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Elmhurst Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Elmhurst Elementary School is a K-5 public school serving 335 students in the Franklin Pierce School District in Tacoma, Washington, which faces broader academic challenges as a district.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Washington elementary schools, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly below both state averages and the performance of nearby schools. For example, James Sales Elementary, located less than two miles away in the same district and serving a similar student population, achieves notably higher proficiency rates across all subjects. This gap persists even though Elmhurst spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than several of these higher-performing comparison schools, including Brookdale Elementary and Collins Elementary.

Within Elmhurst, academic performance varies, with female students outperforming male students and fifth graders showing stronger results in some areas than third graders. The school's performance has remained low for the past decade, suggesting a need for systemic change. However, its relatively high per-student funding and low class size could provide a foundation for implementing successful strategies observed at schools like James Sales Elementary.

335

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,953

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 133rd ST E
Tacoma, WA 98445-1465

(253) 298-3505

District: Franklin Pierce School District

Students who attend Elmhurst Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Perry G Keithley Middle School
High:	Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.3%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

19.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

1,036^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Franklin Pierce School District

200^th of 247Franklin Pierce 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	14.2	1036 of 1160	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1071 of 1168	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1061 of 1169	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1027 of 1169	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	982 of 1107	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1043 of 1130	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1013 of 1054	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	980 of 1056	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	945 of 1053	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	999 of 1067	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	837 of 1106	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	659 of 1097	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	725 of 1092	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	749 of 1088	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.1	740 of 1072	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.9	812 of 1067	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	951 of 1069	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	914 of 1051	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	902 of 1031	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.4	738 of 1026	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	941 of 1092	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	985 of 1093	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	934 of 1094	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	834 of 1100	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	900 of 1008	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	980 of 1068	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	934 of 1004	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	341 of 659	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	342 of 633	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	486 of 694	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	272 of 501	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	496 of 697	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	474 of 540	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	772 of 1013	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	895 of 1024	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	886 of 1013	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	819 of 1019	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	654 of 854	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	878 of 979	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	802 of 835	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1006 of 1098	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	992 of 1099	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1058 of 1099	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1039 of 1113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	913 of 1025	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	975 of 1075	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	959 of 999	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	223 of 252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	260 of 303	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	197 of 212	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	861 of 1007	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	976 of 1009	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	904 of 1031	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	949 of 1027	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	794 of 833	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Math24%-19 vs state

Science22%-27 vs state

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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
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
Brookdale Elementary	Public	K-5	611 132nd St S.	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3105	483	32	15.0	69.2%	132 (27.3%)	59 (12.2%)	154 (31.9%)	19 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)	82 (17.0%)	33.3	778^th of 1160 public elementary schools	32.9%		29.9	817^th of 1168 public elementary schools	30.1%	39	48.1	48.1	39.7	39.8	46.3	41.9	39.7	42.1	32.9	38.3	80.4	82.1	83.9	83.9	83.9	80.4	85.7	83.9	80.4	80.4	$18,847	$1,005	$17,842
Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 128th Street E	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3405	466	31	15.0	55.4%	178 (38.2%)	41 (8.8%)	115 (24.7%)	40 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	66 (14.2%)	36	729^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.2%		35.5	747^th of 1168 public elementary schools	36.0%	18	51.6	51.6	33.3	43.6	52.4	42.9	34.8	37.7	42.2	38.1	93.1	93.1	94.3	94.3	94.3	93.1	94.3	93.1	93.1	93.1	$17,541	$1,011	$16,531
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
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
James Sales Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 113th Street S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-4205	387	24	16.1	75.2%	101 (26.1%)	49 (12.7%)	129 (33.3%)	11 (2.8%)	6 (1.6%)	36 (9.3%)	55 (14.2%)	50.2	554^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.2%		61	434^th of 1168 public elementary schools	62.8%	120	50.0	50.0	43.2	46.0	61.5	49.2	43.2	48.4	54.7	48.2	86.9	88.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	88.5	90.2	88.5	88.5	88.5	$20,098	$1,027	$19,072
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
Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 105th St E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-4500	399	27	14.7	69.4%	96 (24.1%)	54 (13.5%)	115 (28.8%)	25 (6.3%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.5%)	67 (16.8%)	37.4	713^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.5%		26.6	876^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.0%	163	46.7	46.7	39.7	41.3	53.3	44.6	35.9	48.4	36.7	40.3	92.5	92.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	92.5	92.5	$21,406	$1,008	$20,397
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmhurst Elementary School

Is Elmhurst Elementary School a good school?

Elmhurst Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elmhurst Elementary School?

Students at Elmhurst Elementary School are 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 20% Two or more races, 17% African American, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian.

What district is Elmhurst Elementary School in?

Franklin Pierce School District

How many students attend Elmhurst Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Elmhurst Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Elmhurst Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Perry G Keithley Middle School
High : Washington High School

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