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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98407

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At a glance

Schools

2,790

Students

Top rankedWashington Elementary School128^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Point Defiance Elementary School 16.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 98407 has six public schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students, with about 2,790 students enrolled across the Tacoma School District. Overall, these schools perform better than the district, and most also exceed Washington state averages, although results vary notably by school level and subject.

The elementary schools are the strongest group overall. Washington Elementary School has the area’s highest ranking and strongest math result, with 69.28% of students proficient. Sherman Elementary School leads in English language arts at 74.44% and has the most balanced results across subjects. Point Defiance Elementary School stands out in science, where 80.95% of students were proficient—the highest subject result in the ZIP code. All three elementary schools outperform district averages in every reported subject. Washington’s science result is suppressed, so it cannot be compared numerically.

Among the middle schools, Mason Middle School is the clear leader, outperforming Truman Middle School by roughly 14 to 15 percentage points in ELA, math, and science. Truman has improved its statewide ranking, but remains below state averages in all three subjects, making math its clearest improvement priority. The area’s only high school, Science and Math Institute, ranks highly statewide and has strong ELA and science performance; its math result improved substantially but remains just below the state average. Parents comparing schools should pay particular attention to the sizable transition from elementary to middle school, especially in math and science.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								% 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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th 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
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	3901 N 28th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7000	639	31	20.7	29.6%	426 (66.7%)	18 (2.8%)	79 (12.4%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	91 (14.2%)	77.3	106^th of 514 public middle schools	79.4%		77.4	104^th of 534 public middle schools	80.5%	2		59.7		59.7				62.0	72.3	60.6		65.4				53.1	53.7	36.0		48.2											$18,811	$786	$18,025
Point Defiance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 N Visscher St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6900	301	19	16.2	33.9%	191 (63.5%)	13 (4.3%)	39 (13.0%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	31 (10.3%)	78.6	234^th of 1138 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.5	227^th of 1160 public elementary schools	80.4%	7	81.0			81.0	56.1	58.2	83.3					64.3	70.2	53.6	54.8					60.0	88.9	88.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	91.7	91.7	97.2	91.7	91.7	$20,644	$680	$19,964
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 N 38th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5488	432	22	20.0	19.4%	315 (72.9%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (11.1%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	85.3	172^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.2	175^th of 1160 public elementary schools	84.9%	3	72.2			72.2	82.4	65.8	75.3					74.4	75.7	68.4	45.2					63.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.6	93.2	93.2	93.2	$18,251	$629	$17,623
Truman Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N 35th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5600	438	21	20.7	49.5%	230 (52.5%)	35 (8.0%)	61 (13.9%)	20 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.4%)	79 (18.0%)	48	244^th of 514 public middle schools	52.5%		45.7	271^st of 534 public middle schools	49.3%	27		45.2		45.2				55.2	43.1	52.0		50.5				42.3	29.0	29.0		34.2											$20,569	$959	$19,611
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 N. Adams Street	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5700	383	19	19.8	20.9%	277 (72.3%)	11 (2.9%)	35 (9.1%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	89	128^th of 1138 public elementary schools	88.8%		85.3	165^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.8%	37					67.3	69.2	76.1					70.6	72.7	69.2	65.2					69.3	96.7	96.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.7	96.7	98.3	96.7	96.7	$20,644	$1,359	$19,286
Science and Math Institute	Public, Magnet	9-12	5501 N. Pearl St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-2300	597	29	20.5	35.7%	319 (53.4%)	45 (7.5%)	89 (14.9%)	42 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	86 (14.4%)	78.4	69^th of 396 public high schools	82.6%		71.5	99^th of 438 public high schools	77.4%	30			62.9	62.9							68.7	68.7							43.0	43.0											$16,923	$539	$16,384
Nell Hoyt Day School	Public	K-8	2708 N Union Ave	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 571-1224	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 98407

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tacoma	0.34 mi	100	192^nd
University Place	4.06 mi	8	21^st
Gig Harbor	4.13 mi	14	22^nd
Federal Way	5.5 mi	31	240^th
Lakewood	6.77 mi	25	248^th

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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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