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Evergreen Elementary

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Evergreen Elementary ranks 815 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Evergreen Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 530 students in Spanaway, Washington, within the Bethel School District, which serves a community with significant economic need.

Academic performance at Evergreen has declined notably in recent years, with current test scores in English and Science below both district and state averages. This is a significant change, as the school was consistently a top performer in the state prior to 2020. An interesting pattern is that while math scores tend to drop in the upper grades, reading scores improve, and the school's science scores lag behind those of higher-performing neighbors. The school maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio and its per-student spending is comparable to others in the area, suggesting resources are not the primary challenge.

When compared to other local schools, Evergreen's current performance is lower than several nearby schools in the same district, such as Clover Creek Elementary, Camas Prairie Elementary, and Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School, which serve similar student populations but achieve stronger academic results. This indicates that factors within the school's control, such as curriculum or instructional practices, likely play a key role in its current standing relative to its peers.

530

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,239

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1311 172nd Street East
Spanaway, WA 98387-5916

(253) 800-8200

District: Bethel School District

Students who attend Evergreen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedarcrest Middle School
High:	Spanaway Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.3%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

815^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bethel School District

138^th of 247Bethel 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	30.8	815 of 1160	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	671 of 1168	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	712 of 1169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	637 of 1169	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	893 of 1107	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.0	187 of 1130	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	152 of 1054	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	138 of 1056	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	163 of 1053	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	204 of 1067	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.3	381 of 1106	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	555 of 1097	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.3	394 of 1092	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.0	716 of 1088	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.6	872 of 1072	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	840 of 1067	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	947 of 1069	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	917 of 1051	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	905 of 1031	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	913 of 1026	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	90.6	6 of 66	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	2 of 107	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	60.9	82 of 169	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	93.9	7 of 248	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	700 of 1092	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	684 of 1093	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	625 of 1094	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	693 of 1100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.9	964 of 1008	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	76.7	232 of 1068	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	141 of 1004	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	350 of 659	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	294 of 651	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	212 of 633	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	174 of 694	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	53 of 697	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	14 of 540	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	515 of 1013	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	425 of 1024	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	367 of 1013	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	266 of 1019	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	33.9	588 of 854	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	96.8	4 of 979	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	2 of 835	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	860 of 1098	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	593 of 1099	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	646 of 1099	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	521 of 1113	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.9	733 of 1025	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.9	123 of 1075	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	147 of 999	85.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	144 of 197	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	115 of 188	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	164 of 252	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.8	41 of 303	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	56 of 212	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	45.7	261 of 566	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	189 of 637	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	913 of 1007	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	740 of 1009	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	836 of 1011	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	631 of 1031	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	838 of 943	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.9	248 of 1027	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	205 of 833	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)97th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2023)91st percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2019)54th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2018)51st percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Math39%-4 vs state

Science34%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, March 28, 2022

The parents need to let the teachers teach let the kids ride busses. The parents are what make the school horrible. They need to stay home and let those kids ride the bus they don’t vote for anything with the school the school is now filled with entitlement from the kids and parents. Every years it gets worse and worse. I hate the school. And it’s not because of the teachers. It’s the parents ruining their kids and the school. Let the kids learn to be responsible citizens stop being helicopter parents. Close Quote

by a teacher
Saturday, October 5, 2013

School of Distinction 2011, 2012, and 2013. Only 1% of Washington states' schools can say they've done that. Evergreen's teachers are getting the very most from their students. Nice job Evergreen! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 4, 2011

This school has great staff that really care about the children's success. It may be in a poor neighborhood but that shouldn't discredit the school by any means. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 14, 2011

My son has attended this school for the past 2 years. I have had issues with one of the teachers not letting him use the bathroom and he also was not allowed to go back to the classroom to get his lunch when he accidentally grabbed the wrong lunch bag, so he had nothing to eat but the breakfast he had before school til 3pm when he got home. He has had many incidences of getting picked on, on the playground, which there have been no adults to stop the bullying. Both years the school, as a whole has failed all state testing. I would definitely recommend another school, if you have that option. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	1311 172nd Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8200	530	36	14.6	66.4%	187 (35.3%)	42 (7.9%)	118 (22.3%)	28 (5.3%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (6.2%)	117 (22.1%)	30.8	815^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.7%		40.6	671^st of 1168 public elementary schools	42.6%	144	34.4	34.4	36.5	43.0	46.7	42.1	46.4	39.2	32.2	39.1	86.8	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	86.8	92.3	89.0	86.8	86.8	$18,239	$1,631	$16,608
Camas Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	320 176th Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7400	529	39	13.5	67.9%	151 (28.5%)	47 (8.9%)	140 (26.5%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.8%)	104 (19.7%)	62.1	410^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.7%		67.6	347^th of 1168 public elementary schools	70.3%	63	50.0	50.0	58.2	57.5	55.2	56.8	59.7	51.6	55.0	55.0	86.4	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	87.5	94.3	88.6	87.5	87.5	$20,664	$1,504	$19,160
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	16720 Waller Rd E	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-3000	592	34	17.4	54.9%	157 (26.5%)	87 (14.7%)	112 (18.9%)	57 (9.6%)	9 (1.5%)	47 (7.9%)	123 (20.8%)	63.4	393^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	66.1%		67.8	340^th of 1168 public elementary schools	70.9%	53	58.1	58.1	51.2	57.1	60.7	55.6	54.7	51.7	58.3	54.8	89.9	92.1	92.1	92.1	92.1	91.0	96.6	92.1	91.0	91.0	$16,576	$1,246	$15,330
Chester H Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	303 159th St E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5800	688	41	16.6	67.2%	141 (20.5%)	45 (6.5%)	339 (49.3%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.7%)	97 (14.1%)	27.8	856^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.2%		32.8	781^st of 1168 public elementary schools	33.1%	75	31.3	31.3	48.9	33.0	39.1	40.1	47.3	36.1	28.1	36.4	85.3	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2	87.1	94.8	86.2	87.1	87.1	$20,098	$1,707	$18,391
Thompson Preschool	Public	PK-K	15616 5th Ave E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-4100	227	4	56.7	55.1%	79 (34.8%)	22 (9.7%)	56 (24.7%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	45 (19.8%)								(n/a)																					$5,617	$721	$4,895
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	214 167th St. S	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-4100	163	7	23.2	74.2%	56 (34.4%)	13 (8.0%)	51 (31.3%)	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	5 (3.1%)	29 (17.8%)								(n/a)																					$20,475	$1,175	$19,300
Spanaway Elementary	Public	K-5	412 165th St S	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5300	371	26	14.3	70.9%	127 (34.2%)	31 (8.4%)	90 (24.3%)	14 (3.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	74 (19.9%)	35.3	744^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.9%		23.6	922^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	21.1%	178	37.3	37.3	35.5	31.5	57.7	41.1	41.9	40.0	48.1	43.2	88.7	94.4	93.0	93.0	93.0	94.4	97.2	91.6	94.4	94.4	$21,595	$1,533	$20,062
Clover Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	16715 36th Avenue East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7800	617	39	15.9	51.5%	201 (32.6%)	63 (10.2%)	133 (21.6%)	44 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.6%)	120 (19.4%)	64.7	381^st of 1160 public elementary schools	67.2%		62.7	415^th of 1168 public elementary schools	64.5%	34	49.5	49.5	55.6	64.0	62.4	60.7	57.6	59.0	48.5	55.0	94.8	94.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	94.8	99.0	96.9	94.8	94.8	$17,145	$1,176	$15,968
Naches Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15505 Waller Road East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8700	519	32	16.4	57.4%	193 (37.2%)	50 (9.6%)	117 (22.5%)	28 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.2%)	104 (20.0%)	33.6	772^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	33.4%		42.8	648^th of 1168 public elementary schools	44.5%	124	46.3	46.3	32.9	50.9	41.3	40.9	44.7	44.8	26.9	38.2	91.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	$22,960	$1,689	$21,271
Elmhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 133rd ST E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3505	335	24	14.0	68.7%	105 (31.3%)	56 (16.7%)	71 (21.2%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (6.0%)	66 (19.7%)	14.2	1036^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.8	1071^st of 1168 public elementary schools	8.3%	35	22.2	22.2	23.6	35.2	39.3	32.7	16.4	25.5	30.4	24.1	92.1	94.7	92.1	92.1	92.1	94.7	97.4	92.1	94.7	94.7	$21,953	$992	$20,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Evergreen Elementary

What district is Evergreen Elementary in?

Bethel School District

What schools do graduates of Evergreen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Evergreen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedarcrest Middle School
High : Spanaway Lake High School

How many students attend Evergreen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Evergreen Elementary.

Is Evergreen Elementary a good school?

Evergreen Elementary ranks 815^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Evergreen Elementary?

Students at Evergreen Elementary are 35% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Two or more races, 8% African American, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Asian.

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