📍 10621 234th Ave E., Buckley, Pierce County, 98321
Foothills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buckley, Pierce County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the White River School District school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foothills Elementary enrolls 489 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 489 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foothills Elementary 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-80, state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Foothills Elementary is one of 10 schools in White River School District, based in BUCKLEY, Washington. The district serves 4,475 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Foothills Elementary is close to the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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