Sheridan Elementary School

Sheridan Elementary School, an average-sized K-5 school in Tacoma, Washington, run under Tacoma School District, educates 525 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Tacoma School District runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 28,900 students. Sheridan Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Sheridan Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 14% White, 14% multiracial, 11% Black, 11% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sheridan Elementary School logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Sheridan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 30.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pierce County put median household income runs about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Sheridan Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fawcett Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sheridan Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 522 students in 2018 compared to 525 in 2025.

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