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Arlington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1090^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 390 students in the Tacoma School District, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Washington state.

Academic proficiency at Arlington is significantly below both district and state averages, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and Math, and even fewer in Science. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools like Fern Hill Elementary School and Mann Elementary School. A particular concern is the sharp decline in proficiency by 5th grade. While the school serves a high-need population, its academic outcomes are weaker than those of some schools with similar demographics, such as Christensen Elementary in a neighboring district.

Despite increased per-student spending in recent years, the school's low ranking has persisted for nearly a decade. However, there are areas of relative strength, including recent improvements for some student groups and notably stronger support for homeless students compared to other subgroups. This suggests that targeted programs can be effective, even as the school works to address its broader academic challenges.

390

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,816

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7202 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409

(253) 571-3200

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Arlington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gray Middle School
High:	Mount Tahoma High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

25.6%

White:

22.1%

African American:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

1,090^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 34Elementary Schools in the Tacoma School District

157^th of 247Tacoma School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1090 of 1160	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1092 of 1168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1103 of 1169	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1104 of 1169	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1025 of 1107	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1088 of 1130	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	956 of 1054	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	988 of 1056	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	909 of 1053	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	927 of 1067	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	1099 of 1106	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	1085 of 1097	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	1063 of 1092	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	1024 of 1088	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	999 of 1072	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	873 of 1067	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	875 of 1069	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	850 of 1051	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.3	611 of 1031	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	10.3	963 of 1026	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	54 of 71	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	107 of 108	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	30.2	192 of 248	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	270 of 333	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	985 of 1092	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1045 of 1093	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1070 of 1094	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1068 of 1100	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	953 of 1008	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1042 of 1068	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	935 of 1004	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	465 of 651	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	432 of 633	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	620 of 694	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	627 of 697	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	306 of 540	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	868 of 1013	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	930 of 1024	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	951 of 1013	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	954 of 1019	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	702 of 854	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	921 of 979	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1051 of 1098	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1006 of 1099	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	956 of 1099	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1021 of 1113	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	935 of 1025	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1022 of 1075	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	859 of 999	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	194 of 197	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	190 of 194	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	826 of 1007	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	966 of 1009	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	971 of 1011	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1023 of 1027	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	819 of 833	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2024)29th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)23rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

Science18%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

I think Arlington is a great school. The teachers will take time with each student to make sure he/she understands the work before them. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7202 South Pine Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-3200	390	23	17.2	75.9%	86 (22.1%)	74 (19.0%)	100 (25.6%)	39 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	25 (6.4%)	60 (15.4%)	10.1	1090^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.4	1092^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	6.5%	2	17.5	17.5	26.8	30.2	17.5	24.7	32.1	30.2	12.3	24.7	86.4	88.6	90.9	90.9	90.9	88.6	90.9	90.9	88.6	88.6	$21,816	$2,456	$19,360
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5830 S Pine St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-1700	413	26	16.0	70.9%	103 (24.9%)	71 (17.2%)	123 (29.8%)	29 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	76 (18.4%)	27.9	853^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	26.5%		26.6	875^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.1%	22	36.1	36.1	38.1	46.6	38.3	40.9	41.3	39.7	27.1	36.1	85.2	88.9	92.6	92.6	92.6	87.0	90.7	87.0	87.0	87.0	$21,992	$2,237	$19,755
Manitou Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 S 66th St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5300	429	22	19.2	76.0%	74 (17.2%)	94 (21.9%)	117 (27.3%)	28 (6.5%)	6 (1.4%)	31 (7.2%)	78 (18.2%)	10.9	1076^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.2%		15.4	1031^st of 1168 public elementary schools	11.7%	45	34.4	34.4	20.0	28.3	31.8	26.4	20.0	17.0	25.4	20.8	79.7	81.2	87.0	87.0	87.0	81.2	88.4	84.1	81.2	81.2	$21,532	$2,640	$18,892
Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7627 South Sheridan Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4600	476	33	14.3	71.6%	102 (21.4%)	59 (12.4%)	145 (30.5%)	60 (12.6%)	5 (1.1%)	37 (7.8%)	68 (14.3%)	12.9	1050^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.1	1066^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.7%	16	32.9	32.9	32.0	20.0	41.7	31.3	24.3	15.7	20.8	20.4	89.7	91.0	91.0	91.0	91.0	91.0	94.9	91.0	91.0	91.0	$23,598	$3,293	$20,305
Helen Stafford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1615 South 92nd St	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4300	453	24	19.0	74.4%	67 (14.8%)	59 (13.0%)	134 (29.6%)	79 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	77 (17.0%)	16.3	1009^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.0%		17	1011^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.4%	2	26.7	26.7	28.2	37.9	24.3	29.5	32.1	39.7	20.0	29.9	84.4	85.9	85.9	85.9	85.9	85.9	85.9	85.9	85.9	85.9	$20,167	$1,389	$18,777
Fern Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8442 S Park Ave	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-3888	311	17	18.1	71.1%	63 (20.3%)	32 (10.3%)	119 (38.3%)	26 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	50 (16.1%)	40.8	668^th of 1160 public elementary schools	42.4%		46.2	606^th of 1168 public elementary schools	48.1%	62	56.4	56.4	37.1	26.7	66.7	42.2	41.7	31.1	48.7	39.8	91.4	94.3	91.4	91.4	91.4	94.3	100.0	91.4	94.3	94.3	$23,035	$2,656	$20,379
Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 S 52nd St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-6300	340	19	17.8	66.2%	80 (23.5%)	63 (18.5%)	78 (22.9%)	27 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	76 (22.4%)	49.6	562^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	51.6%		46.6	602^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	48.5%	40	56.5	56.5	44.8	63.6	55.6	53.7	39.7	41.9	42.2	41.1	90.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	90.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	$22,470	$1,862	$20,608
Four Heroes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5340	541	38	14.1	84.7%	62 (11.5%)	64 (11.8%)	302 (55.8%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (7.9%)	45 (8.3%)	21	958^th of 1160 public elementary schools	17.4%		13.8	1056^th of 1168 public elementary schools	9.6%	98	21.8	21.8	45.8	34.4	37.6	38.7	41.1	26.4	23.0	29.2	93.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.4	96.6	96.6	94.4	94.4	$20,983	$2,570	$18,413
Fawcett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	126 E. 60th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4700	426	26	16.1	65.3%	129 (30.3%)	36 (8.5%)	108 (25.4%)	39 (9.2%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.2%)	86 (20.2%)	21.9	950^th of 1160 public elementary schools	18.1%		22.8	932^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	20.2%	18	36.0	36.0	38.0	35.6	36.5	36.6	38.0	36.1	22.5	31.6	98.4	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	100.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	$20,834	$2,100	$18,734
Christensen Elementary	Public	K-5	10232 Barnes Lane S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3305	346	23	15.0	74.3%	67 (19.4%)	55 (15.9%)	111 (32.1%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	42 (12.1%)	57 (16.5%)	29.8	826^th of 1160 public elementary schools	28.8%		16.2	1023^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	12.4%	197			46.8	29.3	51.1	41.9	44.4	19.0	33.3	32.5	87.5	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	91.1	96.4	92.9	91.1	91.1	$19,640	$1,042	$18,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Elementary School?

Students at Arlington Elementary School are 26% Hispanic, 22% White, 19% African American, 15% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What district is Arlington Elementary School in?

Tacoma School District

How many students attend Arlington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Arlington Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Arlington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arlington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gray Middle School
High : Mount Tahoma High School

Is Arlington Elementary School a good school?

Arlington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Washington elementary schools.

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