State/Public Elementary Open

Helen Stafford Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1615 South 92nd St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98444

451
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Helen Stafford 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-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Tacoma School District

Enrollment & staffing

Helen Stafford Elementary School enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
239 (53%)
Female students
212 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.9
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 26% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Asian and 17% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino11826%
Asian10122%
White7817%
Black or African American6414%
Two or more races5412%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander337.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

319 of the school's 451 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 qualify for free lunch and 44 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

Helen Stafford 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.

School district: Tacoma School District

Helen Stafford 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, Helen Stafford 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

21%
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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