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Dieringer Heights Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 21727 34th Street E., Lake Tapps, Pierce County, 98391

432
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dieringer Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Tapps, Pierce County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dieringer School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Dieringer School District

Enrollment & staffing

Dieringer Heights Elementary enrolls 432 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
228 (53%)
Female students
204 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.1
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 10% Two or more races and 8.8% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White29167%
Two or more races4510%
Asian388.8%
Hispanic or Latino368.3%
Black or African American163.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

84 of the school's 432 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Dieringer Heights Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-80, state senate district 31, state house district 31.

School district: Dieringer School District

Dieringer Heights Elementary is one of 3 schools in Dieringer School District, based in Lake Tapps, Washington. The district serves 1,424 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Dieringer Heights Elementary is close to the district average of about 475 students per school.

1,424
District students
3
Schools
83
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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