Tacoma School District
Public school district based in Tacoma, Washington. NCES district ID 5308700; state ID WA-27010.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
67
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
28,847
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,528.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.9
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 879 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,449 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,972 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,097 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,137 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,022 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,077 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,063 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,007 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,957 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,228 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,228 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,325 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,406 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% | |
| Asian | 8.4% | |
| Black or African American | 12.3% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.6% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3.9% | |
| Two or more races | 17.0% | |
| White | 33.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.7% | |
| Male | 51.0% | |
| Not Specified | 0.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 65, Suburb 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 1,700 | 72.5 | 23.5 | City: Midsize |
| Lincoln High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 1,556 | 75.8 | 20.5 | City: Midsize |
| Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 1,410 | 66.0 | 21.4 | City: Midsize |
| Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 1,160 | 50.4 | 23 | City: Midsize |
| Baker Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 687 | 34.4 | 20 | City: Midsize |
| Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 658 | 33.6 | 19.6 | City: Midsize |
| Stewart Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 650 | 33.0 | 19.7 | City: Midsize |
| Mason Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 639 | 30.8 | 20.7 | City: Midsize |
| Foss High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 599 | 31.2 | 19.2 | City: Midsize |
| Science and Math Institute Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 597 | 29.1 | 20.5 | City: Midsize |
| First Creek Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 584 | 29.8 | 19.6 | City: Midsize |
| Meeker Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 567 | 28.1 | 20.2 | City: Midsize |
| Sheridan Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 525 | 29.8 | 17.6 | City: Midsize |
| Geiger Montessori School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 521 | 24.9 | 21 | City: Midsize |
| Hunt Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 519 | 29.1 | 17.8 | City: Midsize |
| Gray Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 510 | 27.8 | 18.3 | City: Midsize |
| Tacoma Online High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 497 | 31.5 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Boze Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 485 | 28.0 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| Birney Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 476 | 33.1 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Helen Stafford Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 453 | 23.8 | 19 | City: Midsize |
| Crescent Heights Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 451 | 24.1 | 18.8 | City: Midsize |
| Angelo Giaudrone Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 449 | 22.8 | 19.7 | City: Midsize |
| Hilltop Heritage Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 447 | 22.3 | 20.1 | City: Midsize |
| Browns Point Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 445 | 22.3 | 20 | City: Midsize |
| Blix Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 442 | 25.8 | 17.1 | City: Midsize |
| Truman Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 438 | 21.1 | 20.8 | City: Midsize |
| Sherman Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 432 | 21.5 | 20.1 | City: Midsize |
| Manitou Park Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 429 | 22.3 | 19.2 | City: Midsize |
| Fawcett Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 426 | 26.4 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| Reed Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 426 | 26.0 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 418 | 23.4 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| Edison Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 413 | 25.7 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| Tacoma Open Doors Tacoma | 9–12 | Alternative | 392 | 5.2 | 75.8check | City: Midsize |
| Industrial Design Engineering and Arts Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 392 | 22.3 | 17.6 | City: Midsize |
| Arlington Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 390 | 22.7 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Washington Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 383 | 19.3 | 19.8 | City: Midsize |
| Lyon Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 381 | 22.3 | 17.1 | City: Midsize |
| Grant Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 378 | 21.5 | 17.6 | City: Midsize |
| Lister Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 376 | 21.6 | 17.4 | City: Midsize |
| Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma | 4–8 | Regular | 368 | 20.7 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Whitman Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 365 | 21.9 | 16.7 | City: Midsize |
| Jefferson Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 358 | 19.3 | 18.5 | City: Midsize |
| Delong Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 349 | 22.0 | 15.9 | City: Midsize |
| Mann Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 340 | 19.0 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| Edna Travis Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 337 | 22.9 | 14.7 | City: Midsize |
| Lowell Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 331 | 17.4 | 19 | City: Midsize |
| Skyline Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 329 | 21.7 | 15.2 | City: Midsize |
| Stanley Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 325 | 21.4 | 15.2 | City: Midsize |
| Bryant Montessori School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 313 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Fern Hill Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 311 | 17.1 | 18.2 | City: Midsize |
| Whittier Elementary School Tacoma | PK–3 | Regular | 305 | 17.4 | 17.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Larchmont Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 303 | 20.3 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Point Defiance Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 301 | 18.5 | 16.3 | City: Midsize |
| Downing Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 298 | 16.5 | 18.1 | City: Midsize |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 270 | 16.9 | 16 | City: Midsize |
| Franklin Elementary School Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 260 | 18.1 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Tacoma Online Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 170 | 12.3 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Tacoma Online Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 144 | 11.2 | 12.9 | City: Midsize |
| Bryant Montessori Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 135 | 22.5 | 6 | City: Midsize |
| Oakland High School Tacoma | 9–12 | Alternative | 112 | 5.0 | 22.4 | City: Midsize |
| Comm Based Trans Program Tacoma | 12 | Special Education | 71 | 4.0 | 17.8 | City: Midsize |
| Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center Tacoma | 6–12 | Regular | 21 | 1.0 | 21 | City: Midsize |
| The School at Pearl Youth Residence Tacoma | 6–12 | Special Education | 21 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Special Services Tacoma | PK–12 | Alternative | 9 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ Tacoma | 9–12 | Special Education | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Tacoma Pierce County Education Center Tacoma | 9–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Hoyt Early Learning Center Tacoma | PK | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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