Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530870001509
Washington Elementary School
2615 N. Adams Street, Tacoma, WA 98407 · (253) 571-5700 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
80 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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
45%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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
60.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 68.9% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.5% | 61.3% |
| 2018-19 | 72.2% | 64.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 69.7% |
| 2016-17 | 70.7% | 69.9% |
| 2015-16 | 69.7% | 67.7% |
| 2014-15 | 73.2% | 69.1% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 383 | 20.9% | 70.5% |
| Harbor Heights Elementary School Gig Harbor | 397 | 20.9% | 74.3% |
| Sherman Elementary School Tacoma | 432 | 19.4% | 70.0% |
| Silver Beach Elementary School Bellingham | 357 | 23.8% | 68.9% |
| Desert Sky Elementary West Richland | 441 | 20.2% | N/A |
| Seaview Elementary EDMONDS | 402 | 24.9% | 67.7% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #133 of 936 | #11 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #249 of 1,103 ▼ 106 | #30 of 142 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #165 of 1,102 ▼ 45 | #20 of 142 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #259 of 928 | #44 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #700 of 1,268 | #94 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #1,059 of 1,085 | #139 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #853 of 1,088 | #130 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #1,025 of 1,169 | #140 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #292 of 778 | #31 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
383
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 383 | 19.3 | 19.8:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 21.5 | 16.7:1 | 22% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 20.8 | 17.2:1 | 20% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 23 | 20.1:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 18 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (478 to 383); teachers down 20% (24 to 19.3).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Tacoma, Washington. The school counted 383 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Tacoma School District has 28,900 students spread across 66 schools.
The largest group at Washington Elementary School is White students, at 72%. Other groups make up 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 64% of Pierce County residents are White. The diversity index for Washington Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.8:1. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 21%. The 50% average for public schools in Pierce County is 29 points higher.
Washington Elementary School scores 70.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that the median household earns about $99,564 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Pierce County, 287 public schools serve about 138,462 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mason Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Elementary School. Washington Elementary School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment at Washington Elementary School was 382 in 2020-21 and 383 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.8:1.
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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 Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 68th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementarySunnyside, WA · 602 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWENATCHEE, WA · 554 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 501 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 405 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, WA · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Mason Middle School0.2 mi · 639
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 358
- Downing Elementary School1.0 mi · 298
- Sherman Elementary School1.0 mi · 432
- Lowell Elementary School1.0 mi · 331
- Grant Elementary School1.2 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Tacoma School District.
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