📍 7817 Dower Rd West, Lakewood, Pierce County, 98499
Dower Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakewood, Pierce County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clover Park School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dower Elementary School enrolls 289 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 59% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 24% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 24% |
| White | 69 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 18% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 25 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 15 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 289 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dower Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Dower Elementary School is one of 32 schools in Clover Park School District, based in LAKEWOOD, Washington. The district serves 12,345 students district-wide and employs 744 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Dower Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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