📍 1709 85th Street E, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98445
Harvard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 408 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 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harvard Elementary enrolls 408 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 60% |
| White | 60 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 19 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 408 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harvard 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.
Harvard 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 408 students, Harvard 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