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Chester H Thompson Elementary

Regular School · TACOMA, WA

Chester H Thompson Elementary is a regular school school in TACOMA, Washington, serving grades PK–05 with 688 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
688
Teachers (FTE)
41.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 339 49%
White 141 20%
Two or more races 97 14%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 46 7%
Black or African American 45 7%
Asian 17 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Total enrollment 688 336M / 352F

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.10 grade levels
Math
+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
19 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
243
35.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 688 100%

Contact & Location

303 159TH ST E

TACOMA, WA 98445

Phone: (253)800-5800

District

Bethel School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,305

District enrollment: 21,156

NCES ID

530048000121

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD