📍 4608 128th ST E, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98446
Central Avenue Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Avenue Elementary enrolls 379 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 16% |
| Asian | 34 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 7.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 379 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Avenue 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 25, state house district 25.
Central Avenue 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 379 students, Central Avenue Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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