📍 1920 128th Street E, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98444
Collins Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 462 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 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Collins Elementary enrolls 462 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 15% |
| Asian | 37 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 6.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 462 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Collins 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.
Collins 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 462 students, Collins Elementary is close to the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large