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Nelson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Graham, Pierce County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson Elementary School enrolls 707 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 110 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 42 | 5.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 27 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 707 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 76 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.
Nelson Elementary School 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 2, state house district 2.
Nelson Elementary School 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 707 students, Nelson Elementary School 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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