Roy Elementary

Located at 340 Peterson St, in ROY, Washington, Roy Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community that serves 285 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Bethel School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Roy Elementary sits 25% below that benchmark.

Within Bethel School District, which oversees 39 schools and 21,732 students, Roy Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Roy Elementary logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pierce County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roy Elementary records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Roy Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roy Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 37.9%.

In the broader community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Roy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

McKenna Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roy Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 355 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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