📍 15616 5th Ave E, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98445
Thompson Preschool is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a suburban setting. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thompson Preschool enrolls 452 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 60% male and 40% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 24 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 452 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 268 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thompson Preschool 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Thompson Preschool 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 452 students, Thompson Preschool is smaller than the district average of about 631 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large