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Chester H Thompson Elementary

Public K-5

 303 159th St E
       Tacoma, WA  98445-1199

(253) 800-5800

District: Bethel School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
796th of 1,169 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,591 Help


Students who attend Chester H Thompson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Spanaway Middle School
High:    Spanaway Lake High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  624

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.2%
White:
22.0%
Two or more races:
16.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.3% Help


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Compare Details Chester H Thompson Elementary ranks worse than 68.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 15th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Chester H Thompson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.2%), White (22%), two or more races (16.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chester H Thompson Elementary is 13.8, which is the 4th best among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chester H Thompson Elementary is $20,591, which is the 4th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Chester H Thompson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chester H Thompson Elementary 796th of 1169 Washington public elementary schools. (See Chester H Thompson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Multi-racial students:
English Language Learner students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Bethel School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethel School District 143rd of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chester H Thompson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.68 807th 1026 21.3%
2005 33.84 731st 1031 29.1%
2006 22.83 882nd 1051 16.1%
2007 23.01 889th 1069 16.8%
2008 26.46 855th 1067 19.9%
2009 12.14 997th 1072 7.0%
2010 13.64 1007th 1088 7.4%
2011 30.47 842nd 1092 22.9%
2012 24.38 914th 1097 16.7%
2013 24.90 904th 1106 18.3%
2015 28.33 808th 1067 24.3%
2016 50.16 535th 1053 49.2%
2017 74.36 260th 1056 75.4%
2018 73.44 273rd 1054 74.1%
2019 67.41 364th 1130 67.8%
2021 30.85 741st 1107 33.1%
2022 41.76 656th 1169 43.9%
2023 32.53 796th 1169 31.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.06 74th 212 65.1%
2019 66.16 87th 303 71.3%
2021 22.42 101st 128 21.1%
2022 47.03 139th 252 44.8%
2023 47.63 103rd 194 46.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.95 185th 213 13.1%
2023 38.82 140th 254 44.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.43 177th 637 72.2%
2019 65.83 133rd 566 76.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.25 40th 835 95.2%
2019 89.48 29th 979 97.0%
2021 40.75 492nd 854 42.4%
2022 53.87 417th 1019 59.1%
2023 37.68 649th 1013 35.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.68 192nd 1004 80.9%
2019 63.40 391st 1068 63.4%
2021 35.90 623rd 1008 38.2%
2022 45.27 571st 1100 48.1%
2023 29.39 796th 1094 27.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.11 332nd 999 66.8%
2019 71.86 293rd 1075 72.7%
2021 25.02 776th 1025 24.3%
2022 37.76 668th 1113 40.0%
2023 34.73 711th 1099 35.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.56 22nd 540 95.9%
2019 92.60 24th 697 96.6%
2021 43.56 245th 501 51.1%
2022 50.64 293rd 694 57.8%
2023 47.72 329th 633 48.0%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.02 1st 5 80.0%
2022 49.57 3rd 3 0.0%
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Rank History for White students at Chester H Thompson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.29 356th 833 57.3%
2019 52.32 512th 1027 50.1%
2021 49.38 470th 943 50.2%
2022 56.48 428th 1031 58.5%
2023 40.39 610th 1011 39.7%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Chester H Thompson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 363 49 52 22 13 n/a n/a 0 499
1989 405 48 64 27 8 n/a n/a 0 552
1990 403 64 60 32 7 n/a n/a 0 566
1991 346 62 62 23 7 n/a n/a 0 500
1992 307 54 67 20 10 n/a n/a 0 458
1993 268 55 55 13 11 n/a n/a 0 402
1994 299 61 59 24 11 n/a n/a 0 454
1995 256 70 94 34 1 n/a n/a 0 455
1996 256 70 94 34 1 n/a n/a 0 455
1997 277 69 89 30 7 n/a n/a 0 472
1998 302 48 66 32 8 n/a n/a 0 456
1999 291 44 60 27 8 n/a n/a 0 430
2000 317 58 54 30 9 n/a n/a 0 468
2001 297 54 54 38 15 n/a n/a 0 458
2002 275 50 60 33 17 n/a n/a 0 435
2003 275 50 60 33 17 n/a n/a 0 435
2004 297 75 56 33 21 n/a n/a 0 482
2005 273 74 67 37 19 n/a n/a 0 470
2006 255 75 43 53 18 n/a n/a 0 444
2007 277 96 55 74 10 n/a n/a 0 512
2008 276 89 49 78 11 n/a n/a 0 503
2009 273 101 46 93 13 n/a n/a 0 526
2010 312 135 57 119 18 n/a n/a 0 641
2011 294 126 44 101 13 25 22 0 625
2012 293 95 33 128 12 31 41 0 633
2013 261 68 31 149 8 50 66 0 633
2014 230 52 18 138 7 46 82 0 573
2015 209 54 14 130 5 37 75 0 524
2016 194 57 11 150 2 53 87 0 554
2017 198 50 9 180 5 50 88 0 580
2018 204 40 9 217 4 48 99 0 621
2019 205 45 12 231 4 51 104 0 652
2020 227 49 14 258 8 56 118 0 730
2021 199 46 17 286 4 57 109 0 718
2022 147 47 10 275 6 38 108 1 632
2023 137 45 13 276 6 44 102 1 624

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chester H Thompson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 499 22.0 22.6 0
1989 552 22.0 25.0 n/a
1990 566 24.1 23.4 0
1991 500 25.6 19.5 n/a
1992 458 25.5 17.9 n/a
1993 402 21.5 18.7 n/a
1994 454 22.4 20.3 n/a
1995 455 20.5 22.2 n/a
1996 455 20.5 22.2 n/a
1997 472 21.6 21.9 n/a
1998 456 21.8 20.9 n/a
1999 430 20.7 20.8 n/a
2000 468 22.3 21.0 n/a
2001 458 24.5 18.7 n/a
2002 435 24.3 17.9 45.3
2003 435 24.3 17.9 45.3
2004 482 26.0 18.5 54.4
2005 470 25.7 18.3 52.6
2006 444 24.7 18.0 59.2
2007 512 28.7 17.8 69.9
2008 503 29.8 16.9 74.6
2009 526 29.8 17.7 70.3
2010 641 38.8 16.5 73.6
2011 625 38.7 16.1 41.3
2012 633 34.7 18.2 69.7
2013 633 36.8 17.1 58.8
2014 573 n/a n/a 72.1
2015 524 39.0 13.4 76.5
2016 554 34.0 16.2 67.3
2017 580 35.9 16.1 79.1
2018 621 37.6 16.5 68.8
2019 652 45.3 14.3 70.2
2020 730 50.4 14.4 68.5
2021 718 52.6 13.6 64.2
2022 632 46.7 13.5 61.7
2023 624 44.9 13.8 68.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chester H Thompson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 499 22.0 22.6 0
1989 552 22.0 25.0 n/a
1990 566 24.1 23.4 0
1991 500 25.6 19.5 n/a
1992 458 25.5 17.9 n/a
1993 402 21.5 18.7 n/a
1994 454 22.4 20.3 n/a
1995 455 20.5 22.2 n/a
1996 455 20.5 22.2 n/a
1997 472 21.6 21.9 n/a
1998 456 21.8 20.9 n/a
1999 430 20.7 20.8 n/a
2000 468 22.3 21.0 n/a
2001 458 24.5 18.7 n/a
2002 435 24.3 17.9 45.3
2003 435 24.3 17.9 45.3
2004 482 26.0 18.5 54.4
2005 470 25.7 18.3 52.6
2006 444 24.7 18.0 59.2
2007 512 28.7 17.8 69.9
2008 503 29.8 16.9 74.6
2009 526 29.8 17.7 70.3
2010 641 38.8 16.5 73.6
2011 625 38.7 16.1 41.3
2012 633 34.7 18.2 69.7
2013 633 36.8 17.1 58.8
2014 573 n/a n/a 72.1
2015 524 39.0 13.4 76.5
2016 554 34.0 16.2 67.3
2017 580 35.9 16.1 79.1
2018 621 37.6 16.5 68.8
2019 652 45.3 14.3 70.2
2020 730 50.4 14.4 68.5
2021 718 52.6 13.6 64.2
2022 632 46.7 13.5 61.7
2023 624 44.9 13.8 68.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Chester H Thompson Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201693.5%0.0%0.0%1.9%95.3%95.3%95.3%94.4%96.3%95.3%
201785.3%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%90.8%92.7%97.3%89.9%96.3%92.7%
201896.4%0.0%0.0%0.9%1.8%98.2%99.1%98.2%100.0%100.0%99.1%
201993.3%0.0%0.8%0.0%2.5%94.1%95.0%97.5%93.3%95.0%95.0%
202095.7%2.6%0.0%0.9%0.0%96.6%96.6%98.3%95.7%96.6%96.6%96.6%96.6%96.6%
202188.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%90.7%89.0%92.4%91.5%89.0%91.5%91.5%91.5%89.0%
2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202384.9%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%88.9%88.9%96.0%88.9%88.9%88.9%88.9%88.9%88.9%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Chester H Thompson Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201996.0%0.0%0.5%1.8%98.5%98.6%98.6%98.2%98.8%98.8%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chester H Thompson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $997 (6.1%) $15,395 (93.9%) $16,392
2020 $891 (7.1%) $11,578 (92.9%) $12,468
2021 $937 (5.0%) $17,852 (95.0%) $18,790
2022 $1,563 (7.6%) $19,028 (92.4%) $20,591

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chester H Thompson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 364th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 796th of 1169 Elementary schools
 35.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chester H Thompson Elementary)70.939.1
 31.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bethel School District)61.246.6
 14.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Chester H Thompson Elementary)77.843.8
 34%
   3rd Grade Math (Bethel School District)66.749.1
 17.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chester H Thompson Elementary)59.442.7
 16.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bethel School District)60.647.2
 13.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Chester H Thompson Elementary)7249.1
 22.9%
   4th Grade Math (Bethel School District)57.646.1
 11.5%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chester H Thompson Elementary)70.538.8
 31.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bethel School District)63.652.3
 11.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Chester H Thompson Elementary)5021.2
 28.8%
   5th Grade Math (Bethel School District)51.441.7
 9.7%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Chester H Thompson Elementary)48.342.4
 5.9%
   5th Grade Science (Bethel School District)5148
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Chester H Thompson Elementary)66.940.3
 26.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Bethel School District)58.948.7
 10.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Chester H Thompson Elementary)67.638.5
 29%
   All Grades Math (Bethel School District)46.835.4
 11.4%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Chester H Thompson Elementary)48.342.4
 5.9%
   All Grades Science (Bethel School District)44.141.5
 2.6%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students652624
 4.3%
African American4545
American Indian46
 50%
Asian1213
 8.3%
Hispanic231276
 19.5%
Pacific Islander5144
 13.7%
White205137
 33.2%
Two or More Races104102
 1.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.2%68.3%
 2%

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Chester H Thompson Elementary ranks 796th of 1169 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 624 students attended Chester H Thompson Elementary.

Students at Chester H Thompson Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% Two or more races, 7% African American, 7% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Chester H Thompson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spanaway Middle School
High : Spanaway Lake High School


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