Spanaway Elementary

Set in Spanaway, Washington, Spanaway Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school, overseen by Bethel School District. It works with 371 students across grades K through 5.

Spanaway Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Bethel School District, a district that caters to 21,732 students overall.

Demographically, Spanaway Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Spanaway Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.6%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +4.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Pierce County shows median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Spanaway Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Spanaway Elementary comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Spanaway Elementary's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 371). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 43% to 34%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Spanaway Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.