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Edna Travis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1101st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Edna Travis Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 337 students in the Tacoma School District near several other neighborhood elementary schools, including Stanley Elementary School, about 0.64 miles away. The school serves a high-need student population: 78.34% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its student-teacher ratio was 14.7, and per-student spending was $23,102 in 2023–24.

The most important concern is persistent academic performance. Edna Travis ranked in the 3rd percentile statewide in 2025–26, following several years near the bottom of Washington’s rankings. Proficiency was 16.9% in English language arts, 6.34% in math, and 18.6% in science—well below both Tacoma district and state results. Math is the clearest area of concern: only 8.33% of third graders and 6.82% of fifth graders were proficient, while the fourth-grade math result was suppressed by the state and is unknown. The school’s results have remained low across four years, suggesting a broad, ongoing challenge rather than a single weak testing cycle.

Edna Travis also trails several nearby schools serving similarly high-need populations. For example, Stanley Elementary School posted 17.19% math proficiency, compared with 6.34% at Edna Travis, while Reed Elementary School reached 31.17% in math. Franklin Elementary School, Blix Elementary School, and Whitman Elementary School also outperformed Edna Travis across the tested subjects. By contrast, Grant Elementary School and Lowell Elementary School had much stronger results but served substantially fewer students qualifying for lunch assistance. Overall, the data point to a need for schoolwide improvement in foundational literacy and mathematics, with close monitoring across grades and attention to practices used by stronger, similarly situated schools.

337
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,102
Per pupil spending ?
78.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2111 S J St
       Tacoma, WA  98405

(253) 571-4900

District: Tacoma School District


Students who attend Edna Travis Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hilltop Heritage Middle School
High:    Stadium High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
25.2%
Two or more races:
22.3%
White:
20.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (13% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Math scores 37 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school13%
District avg38%
Washington avg48%
1,101st of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
34th of 34Elementary Schools in the Tacoma School District
151st of 238Tacoma 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20263.41101 of 11383.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.31146 of 11601.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.41151 of 11681.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.01156 of 11691.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.91139 of 11692.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.61078 of 11072.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.61096 of 11303.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.21020 of 10543.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.9964 of 10568.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.1987 of 10536.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.91010 of 10675.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.11069 of 11063.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20127.71060 of 10973.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.1990 of 10929.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.31019 of 10886.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200923.7877 of 107218.2%★☆☆☆☆
200814.3963 of 10679.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200716.0960 of 106910.2%★☆☆☆☆
200610.8995 of 10515.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200519.7869 of 103115.7%★☆☆☆☆
200426.2811 of 102621.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202231.674 of 10831.5%★★☆☆☆
20195.9110 of 1100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.8106 of 1070.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20269.7982 of 10203.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.21066 of 10922.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.01046 of 10934.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.71041 of 10944.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.21048 of 11004.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.01008 of 10685.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.6962 of 10044.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202232.7477 of 69431.3%★★☆☆☆
201826.6436 of 54019.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20267.1991 of 10081.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.91003 of 10131.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.6984 of 10243.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1994 of 10131.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.3972 of 10194.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.6902 of 9797.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20263.91055 of 10590.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.71087 of 10981.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.81091 of 10990.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.41074 of 11133.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.41029 of 10754.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.9955 of 9994.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202210.9242 of 2524.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.3269 of 30311.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.2189 of 21210.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202213.9467 of 4782.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.2628 of 6371.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20235.6998 of 10111.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.01014 of 10311.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.5877 of 9437.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.9770 of 102725.0%★☆☆☆☆
201818.4733 of 83312.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2022)31st percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2022)31st percentile+29 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
Special Education (2022)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
White (2023)1st percentile~ school
Male (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science19%-32 vs state
English Language Arts17%-36 vs state
Math6%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Open Quote These stars are for Mrs Smith. Hands down the best teacher in the school, non-negotiable! My daughter would not have made it had it not been for her. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Edna Travis Elementary School

Students at Edna Travis Elementary School are 25% African American, 22% Two or more races, 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander.

Edna Travis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Washington elementary schools.

Students who attend Edna Travis Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilltop Heritage Middle School
High : Stadium High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Edna Travis Elementary School.

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2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresNewSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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