Stanley Elementary School

As a mid-tier primary school in Tacoma, Washington, Stanley Elementary School teaches 325 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Tacoma School District.

Tacoma School District comprises 66 schools with combined enrollment of 28,900 students; Stanley Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Stanley Elementary School lists that 27% of students identify as multiracial, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Stanley Elementary School records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Stanley Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Stanley Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.8%; this one delivers 27.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pierce County put the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Stanley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Edna Travis Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stanley Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stanley Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 29.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stanley Elementary School has grew 7%, going from 303 students in 2018 to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 32% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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