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Downing Elementary School

Regular School · Tacoma, WA

Downing Elementary School is a regular school school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades PK–05 with 298 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
298
Teachers (FTE)
16.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 174 58%
Two or more races 59 20%
Hispanic/Latino 34 11%
Black or African American 20 7%
Asian 5 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 5 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 298 164M / 134F

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)
+0.12 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
31
10.4% 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.) 298 100%

Contact & Location

5130 N. 26th Street

Tacoma, WA 98406

Phone: (253)571-7100

District

Tacoma School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,274

District enrollment: 28,311

NCES ID

530870001461

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