📍 777 Elm Tree Ln, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98466
Whittier Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elementary School enrolls 326 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 21% Two or more races and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 115 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 17% |
| Asian | 16 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 326 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whittier Elementary School 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 28, state house district 28.
Whittier 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 326 students, Whittier 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: Suburb - Large
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