📍 601 S. 8th Street, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98405
Special Services is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 20 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Special Services enrolls 20 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 80% male and 20% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 30% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
7 of the school's 20 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Special Services is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Special Services 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 20 students, Special Services 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