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Whitman Elementary School

Regular School · Tacoma, WA

Whitman Elementary School is a regular school school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades PK–05 with 365 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
365
Teachers (FTE)
21.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 100 27%
White 90 25%
Two or more races 71 19%
Black or African American 60 16%
Asian 21 6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 20 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Total enrollment 365 189M / 176F

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)
-0.47 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
154
42.2% 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.) 365 100%

Contact & Location

1120 S 39th St

Tacoma, WA 98408

Phone: (253)571-7272

District

Tacoma School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,274

District enrollment: 28,311

NCES ID

530870001510

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