |
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 Reed Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #832 of 936 | #131 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #957 of 1,103 ▼ 1 | #128 of 142 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #909 of 1,102 ▲ 47 | #125 of 142 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #201 of 928 | #37 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #534 of 1,268 | #80 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #684 of 1,085 | #82 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.2% | #37 of 1,088 | #17 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #216 of 1,169 | #20 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #253 of 257 | #43 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
426
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 73% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 27.3 | 13.1:1 | 82% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 26.1 | 13.8:1 | 73% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 77% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 29.5 | 14.3:1 | 83% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 83% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 73% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reed Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (424 to 426); teachers down 12% (29.5 to 26).
About Reed Elementary School
Reed Elementary School, located in Tacoma, Washington, is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 426 students.
Reed Elementary School is in Tacoma School District, a district with 28,900 students across 66 schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Reed Elementary School, 27% of enrollment. Other groups make up 26% Black, 19% multiracial, 17% White, and 6% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 13% of Pierce County residents are Hispanic. Reed Elementary School has a diversity index of 79%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Reed Elementary School total 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 73%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Pierce County.
In Washington, Reed Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.7% actual against a predicted 31.5%.
Across Pierce County, median household income is about $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Pierce County number 287 and enroll about 138,462.
The closest public school to Reed Elementary School is Insight School of WA Open Doors Program, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Reed Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Reed Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Reed Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Reed Elementary School went from 392 students to 426. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.5:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Reed Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Reed Elementary. Reed Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Reed Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 847 students
- Reed Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 766 students
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKUNA, ID · 675 students
- REED ELEMENTARYST LOUIS, MO · 410 students
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDUMAS, AR · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Insight School of WA Open Doors Program0.5 mi · 8
- Whitman Elementary School0.6 mi · 365
- Madison Headstart0.8 mi · 23
- Lincoln High School0.9 mi · 1,556
- Angelo Giaudrone Middle School0.9 mi · 449
- Oakland High School1.2 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Reed Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Reed Elementary School?
Reed Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Reed Elementary School serve?
Reed Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Reed Elementary School have?
Reed Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reed Elementary School?
At Reed Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 27% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Reed Elementary School public or private?
Reed Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tacoma School District.
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