Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA
Tacoma School District — Decoded Rankings
53 of 72 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 18,691
- Free/reduced lunch
- 56.7%
- Avg SES index
- 48.4
- State
- WA
Schools in Tacoma School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (46 ranked)
46 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Hill Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #616 | #47 (WA)#34 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Downing Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #224 | #145 (WA)#86 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Lowell Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #119 | #205 (WA)#123 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #111 | #220 (WA)#127 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Browns Point Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #121 | #280 (WA)#164 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Lister Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1201 | #337 (WA)#187 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Crescent Heights Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #323 | #445 (WA)#234 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Larchmont Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #819 | #449 (WA)#235 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mann Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #626 | #450 (WA)#236 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #157 | #621 (WA)#310 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Hunt Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #977 | #719 (WA)#348 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Point Defiance Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #293 | #746 (WA)#364 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Delong Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #726 | #764 (WA)#368 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Skyline Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #691 | #771 (WA)#370 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Helen Stafford Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1326 | #802 (WA)#380 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| N.E. Tacoma Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #758 | #811 (WA)#385 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Edison Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #985 | #831 (WA)#389 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Boze Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1180 | #875 (WA)#401 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Birney Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1327 | #896 (WA)#410 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Grant Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #358 | #910 (WA)#416 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Sherman Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #172 | #917 (WA)#420 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Geiger Montessori SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #571 | #959 (WA)#435 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Arlington Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1365 | #1012 (WA)#453 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| First Creek Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1419 | #1032 (WA)#459 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Lyon Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1050 | #1049 (WA)#469 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Baker Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1290 | #1079 (WA)#481 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mason Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #436 | #1125 (WA)#504 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Stanley Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1059 | #1160 (WA)#527 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Wainwright Intermediate SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1117 | #1207 (WA)#539 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Gray Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1364 | #1220 (WA)#545 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Whitman Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #930 | #1238 (WA)#555 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Reed Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1219 | #1244 (WA)#560 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Franklin Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #953 | #1247 (WA)#562 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1343 | #1278 (WA)#574 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Fawcett Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1131 | #1294 (WA)#584 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Manitou Park Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1360 | #1302 (WA)#587 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Truman Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #908 | #1330 (WA)#599 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Meeker Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #791 | #1338 (WA)#602 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Stewart Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1320 | #1345 (WA)#605 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Sheridan Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1188 | #1412 (WA)#628 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Blix Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1427 | #1458 (WA)#647 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Whittier Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #760 | #1465 (WA)#653 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Angelo Giaudrone Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1445 | #1476 (WA)#662 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Hilltop Heritage Middle SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1145 | #1479 (WA)#664 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| McCarver Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1488 | #1485 (WA)#667 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Bryant Montessori SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #1047 | #1491 (WA)#669 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Bryant Montessori Middle School | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Tacoma Online Elementary School | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
High Schools (7 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #160 | #131 (WA)HS#49 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Tacoma School of the ArtsNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #180 | #149 (WA)HS#56 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Stadium High SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #80 | #185 (WA)HS#68 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Science and Math InstituteNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #89 | #221 (WA)HS#79 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Mount Tahoma High SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #296 | #263 (WA)HS#93 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Foss High SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #307 | #278 (WA)HS#97 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolNeighborhoodTacoma School District | #223 | #293 (WA)HS#102 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 4Outperforming Expectations
- 5Strong by Both Measures
- 5High Scores, Context Matters
- 11Typical Profile
- 21Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 33.5 | 50 | 16.5 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 34.9 | 50 | 15.1 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 10.7 | 0 | Schools gain 10.7 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2022–23 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2022
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2022 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2022-23 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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