📍 7627 South Sheridan Ave, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98408
Birney Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birney Elementary School enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 27% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 27% |
| White | 93 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 15% |
| Asian | 50 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 39 | 8.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 451 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Birney Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
Birney Elementary School is one of 69 schools in Tacoma School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 28,847 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Birney Elementary School is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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