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Brookdale Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 611 132nd St S., Tacoma, Pierce County, 98444

486
Pupils
15.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Brookdale Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Franklin Pierce School District

Enrollment & staffing

Brookdale Elementary enrolls 486 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.

Male students
241 (50%)
Female students
240 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student-teacher ratio
15.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White14230%
Hispanic or Latino13127%
Two or more races9720%
Black or African American5111%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander418.5%
Asian142.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native51%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

333 of the school's 486 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. 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 Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Brookdale Elementary 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.

School district: Franklin Pierce School District

Brookdale Elementary is one of 15 schools in Franklin Pierce School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 7,187 students district-wide and employs 472 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, Brookdale Elementary is close to the district average of about 479 students per school.

7,187
District students
15
Schools
472
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
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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