📍 4330 N Visscher St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98407
Point Defiance Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Point Defiance Elementary School enrolls 333 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Two or more races and 8.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 222 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 22 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 333 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Point Defiance Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Point Defiance 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 333 students, Point Defiance Elementary School is smaller than 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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