Christensen Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 346 students
James Sales Elementary
1301 113th Street S, Tacoma, WA 98444
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
387
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Franklin Pierce 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 James Sales Elementary
James Sales Elementary is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades K–5. It is part of Franklin Pierce School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Pierce County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 387 students were enrolled, with about 16.1 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)
- 387 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Franklin Pierce School District
- County
- Pierce County
- NCES school ID
- 530294000477
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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.