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Public · Grades K–8 · 574 students
Shining Mountain Elementary
21615 38th Ave E, Spanaway, WA 98387
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
613
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Bethel School District
Pierce County
Schola Grade C · 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 Shining Mountain Elementary
Shining Mountain Elementary is a public elementary school in Spanaway, Washington, serving grades K–5. It is part of Bethel School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Pierce County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 613 students were enrolled, with about 16.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Washington elementary school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 613 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Bethel School District
- County
- Pierce County
- NCES school ID
- 530048001750
Schools near Shining Mountain Elementary
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North Star Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 446 students
Cascade Christian Schools - Frederickson Elem.
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Clover Creek Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 617 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.