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Point Defiance Elementary School

Regular School · Tacoma, WA

Point Defiance Elementary School is a regular school school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades KG–05 with 301 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
301
Teachers (FTE)
18.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 191 63%
Hispanic/Latino 39 13%
Two or more races 31 10%
Asian 16 5%
Black or African American 13 4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 7 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 301 150M / 151F

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)
+0.25 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
5 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
40
13.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 301 100%

Contact & Location

4330 N Visscher St

Tacoma, WA 98407

Phone: (253)571-6900

District

Tacoma School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,274

District enrollment: 28,311

NCES ID

530870001493

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