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Elmhurst Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 420 133rd ST E, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98445

358
Pupils
14.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Elmhurst Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Franklin Pierce School District

Enrollment & staffing

Elmhurst Elementary School enrolls 358 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.

Male students
186 (52%)
Female students
172 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student-teacher ratio
14.9:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% White, 24% Two or more races and 22% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White10128%
Two or more races8624%
Hispanic or Latino8022%
Black or African American5114%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander205.6%
Asian154.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native51.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

256 of the school's 358 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 Kโ€“5Title I

Elmhurst Elementary School 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

Elmhurst Elementary School 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 358 students, Elmhurst Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 479 students per school.

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

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Academic Performance

20%
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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