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McCarver Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2111 S J St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98405

393
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

McCarver Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Tacoma School District

Enrollment & staffing

McCarver Elementary School enrolls 393 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
201 (51%)
Female students
192 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.9
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 26% Two or more races, 24% Black or African American and 24% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Two or more races10226%
Black or African American9624%
White9524%
Hispanic or Latino6216%
Asian225.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander123.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native41%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

334 of the school's 393 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 13 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

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

McCarver 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-60, state senate district 27, state house district 27.

School district: Tacoma School District

McCarver 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 393 students, McCarver Elementary School is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.

28,847
District students
69
Schools
1,634
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

28%
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: City - Midsize

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