Is Elmhurst Elementary School a good school?

Elmhurst Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Elmhurst Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 358 students attended Elmhurst Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elmhurst Elementary School?

Students at Elmhurst Elementary School are 28% White, 24% Two or more races, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Elmhurst Elementary School attend?

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

Elmhurst Elementary School

Summary:

Elmhurst Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 358 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Franklin Pierce School District, which is ranked 205 out of 247 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmhurst Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic achievement. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.22% of Elmhurst students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.75% for the district and 52.63% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rate was 25.31%, while the district and state had rates of 24.21% and 41.68%, respectively. As a result, Elmhurst Elementary has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 1071 out of 1168 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female, male, and White students.

When comparing Elmhurst Elementary to other schools in the area, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, James Sales Elementary, which is also in the Franklin Pierce district, outperformed Elmhurst in both English Language Arts and math proficiency by a significant margin. Despite having relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, Elmhurst Elementary's challenges do not appear to be solely due to a lack of funding or resources, and the district and school leadership should closely examine the underlying factors contributing to the school's poor academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

420 133rd ST E
Tacoma, WA 98445-1465

(253) 298-3505

District: Franklin Pierce School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1071^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,444

Students who attend Elmhurst Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 358

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.2%

Two or more races:

24.0%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elmhurst Elementary School ranks worse than 91.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.82. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Elmhurst Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Franklin Pierce School District. Student population at Elmhurst Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (28.2%), two or more races (24%), Hispanic (22.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elmhurst Elementary School is 14.9, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District. (See more...)

Compare Elmhurst Elementary School employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elmhurst Elementary School is $21,444, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elmhurst Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmhurst Elementary School 1071^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Elmhurst Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Elmhurst Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	32.40	738^th	1026	28.1%
2005	16.80	902^nd	1031	12.5%
2006	20.16	914^th	1051	13.0%
2007	16.92	951^st	1069	11.0%
2008	29.92	812^th	1067	23.9%
2009	37.08	740^th	1072	31.0%
2010	35.86	749^th	1088	31.2%
2011	38.81	725^th	1092	33.6%
2012	43.99	659^th	1097	39.9%
2013	30.71	837^th	1106	24.3%
2015	10.48	999^th	1067	6.4%
2016	13.93	945^th	1053	10.3%
2017	11.66	980^th	1056	7.2%
2018	8.54	1013^th	1054	3.9%
2019	11.48	1043^rd	1130	7.7%
2021	14.26	982^nd	1107	11.3%
2022	15.92	1027^th	1169	12.1%
2023	12.97	1061^st	1169	9.2%
2024	12.82	1071^st	1168	8.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.07	197^th	212	7.1%
2019	19.24	260^th	303	14.2%
2021	8.33	124^th	128	3.1%
2022	17.05	223^rd	252	11.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.00	802^nd	835	4.0%
2019	19.58	878^th	979	10.3%
2021	28.98	654^th	854	23.4%
2022	27.03	819^th	1019	19.6%
2023	21.34	886^th	1013	12.5%
2024	21.25	895^th	1024	12.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.94	934^th	1004	7.0%
2019	12.24	980^th	1068	8.2%
2021	15.98	900^th	1008	10.7%
2022	26.15	834^th	1100	24.2%
2023	17.75	934^th	1094	14.6%
2024	14.08	985^th	1093	9.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.52	959^th	999	4.0%
2019	13.70	975^th	1075	9.3%
2021	15.00	913^th	1025	10.9%
2022	10.79	1039^th	1113	6.6%
2023	9.26	1058^th	1099	3.7%
2024	13.73	992^nd	1099	9.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.46	474^th	540	12.2%
2019	33.52	496^th	697	28.8%
2021	39.96	272^nd	501	45.7%
2022	32.40	486^th	694	30.0%
2023	46.71	342^nd	633	46.0%

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Rank History for White students at Elmhurst Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.97	794^th	833	4.7%
2019	12.90	949^th	1027	7.6%
2022	18.79	904^th	1031	12.3%
2024	9.24	976^th	1009	3.3%

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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 Elmhurst Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	322	40	29	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	406
1989	363	30	29	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	437
1990	385	29	28	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	463
1991	409	29	32	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	483
1992	390	31	39	15	9	n/a	n/a	0	484
1993	413	49	41	26	7	n/a	n/a	0	536
1994	344	39	53	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
1995	336	65	55	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	480
1996	336	65	55	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	480
1997	355	69	50	18	8	n/a	n/a	0	500
1998	368	60	57	28	6	n/a	n/a	0	519
1999	364	94	57	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
2000	378	113	63	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
2001	372	111	71	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	590
2002	368	102	75	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	611
2003	368	102	75	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	611
2004	306	78	57	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	483
2005	269	48	62	33	15	n/a	n/a	56	483
2006	259	40	58	32	13	n/a	n/a	73	475
2007	230	39	56	36	11	n/a	n/a	72	444
2008	238	41	49	28	8	n/a	n/a	77	441
2009	234	40	62	44	8	n/a	n/a	99	487
2010	205	43	60	40	4	n/a	n/a	93	445
2011	187	43	20	74	2	28	72	0	426
2012	188	40	18	77	4	23	74	0	424
2013	189	53	18	68	3	28	91	0	450
2014	191	61	18	84	4	22	101	0	481
2015	154	50	18	70	5	27	91	0	415
2016	157	56	21	78	4	24	105	0	445
2017	154	60	20	92	4	20	111	0	461
2018	154	50	19	99	3	26	100	0	451
2019	131	49	18	109	3	23	75	0	408
2020	117	48	19	96	4	24	84	0	392
2021	95	44	16	90	5	30	80	0	360
2022	92	36	18	98	4	21	82	0	351
2023	101	51	15	80	5	20	86	0	358

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 Elmhurst Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	406	18.0	22.5	0
1989	437	20.0	21.8	n/a
1990	463	22.5	20.5	0
1991	483	22.7	21.2	n/a
1992	484	23.5	20.5	n/a
1993	536	23.4	22.9	n/a
1994	453	22.5	20.1	n/a
1995	480	22.0	21.8	n/a
1996	480	22.0	21.8	n/a
1997	500	23.1	21.6	n/a
1998	519	22.0	23.6	n/a
1999	537	26.0	20.7	n/a
2000	578	26.0	22.2	n/a
2001	590	28.5	20.7	n/a
2002	611	28.3	21.6	39.8
2003	611	28.3	21.6	39.8
2004	483	23.0	21.0	41.4
2005	483	23.3	20.7	53.4
2006	475	24.0	19.8	56.2
2007	444	24.0	18.5	61.8
2008	441	24.0	18.4	63.7
2009	487	24.0	20.3	82.5
2010	445	25.0	17.8	81.8
2011	426	26.0	16.3	60.6
2012	424	24.9	16.9	68.4
2013	450	25.4	17.6	70.2
2014	481	n/a	n/a	74
2015	415	28.0	14.8	71.3
2016	445	25.0	17.8	77.1
2017	461	26.5	17.3	77.2
2018	451	26.2	17.2	65.9
2019	408	26.0	15.6	78.7
2020	392	25.0	15.6	77
2021	360	26.0	13.8	66.4
2022	351	25.0	14.0	57.5
2023	358	24.0	14.9	71.5

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 Elmhurst Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	406	18.0	22.5	0
1989	437	20.0	21.8	n/a
1990	463	22.5	20.5	0
1991	483	22.7	21.2	n/a
1992	484	23.5	20.5	n/a
1993	536	23.4	22.9	n/a
1994	453	22.5	20.1	n/a
1995	480	22.0	21.8	n/a
1996	480	22.0	21.8	n/a
1997	500	23.1	21.6	n/a
1998	519	22.0	23.6	n/a
1999	537	26.0	20.7	n/a
2000	578	26.0	22.2	n/a
2001	590	28.5	20.7	n/a
2002	611	28.3	21.6	39.8
2003	611	28.3	21.6	39.8
2004	483	23.0	21.0	41.4
2005	483	23.3	20.7	53.4
2006	475	24.0	19.8	56.2
2007	444	24.0	18.5	61.8
2008	441	24.0	18.4	63.7
2009	487	24.0	20.3	82.5
2010	445	25.0	17.8	81.8
2011	426	26.0	16.3	60.6
2012	424	24.9	16.9	68.4
2013	450	25.4	17.6	70.2
2014	481	n/a	n/a	74
2015	415	28.0	14.8	71.3
2016	445	25.0	17.8	77.1
2017	461	26.5	17.3	77.2
2018	451	26.2	17.2	65.9
2019	408	26.0	15.6	78.7
2020	392	25.0	15.6	77
2021	360	26.0	13.8	66.4
2022	351	25.0	14.0	57.5
2023	358	24.0	14.9	71.5

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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