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Shining Mountain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spanaway, Pierce County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shining Mountain Elementary enrolls 608 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 114 | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 69 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 608 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shining Mountain Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-80, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Shining Mountain Elementary is one of 34 schools in Bethel School District, based in Spanaway, Washington. The district serves 21,450 students district-wide and employs 1,139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Shining Mountain Elementary is close to the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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