📍 10232 Barnes Lane S, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98444
Christensen Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Christensen Elementary enrolls 368 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 31% |
| White | 82 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 42 | 12% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 368 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Christensen 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.
Christensen 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 368 students, Christensen 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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