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Reed Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Reed Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 426 students in the Tacoma School District, consistently ranking in the lower tier of Washington elementary schools with below-average academic proficiency in core subjects.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly a steep decline in student performance between 3rd and 5th grades, which is more pronounced than at nearby schools like Mann Elementary School. While Reed spends over $22,000 per student, its academic results are generally weaker than those of demographically similar neighboring schools such as Edison Elementary School and Whitman Elementary School, which achieve higher proficiency with similar levels of student need. Performance for different student groups has been highly volatile from year to year, and the school shows a notable performance gap between male and female students.

Reed's performance is notably inconsistent when compared to other schools in its immediate area, which range from higher-performing options like Bryant Montessori School to Edna Travis Elementary School, which faces similar struggles. This concentration of varying outcomes within a small geographic area highlights differences in educational opportunities. The school's fluctuating scores, especially in science where it has shown brief strength, suggest a need for more stable instructional systems and support to help students sustain growth.

426

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,493

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1802 S 36th St
Tacoma, WA 98418

(253) 571-6464

District: Tacoma School District

Students who attend Reed Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School
High:	Foss High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

26.8%

African American:

25.6%

Two or more races:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

1,020^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th 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	15.3	1020 of 1160	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1049 of 1168	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	970 of 1169	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1058 of 1169	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1012 of 1107	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	946 of 1130	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	973 of 1054	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1028 of 1056	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	926 of 1053	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	986 of 1067	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	1096 of 1106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	964 of 1097	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	894 of 1092	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1041 of 1088	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	1040 of 1072	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	982 of 1067	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	1003 of 1069	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	897 of 1051	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.1	777 of 1031	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	937 of 1026	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	40 of 108	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	38.0	69 of 107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	49.4	91 of 248	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	97 of 333	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	995 of 1092	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1041 of 1093	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	922 of 1094	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1055 of 1100	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	962 of 1008	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	898 of 1068	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	910 of 1004	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	410 of 659	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.2	97 of 633	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	411 of 694	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.1	117 of 501	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	384 of 697	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	445 of 540	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	826 of 1013	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	868 of 1024	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	754 of 1013	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	888 of 1019	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	622 of 979	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	937 of 1098	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	922 of 1099	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	908 of 1099	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	957 of 1113	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	905 of 1025	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	894 of 1075	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	923 of 999	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	182 of 188	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	154 of 194	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	247 of 252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	261 of 303	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	201 of 212	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	340 of 478	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	611 of 637	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	970 of 1007	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	977 of 1031	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	744 of 833	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)63rd percentile+47 vs school

African American (2022)63rd percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2022)29th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science31%-18 vs state

Math26%-17 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
Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S 36th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-6464	426	26	16.3	72.5%	71 (16.7%)	109 (25.6%)	114 (26.8%)	23 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.6%)	81 (19.0%)	15.3	1020^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.4	1049^th of 1168 public elementary schools	10.2%	29	31.3	31.3	35.6	38.2	22.9	32.7	30.5	29.1	16.7	25.9	91.6	93.0	94.4	94.4	94.4	91.6	97.2	93.0	91.6	91.6	$22,493	$2,818	$19,676
Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 S 39th St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7272	365	22	16.6	71.2%	90 (24.7%)	60 (16.4%)	100 (27.4%)	21 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.5%)	71 (19.5%)	15.1	1023^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.8%		22.6	933^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	20.1%	90	45.2	45.2	23.4	26.9	38.7	28.5	31.9	21.2	13.3	23.3	87.9	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	91.4	87.9	89.7	89.7	$23,334	$2,953	$20,381
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
Edna Travis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 S J St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4900	337	23	14.7	78.3%	69 (20.5%)	85 (25.2%)	68 (20.2%)	20 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	75 (22.3%)	4.3	1146^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.4	1151^st of 1168 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	24.4	24.4	7.6	17.0	24.4	15.6		10.4	11.9	8.2	78.3	87.0	84.8	84.8	84.8	82.6	91.3	82.6	82.6	82.6	$23,102	$2,681	$20,420
Stanley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1712 S 17th St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4500	325	21	15.1	66.2%	61 (18.8%)	74 (22.8%)	72 (22.2%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	89 (27.4%)	17.4	992^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	14.5%		13.3	1062^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.1%	70	37.2	37.2	29.7	30.0	33.3	31.1	35.1	25.0	30.2	30.0	89.8	91.8	93.9	93.9	93.9	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	$23,290	$2,565	$20,725
Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E 46th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4800	381	22	17.0	67.7%	101 (26.5%)	39 (10.2%)	114 (29.9%)	32 (8.4%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.5%)	70 (18.4%)	25.8	889^th of 1160 public elementary schools	23.4%		45.9	610^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.8%	279	31.4	31.4	30.0	47.1	30.0	35.8	34.0	55.8	22.0	37.5	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	94.4	88.9	88.9	88.9	$22,365	$2,324	$20,041
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 S Lawrence St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-1400	260	18	14.4	61.2%	90 (34.6%)	44 (16.9%)	53 (20.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	52 (20.0%)	17.7	989^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.7%		18.6	990^th of 1168 public elementary schools	15.2%	1	42.3	42.3	33.3	27.8	30.8	30.3	33.3	19.4	30.8	27.0	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	95.2	92.9	92.9	92.9	$24,809	$4,334	$20,475
Bryant Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	717 S Grant Ave	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2800	313	0		49.8%	145 (46.3%)	37 (11.8%)	55 (17.6%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	53 (16.9%)	40.8	669^th of 1160 public elementary schools	42.3%		23.6	923^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	21.0%	254	48.7	48.7	53.5	46.2	50.0	50.0	47.7	38.5	29.0	38.8	95.1	97.6	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	97.6	95.1	95.1	95.1	$5,411	$440	$4,971
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Reed Elementary School

Is Reed Elementary School a good school?

Reed Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Reed Elementary School in?

Tacoma School District

What schools do graduates of Reed Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Angelo Giaudrone Middle School
High : Foss High School

How many students attend Reed Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Reed Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Reed Elementary School?

Students at Reed Elementary School are 27% Hispanic, 26% African American, 19% Two or more races, 17% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Asian.

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