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Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 11 students
Whittier Elementary School
777 Elm Tree Ln, Tacoma, WA 98466
Grades
Pre-K–3
Elementary
Students
305
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Tacoma 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 Whittier Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades Pre-K–3. It is part of Tacoma School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Pierce County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 305 students were enrolled, with about 17.5 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 Pre-K–3
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–3
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 305 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Tacoma School District
- County
- Pierce County
- NCES school ID
- 530870001511
Schools near Whittier Elementary School
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Evergreen Primary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 516 students
Delong Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 349 students
Heritage Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 188 students
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 454 students
University Place Primary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 522 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.