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Whittier Elementary School

Regular School · Tacoma, WA

Whittier Elementary School is a regular school school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades PK–03 with 305 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 03
Enrollment
305
Teachers (FTE)
17.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 103 34%
Two or more races 70 23%
Hispanic/Latino 53 17%
Black or African American 49 16%
Asian 17 6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 13 4%
Total enrollment 305 152M / 153F

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)
+0.18 grade levels
Math
-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
123
40.3% 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.) 305 100%

Contact & Location

777 Elm Tree Ln

Tacoma, WA 98466

Phone: (253)571-7500

District

Tacoma School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,274

District enrollment: 28,311

NCES ID

530870001511

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