Summary:
ZIP code 98465 contains one listed elementary school, Geiger Montessori School, serving students from Pre-K through 5th grade in Tacoma. The school enrolls 521 students and is part of the Tacoma School District. Because there is only one elementary school in the ZIP code, families are best served by reviewing Geiger Montessori’s academic results, grade-level patterns, school characteristics, and performance compared with district and statewide benchmarks.
Geiger Montessori is an above-average school overall, with particularly strong science and upper-grade performance. In 2025–2026, 57.08% of students were proficient in English language arts, 48.86% in math, and 69.86% in science. Those results exceeded district averages by about 13, 18, and 28 percentage points, respectively, and also surpassed statewide averages in all three subjects. Fifth grade was the strongest tested grade, with 73.97% proficiency in ELA, 61.64% in math, and 69.86% in science. The school’s statewide ranking has remained consistently above average, placing around the 65th–68th percentiles in recent years.
The main area for improvement is 3rd grade, where ELA proficiency was 37.50% and math proficiency was 41.67%, both below district and state results. Performance improved substantially by 5th grade, suggesting that student outcomes become stronger in later elementary years. Year over year, science improved by 8.10 percentage points, while ELA declined by 2.83 points and math by 4.05 points, indicating mixed recent momentum. Geiger Montessori has a reported student-teacher ratio of 20.9 to 1, a 39.73% free/reduced-price lunch rate, and 2023–2024 spending of $20,484 per student. Overall, it appears to be a solid choice for families seeking a school with notable science strengths and strong end-of-elementary results, while early-grade literacy and math deserve closer attention.
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