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Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School enrolls 559 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 107 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 14% |
| Asian | 55 | 9.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 41 | 7.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 559 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Katherine G. Johnson 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Katherine G. Johnson 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 559 students, Katherine G. Johnson 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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