Willard Early Learning Center

As a very small K-5 school in Tacoma, Washington, Willard Early Learning Center caters to 30 students from grade pre-K, run under Tacoma School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Willard Early Learning Center sits 92% leaner than that benchmark.

Willard Early Learning Center is one of 66 schools operated by Tacoma School District, a district that enrolls 28,900 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Willard Early Learning Center logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (23%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 17% Asian, 17% multiracial, 10% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pierce County put median household earnings sit near $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Willard Early Learning Center is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Lincoln High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Willard Early Learning Center operates from a city-core location.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Willard Early Learning Center community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.