Custer Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 358 students
Dower Elementary School
7817 Dower Rd West, Lakewood, WA 98499
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
337
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Clover Park School District
Pierce County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Washington elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dower Elementary School
Dower Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lakewood, Washington, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Clover Park School District. The school is located in a small city in Pierce County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 337 students were enrolled, with about 15.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Washington elementary school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 337 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Clover Park School District
- County
- Pierce County
- NCES school ID
- 530141000252
Schools near Dower Elementary School
All 29 schools in Lakewood →
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 541 students
Oakbrook Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 285 students
Park Lodge Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 363 students
Heritage Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 188 students
Manitou Park Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 429 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.