📍 1301 113th Street S, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98444
James Sales Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 401 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 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Sales Elementary enrolls 401 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 18% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 33% |
| White | 96 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 30 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 21 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 401 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 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.
James Sales 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.
James Sales 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 401 students, James Sales 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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