Saltars Point Elementary

Set in Steilacoom, Washington, Saltars Point Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by Steilacoom Hist. School District. It enrolls 437 students across grades 4 through 5.

Saltars Point Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Steilacoom Hist. School District, a district that serves 3,043 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Saltars Point Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Saltars Point Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pierce County put the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Saltars Point Elementary is one.

Developmental Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Saltars Point Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Saltars Point Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 437). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 16% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.