Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870001506
Skyline Elementary School
6301 N. 23rd St, Tacoma, WA 98406 · (253) 571-7800 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
175 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
68%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
48.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.2pp since 2014
Math
45.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 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 | 48.6% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 42.8% |
| 2022-23 | 51.1% | 37.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 45.6% |
| 2018-19 | 65.8% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 56.7% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 58.6% |
| 2015-16 | 58.5% | 53.8% |
| 2014-15 | 55.8% | 53.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Skyline Elementary School
Skyline Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Elementary School this school | 329 | 53.2% | 49.3% |
| Bryant Montessori School Tacoma | 313 | 49.8% | 38.1% |
| Idlewild Elementary School Lakewood | 380 | 51.6% | 32.6% |
| Meeker Elementary Puyallup | 366 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
| Downing Elementary School Tacoma | 298 | 53.4% | 63.6% |
| Julia Butler Hansen Elementary OLYMPIA | 412 | 53.6% | 44.1% |
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 Skyline Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #444 of 936 | #73 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #530 of 1,103 ▲ 46 | #76 of 142 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #550 of 1,102 ▼ 60 | #82 of 142 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #198 of 928 | #36 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #868 of 1,268 | #122 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #379 of 1,085 | #39 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #341 of 1,088 | #82 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #575 of 1,169 | #72 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #664 of 778 | #76 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
329
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 329 | 21.7 | 15.2:1 | 53% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 19.9 | 18.7:1 | 56% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 21.8 | 14.9:1 | 48% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 53% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 22.5 | 15.5:1 | 58% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 61% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 52% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (349 to 329); teachers down 4% (22.5 to 21.7).
About Skyline Elementary School
Skyline Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, (ZIP code 98406). The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 329 students in 2024-25.
Tacoma School District enrolls 28,900 students, and its 66 schools include Skyline Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Skyline Elementary School, about 49 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 20% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Pierce County is about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Skyline Elementary School has a ratio of 15.2:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 53%. The average for public schools in Pierce County is similar, at 50%.
Skyline Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3% and a predicted 44.5%.
The school is in Pierce County, where median household income comes to about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pierce County counts 287 public schools with about 138,462 students.
Skyline Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Tacoma Online High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Skyline Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Skyline Elementary School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 313 to 329.
This page collects posts and questions about Skyline Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Skyline Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 8 states are named Skyline Elementary. Skyline Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 14.
- Skyline ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 562 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolFerndale, WA · 496 students
- Skyline ElementarySpokane, WA · 412 students
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 1,141 students
- SKYLINE ELEM.SEDALIA, MO · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Tacoma Online High School0.1 mi · 497
- Tacoma Online Elementary School0.1 mi · 144
- Tacoma Online Middle School0.1 mi · 170
- Downing Elementary School0.7 mi · 298
- Truman Middle School0.8 mi · 438
- Dr. Dolores Silas High School0.9 mi · 1,160
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline Elementary SchoolHow large is Skyline Elementary School?
Skyline Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
Is Skyline Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyline Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Skyline Elementary School have?
Skyline Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyline Elementary School?
At Skyline Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Skyline Elementary School in?
Skyline Elementary School is part of Tacoma School District.
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