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Sheridan Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

 5317 E McKinley Ave
       Tacoma, WA  98404

(253) 571-5900

District: Tacoma School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
952nd of 1,169 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,409 Help


Students who attend Sheridan Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Lincoln High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  476

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.9%
Asian:
15.5%
White:
14.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63% Help


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Compare Details Sheridan Elementary School ranks worse than 81.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 27th among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Sheridan Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.9%), Asian (15.5%), White (14.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary School is 15.4, which is the 15th best among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sheridan Elementary School is $19,409. 24 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sheridan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sheridan Elementary School 952nd of 1169 Washington public elementary schools. (See Sheridan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Multi-racial students:
English Language Learner students:
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Female students:
Male students:
Asian students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Tacoma School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tacoma School District 150th of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sheridan Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.42 783rd 1026 23.7%
2005 14.77 929th 1031 9.9%
2006 13.13 977th 1051 7.0%
2007 19.17 931st 1069 12.9%
2008 11.42 998th 1067 6.5%
2009 17.82 942nd 1072 12.1%
2010 13.75 1005th 1088 7.6%
2011 8.81 1051st 1092 3.8%
2012 21.62 940th 1097 14.3%
2013 46.22 653rd 1106 41.0%
2015 23.78 864th 1067 19.0%
2016 17.87 904th 1053 14.2%
2017 15.64 931st 1056 11.8%
2018 20.92 867th 1054 17.7%
2019 19.35 939th 1130 16.9%
2021 16.27 950th 1107 14.2%
2022 24.57 903rd 1169 22.8%
2023 21.53 952nd 1169 18.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.91 271st 303 10.6%
2023 26.95 157th 194 19.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.95 221st 333 33.6%
2019 43.80 122nd 248 50.8%
2022 49.89 78th 213 63.4%
2023 31.64 168th 254 33.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.07 634th 637 0.5%
2019 13.95 561st 566 0.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.03 612th 835 26.7%
2019 32.92 717th 979 26.8%
2021 27.08 669th 854 21.7%
2022 43.37 568th 1019 44.3%
2023 30.55 760th 1013 25.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.80 863rd 1004 14.0%
2019 24.17 866th 1068 18.9%
2021 12.70 944th 1008 6.3%
2022 17.77 950th 1100 13.6%
2023 17.61 938th 1094 14.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.09 771st 999 22.8%
2019 18.02 918th 1075 14.6%
2021 23.87 790th 1025 22.9%
2022 34.62 725th 1113 34.9%
2023 24.93 854th 1099 22.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.27 123rd 169 27.2%
2019 34.38 144th 201 28.4%
2022 12.88 176th 187 5.9%
2023 11.17 159th 170 6.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.58 4th 110 96.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.95 304th 540 43.7%
2019 21.91 597th 697 14.3%
2021 33.34 331st 501 33.9%
2022 47.81 315th 694 54.6%
2023 20.54 553rd 633 12.6%
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Rank History for White students at Sheridan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.71 783rd 833 6.0%
2019 42.90 644th 1027 37.3%
2023 33.84 709th 1011 29.9%
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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 Sheridan Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 187 96 35 16 15 n/a n/a 0 349
1989 189 102 43 14 13 n/a n/a 0 361
1990 153 112 43 21 5 n/a n/a 0 334
1991 144 109 43 24 2 n/a n/a 0 322
1992 133 97 69 14 5 n/a n/a 0 318
1993 102 96 68 12 3 n/a n/a 0 281
1994 213 122 65 30 2 n/a n/a 0 432
1995 241 160 73 60 8 n/a n/a 0 542
1996 241 160 73 60 8 n/a n/a 0 542
1997 230 163 73 91 8 n/a n/a 0 565
1998 246 182 62 138 11 n/a n/a 0 639
1999 229 175 67 86 8 n/a n/a 0 565
2000 252 181 62 104 7 n/a n/a 0 606
2001 254 163 69 134 14 n/a n/a 0 634
2002 204 186 76 152 12 n/a n/a 0 630
2003 204 186 76 152 12 n/a n/a 0 630
2004 173 188 79 181 16 n/a n/a 0 637
2005 151 169 82 216 14 n/a n/a 0 632
2006 144 201 104 191 16 n/a n/a 0 656
2007 131 170 111 178 14 n/a n/a 0 604
2008 112 157 98 190 10 n/a n/a 0 567
2009 119 159 116 195 11 n/a n/a 0 600
2010 100 140 124 202 8 n/a n/a 0 574
2011 77 101 92 201 6 16 40 0 533
2012 88 88 93 215 5 14 50 0 553
2013 87 112 88 213 4 13 13 0 530
2014 86 121 88 214 9 11 33 0 562
2015 97 126 77 238 4 20 44 0 606
2016 95 98 75 248 7 22 59 0 604
2017 87 77 72 245 12 18 58 0 569
2018 92 55 70 212 14 14 65 0 522
2019 93 58 70 215 9 24 69 0 538
2020 97 61 73 230 10 22 72 0 565
2021 76 51 70 188 9 26 66 0 486
2022 62 60 66 204 8 14 57 0 471
2023 69 47 74 209 3 11 63 0 476

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 Sheridan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 349 18.0 19.3 0
1989 361 17.0 21.2 n/a
1990 334 16.7 20.0 0
1991 322 19.1 16.8 n/a
1992 318 19.6 16.2 n/a
1993 281 18.8 14.9 n/a
1994 432 23.3 18.5 n/a
1995 542 26.3 20.6 n/a
1996 542 26.3 20.6 n/a
1997 565 26.4 21.4 n/a
1998 639 27.4 23.3 n/a
1999 565 28.0 20.2 n/a
2000 606 23.7 25.6 n/a
2001 634 29.6 21.4 n/a
2002 630 29.7 21.2 69
2003 630 29.7 21.2 69
2004 637 28.0 22.8 71.4
2005 632 28.0 22.6 65.2
2006 656 25.9 25.3 69.2
2007 604 29.2 20.7 76.2
2008 567 30.2 18.8 84.3
2009 600 30.2 19.9 82.8
2010 574 30.4 18.8 83.3
2011 533 29.4 18.1 71.1
2012 553 29.3 18.8 61.5
2013 530 28.5 18.5 87.2
2014 562 n/a n/a 87.4
2015 606 39.0 15.5 86.5
2016 604 34.0 17.7 83.9
2017 569 32.0 17.7 81.5
2018 522 31.1 16.7 76.2
2019 538 30.2 17.7 66.7
2020 565 30.3 18.6 72.4
2021 486 31.5 15.4 73.9
2022 471 27.4 17.1 n/a
2023 476 30.8 15.4 63

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 Sheridan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 349 18.0 19.3 0
1989 361 17.0 21.2 n/a
1990 334 16.7 20.0 0
1991 322 19.1 16.8 n/a
1992 318 19.6 16.2 n/a
1993 281 18.8 14.9 n/a
1994 432 23.3 18.5 n/a
1995 542 26.3 20.6 n/a
1996 542 26.3 20.6 n/a
1997 565 26.4 21.4 n/a
1998 639 27.4 23.3 n/a
1999 565 28.0 20.2 n/a
2000 606 23.7 25.6 n/a
2001 634 29.6 21.4 n/a
2002 630 29.7 21.2 69
2003 630 29.7 21.2 69
2004 637 28.0 22.8 71.4
2005 632 28.0 22.6 65.2
2006 656 25.9 25.3 69.2
2007 604 29.2 20.7 76.2
2008 567 30.2 18.8 84.3
2009 600 30.2 19.9 82.8
2010 574 30.4 18.8 83.3
2011 533 29.4 18.1 71.1
2012 553 29.3 18.8 61.5
2013 530 28.5 18.5 87.2
2014 562 n/a n/a 87.4
2015 606 39.0 15.5 86.5
2016 604 34.0 17.7 83.9
2017 569 32.0 17.7 81.5
2018 522 31.1 16.7 76.2
2019 538 30.2 17.7 66.7
2020 565 30.3 18.6 72.4
2021 486 31.5 15.4 73.9
2022 471 27.4 17.1 n/a
2023 476 30.8 15.4 63

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

Sheridan Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201690.4%1.2%1.2%2.4%94.0%94.0%94.0%96.4%95.2%98.8%
201774.2%0.0%0.0%2.3%3.4%80.9%83.2%94.4%83.2%80.9%97.8%
201882.3%0.0%0.0%5.1%1.3%84.8%88.6%96.2%87.3%87.3%100.0%
201990.7%1.2%0.0%1.2%3.5%93.0%93.0%94.2%91.9%91.9%95.4%
202093.4%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.3%94.7%93.4%96.1%96.1%93.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%93.4%
202190.3%4.2%0.0%0.0%1.4%93.1%90.3%94.4%90.3%90.3%93.1%93.1%93.1%90.3%
202292.9%0.0%0.0%2.9%0.0%94.3%92.9%98.6%95.7%92.9%95.7%95.7%95.7%92.9%
202385.1%0.0%0.0%2.7%0.0%87.8%86.5%90.5%87.8%86.5%89.2%90.5%90.5%86.5%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201994.9%0.4%0.4%1.9%97.3%97.3%98.0%97.3%97.3%98.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sheridan Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $946 (6.1%) $14,552 (93.9%) $15,498
2020 $1,219 (10.6%) $10,299 (89.4%) $11,518
2021 $2,015 (11.3%) $15,868 (88.7%) $17,884
2022 $2,068 (10.7%) $17,341 (89.3%) $19,409

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sheridan Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 939th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 952nd of 1169 Elementary schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sheridan Elementary School)41.429
 12.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tacoma School District)51.643.7
 7.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Sheridan Elementary School)49.326.3
 23%
   3rd Grade Math (Tacoma School District)52.543.4
 9.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sheridan Elementary School)40.531.8
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tacoma School District)55.546.3
 9.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Sheridan Elementary School)27.431.8
 4.4%
   4th Grade Math (Tacoma School District)48.241
 7.2%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sheridan Elementary School)45.446.3
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tacoma School District)60.350.2
 10.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Sheridan Elementary School)33.728.8
 5%
   5th Grade Math (Tacoma School District)4332.6
 10.3%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Sheridan Elementary School)34.937.5
 2.6%
   5th Grade Science (Tacoma School District)48.444.3
 4.1%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Sheridan Elementary School)42.536.1
 6.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tacoma School District)53.447.2
 6.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Sheridan Elementary School)36.128.8
 7.3%
   All Grades Math (Tacoma School District)39.430.5
 8.9%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Sheridan Elementary School)34.937.5
 2.6%
   All Grades Science (Tacoma School District)45.640
 5.6%
   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 Students538476
 11.5%
African American5847
 19%
American Indian93
 66.7%
Asian7074
 5.7%
Hispanic215209
 2.8%
Pacific Islander2411
 54.2%
White9369
 25.8%
Two or More Races6963
 8.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.7%63%
 3.7%

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

High : Lincoln High School

Students at Sheridan Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 14% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Sheridan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Washington elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 476 students attended Sheridan Elementary School.


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