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Blix Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1302 E 38th St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98404

475
Pupils
15.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Blix Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 475 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 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Tacoma School District

Enrollment & staffing

Blix Elementary School enrolls 475 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.

Male students
239 (50%)
Female students
236 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 16% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino17938%
White8518%
Asian7416%
Two or more races6814%
Black or African American5111%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander163.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

326 of the school's 475 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 41 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

Blix 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 27, state house district 27.

School district: Tacoma School District

Blix 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 475 students, Blix 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

20%
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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