Sherman Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 432 students
Point Defiance Elementary School
4330 N Visscher St, Tacoma, WA 98407
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
301
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Tacoma School District
Pierce County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Point Defiance Elementary School
Point Defiance Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades K–5. It is part of Tacoma School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Pierce County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 301 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 A (excellent), 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)
- 301 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Tacoma School District
- County
- Pierce County
- NCES school ID
- 530870001493
Schools near Point Defiance Elementary School
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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.