Is Brookdale Elementary a good school?

Brookdale Elementary ranks 817 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brookdale Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 486 students attended Brookdale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Brookdale Elementary?

Students at Brookdale Elementary are 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 20% Two or more races, 10% African American, 8% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Brookdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brookdale Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Perry G Keithley Middle School High : Washington High School

Brookdale Elementary

Summary:

Brookdale Elementary is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 486 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Franklin Pierce School District, which is ranked 205 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookdale Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (26.95%) and Pacific Islander (8.44%) students compared to the state average. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by SBAC and WCAS test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (40.55%) and Math (35.43%) were significantly lower than the state averages (52.63% and 41.68%, respectively). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Brookdale Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 60% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This factor likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance compared to the state and district averages. When compared to other nearby schools in the Franklin Pierce School District, Brookdale Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better, but it lags behind some higher-performing schools in the Tacoma School District and Bethel School District, which are located within a few miles of Brookdale.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

611 132nd St S.
Tacoma, WA 98444

(253) 298-3105

District: Franklin Pierce School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
817^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,594

Students who attend Brookdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Perry G Keithley Middle School
High:	Washington High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 486

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.2%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

20.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brookdale Elementary ranks worse than 69.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.9. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Brookdale Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Franklin Pierce School District. Student population at Brookdale Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (29.2%), Hispanic (27%), two or more races (20%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brookdale Elementary is 15.6, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District! (See more...)

Compare Brookdale Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brookdale Elementary is $19,594. 5 elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brookdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookdale Elementary 817^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Brookdale Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Franklin Pierce School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Pierce School District 205^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brookdale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.23	335^th	1026	67.3%
2005	48.43	547^th	1031	46.9%
2006	47.63	580^th	1051	44.8%
2007	39.98	689^th	1069	35.5%
2008	32.61	774^th	1067	27.5%
2009	52.66	512^th	1072	52.2%
2010	47.73	595^th	1088	45.3%
2011	38.29	728^th	1092	33.3%
2012	40.51	709^th	1097	35.4%
2013	57.75	480^th	1106	56.6%
2015	47.59	569^th	1067	46.7%
2016	45.18	597^th	1053	43.3%
2017	40.88	640^th	1056	39.4%
2018	42.51	608^th	1054	42.3%
2019	31.33	816^th	1130	27.8%
2021	42.62	593^rd	1107	46.4%
2022	33.89	770^th	1169	34.1%
2023	36.31	737^th	1169	37.0%
2024	29.90	817^th	1168	30.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.26	107^th	212	49.5%
2019	32.59	227^th	303	25.1%
2021	38.63	72^nd	128	43.8%
2022	38.25	162^nd	252	35.7%
2023	42.47	115^th	194	40.7%
2024	49.75	94^th	188	50.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	58.96	193^rd	637	69.7%
2019	21.35	498^th	566	12.0%
2024	22.99	291^st	339	14.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.23	278^th	835	66.7%
2019	43.37	587^th	979	40.0%
2021	69.74	163^rd	854	80.9%
2022	53.62	424^th	1019	58.4%
2023	45.36	563^rd	1013	44.4%
2024	35.12	708^th	1024	30.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.50	548^th	1004	45.4%
2019	31.24	788^th	1068	26.2%
2021	38.12	594^th	1008	41.1%
2022	38.86	660^th	1100	40.0%
2023	38.88	654^th	1094	40.2%
2024	33.88	727^th	1093	33.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.54	641^st	999	35.8%
2019	32.58	751^st	1075	30.1%
2021	47.24	499^th	1025	51.3%
2022	30.94	770^th	1113	30.8%
2023	32.39	751^st	1099	31.7%
2024	28.50	798^th	1099	27.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.77	157^th	201	21.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.71	323^rd	540	40.2%
2019	35.64	475^th	697	31.9%
2021	66.52	98^th	501	80.4%
2022	46.32	337^th	694	51.4%
2023	26.63	495^th	633	21.8%
2024	29.11	489^th	651	24.9%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.93	1^st	4	75.0%

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Rank History for White students at Brookdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.28	481^st	833	42.3%
2019	49.36	548^th	1027	46.6%
2021	41.16	555^th	943	41.1%
2022	41.74	609^th	1031	40.9%
2023	36.84	661^st	1011	34.6%
2024	23.99	819^th	1009	18.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Brookdale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	305	20	24	12	11	n/a	n/a	0	372
1989	313	24	22	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	374
1990	310	23	34	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	382
1991	302	27	34	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	380
1992	331	22	37	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	404
1993	320	44	21	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	411
1994	338	40	25	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	426
1995	333	60	37	21	15	n/a	n/a	0	466
1996	333	60	37	21	15	n/a	n/a	0	466
1997	310	62	47	24	10	n/a	n/a	0	453
1998	336	60	50	29	13	n/a	n/a	0	488
1999	337	56	52	36	9	n/a	n/a	0	490
2000	351	57	55	40	8	n/a	n/a	0	511
2001	324	53	61	40	8	n/a	n/a	0	486
2002	300	76	76	40	11	n/a	n/a	0	503
2003	300	76	76	40	11	n/a	n/a	0	503
2004	272	50	78	43	18	n/a	n/a	0	461
2005	244	41	60	45	11	n/a	n/a	17	418
2006	220	43	74	39	12	n/a	n/a	13	401
2007	230	50	67	40	10	n/a	n/a	18	415
2008	219	58	67	51	10	n/a	n/a	19	424
2009	180	54	71	47	7	n/a	n/a	32	391
2010	191	62	63	57	7	n/a	n/a	52	432
2011	184	32	24	89	1	20	86	0	436
2012	174	24	23	101	2	40	84	0	448
2013	177	20	27	118	3	38	94	0	477
2014	161	24	25	117	5	58	105	0	495
2015	160	27	29	124	10	45	87	0	482
2016	184	34	28	111	4	43	92	0	496
2017	162	30	33	111	7	31	90	0	464
2018	146	28	38	119	6	44	85	0	466
2019	146	32	36	138	9	45	98	0	504
2020	150	34	31	154	9	38	87	0	503
2021	132	39	24	144	3	35	90	0	467
2022	130	48	19	140	2	39	99	0	477
2023	142	51	14	131	5	41	97	5	486

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brookdale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	372	18.0	20.6	0
1989	374	17.0	22.0	n/a
1990	382	19.8	19.2	0
1991	380	20.5	18.5	n/a
1992	404	20.0	20.2	n/a
1993	411	23.0	17.9	n/a
1994	426	23.0	18.5	n/a
1995	466	23.0	20.3	n/a
1996	466	23.0	20.3	n/a
1997	453	23.0	19.7	n/a
1998	488	24.0	20.3	n/a
1999	490	25.0	19.6	n/a
2000	511	25.5	20.0	n/a
2001	486	26.5	18.3	n/a
2002	503	27.5	18.3	45.7
2003	503	27.5	18.3	45.7
2004	461	22.0	21.0	45.1
2005	418	22.5	18.6	44.4
2006	401	20.0	20.1	47.9
2007	415	21.0	19.8	57.4
2008	424	22.3	19.0	57.3
2009	391	22.3	17.5	66.9
2010	432	25.0	17.2	73.9
2011	436	25.9	16.8	59.4
2012	448	25.0	17.9	69.9
2013	477	24.5	19.4	67.9
2014	495	n/a	n/a	71.9
2015	482	30.0	16.0	71
2016	496	26.0	19.0	78.8
2017	464	27.0	17.1	80.8
2018	466	27.5	16.9	65.5
2019	504	28.0	18.0	77.4
2020	503	27.5	18.2	74.8
2021	467	29.0	16.1	64.9
2022	477	30.0	15.9	63.1
2023	486	31.0	15.6	68.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brookdale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	372	18.0	20.6	0
1989	374	17.0	22.0	n/a
1990	382	19.8	19.2	0
1991	380	20.5	18.5	n/a
1992	404	20.0	20.2	n/a
1993	411	23.0	17.9	n/a
1994	426	23.0	18.5	n/a
1995	466	23.0	20.3	n/a
1996	466	23.0	20.3	n/a
1997	453	23.0	19.7	n/a
1998	488	24.0	20.3	n/a
1999	490	25.0	19.6	n/a
2000	511	25.5	20.0	n/a
2001	486	26.5	18.3	n/a
2002	503	27.5	18.3	45.7
2003	503	27.5	18.3	45.7
2004	461	22.0	21.0	45.1
2005	418	22.5	18.6	44.4
2006	401	20.0	20.1	47.9
2007	415	21.0	19.8	57.4
2008	424	22.3	19.0	57.3
2009	391	22.3	17.5	66.9
2010	432	25.0	17.2	73.9
2011	436	25.9	16.8	59.4
2012	448	25.0	17.9	69.9
2013	477	24.5	19.4	67.9
2014	495	n/a	n/a	71.9
2015	482	30.0	16.0	71
2016	496	26.0	19.0	78.8
2017	464	27.0	17.1	80.8
2018	466	27.5	16.9	65.5
2019	504	28.0	18.0	77.4
2020	503	27.5	18.2	74.8
2021	467	29.0	16.1	64.9
2022	477	30.0	15.9	63.1
2023	486	31.0	15.6	68.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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