Is Tapteal Elementary School a good school?

Tapteal Elementary School ranks 652 nd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tapteal Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 471 students attended Tapteal Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tapteal Elementary School?

Students at Tapteal Elementary School are 56% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tapteal Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tapteal Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Enterprise Middle School High : Hanford High School

Tapteal Elementary School

Summary:

Tapteal Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Richland, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 471. The school is part of the Richland School District, which is ranked 67 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tapteal Elementary stands out in several key areas. It has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (36.94%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 10.54% to 28.72% Hispanic students. Academically, Tapteal's performance on SBAC and WCAS tests is generally lower than the Richland School District and Washington state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, Tapteal's proficiency rates in ELA (47.9%) and Math (39.08%) are significantly below the district (59.38% and 46.09%) and state (52.63% and 41.68%) averages. Tapteal's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 276 out of 1,106 Washington elementary schools in 2012-2013 (4-star rating) to 917 out of 1,169 in 2022-2023 (1-star rating), placing it in the bottom half of elementary schools in the state.

Tapteal's academic performance is notably lower than the nearby Orchard Elementary, White Bluffs Elementary, and Desert Sky Elementary, which consistently outperform Tapteal on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Tapteal has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 9.73% in 2020-2021 to 65.18% in 2022-2023, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

705 N 62nd Ave
West Richland, WA 99353-9705

(509) 967-6350

District: Richland School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
652^nd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,789

Students who attend Tapteal Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Enterprise Middle School
High:	Hanford High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.1

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Hispanic:

36.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tapteal Elementary School ranks worse than 55.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Richland School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.32. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.8%), Hispanic (36.9%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tapteal Elementary School is 16.1, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Richland School District. (See more...)

Compare Tapteal Elementary School employs 29.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tapteal Elementary School is $14,789. 8 elementary schools in the Richland School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tapteal Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tapteal Elementary School 652^nd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Tapteal Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Richland School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Richland School District 67^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tapteal Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	45.35	574^th	1026	44.1%
2005	40.29	666^th	1031	35.4%
2006	60.95	403^rd	1051	61.7%
2007	66.71	330^th	1069	69.1%
2008	69.27	305^th	1067	71.4%
2009	74.55	221^st	1072	79.4%
2010	65.45	338^th	1088	68.9%
2011	71.15	274^th	1092	74.9%
2012	68.31	334^th	1097	69.6%
2013	72.33	276^th	1106	75.0%
2015	60.52	399^th	1067	62.6%
2016	44.36	605^th	1053	42.5%
2017	63.90	391^st	1056	63.0%
2018	50.00	529^th	1054	49.8%
2019	41.40	678^th	1130	40.0%
2021	34.36	699^th	1107	36.9%
2022	51.30	541^st	1169	53.7%
2023	24.82	917^th	1169	21.6%
2024	42.32	652^nd	1168	44.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.51	187^th	333	43.8%
2019	54.01	74^th	248	70.2%
2022	29.78	163^rd	213	23.5%
2024	54.57	120^th	320	62.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.73	240^th	637	62.3%
2019	27.19	439^th	566	22.4%
2022	23.13	407^th	478	14.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.07	611^th	835	26.8%
2019	34.96	694^th	979	29.1%
2021	20.07	753^rd	854	11.8%
2022	41.39	612^th	1019	39.9%
2023	23.96	853^rd	1013	15.8%
2024	50.54	493^rd	1024	51.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.86	577^th	1004	42.5%
2019	44.12	637^th	1068	40.4%
2021	35.34	629^th	1008	37.6%
2022	50.15	518^th	1100	52.9%
2023	27.84	821^st	1094	25.0%
2024	49.28	534^th	1093	51.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.12	448^th	999	55.2%
2019	39.75	672^nd	1075	37.5%
2021	30.47	700^th	1025	31.7%
2022	49.18	531^st	1113	52.3%
2023	19.44	931^st	1099	15.3%
2024	34.68	723^rd	1099	34.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.05	342^nd	540	36.7%
2019	41.70	421^st	697	39.6%
2021	16.50	468^th	501	6.6%
2022	36.58	435^th	694	37.3%
2023	20.73	551^st	633	13.0%
2024	37.64	428^th	651	34.3%

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Rank History for White students at Tapteal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.81	461^st	833	44.7%
2019	39.88	680^th	1027	33.8%
2021	34.63	634^th	943	32.8%
2022	57.67	413^th	1031	59.9%
2023	24.07	830^th	1011	17.9%
2024	48.36	521^st	1009	48.4%

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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 Tapteal Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	574	6	11	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
1989	585	8	21	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	640
1990	572	4	12	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	608
1991	600	2	13	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	631
1992	644	5	21	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	690
1993	645	6	23	32	9	n/a	n/a	0	715
1994	671	8	19	28	4	n/a	n/a	0	730
1995	609	11	15	34	6	n/a	n/a	0	675
1996	609	11	15	34	6	n/a	n/a	0	675
1997	614	14	13	42	5	n/a	n/a	0	688
1998	629	16	14	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	695
1999	629	17	15	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	703
2000	440	12	11	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
2001	418	9	13	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
2002	430	8	9	46	5	n/a	n/a	0	498
2003	430	8	9	46	5	n/a	n/a	0	498
2004	421	7	9	45	7	n/a	n/a	0	489
2005	429	7	9	48	6	n/a	n/a	0	499
2006	446	8	7	41	7	n/a	n/a	0	509
2007	464	10	9	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	530
2008	381	8	10	36	7	n/a	n/a	6	448
2009	393	6	8	39	6	n/a	n/a	18	470
2010	408	8	11	39	10	n/a	n/a	27	503
2011	412	5	11	74	7	1	15	0	525
2012	417	5	6	89	6	1	25	0	549
2013	456	5	10	98	6	1	30	0	606
2014	464	7	8	126	6	1	34	0	646
2015	467	6	10	149	4	0	44	0	680
2016	365	1	6	154	5	0	42	0	573
2017	401	4	9	153	3	0	47	0	617
2018	430	5	10	158	4	0	52	0	659
2019	440	3	10	176	5	1	47	0	682
2020	430	5	5	160	4	1	48	0	653
2021	362	9	7	142	5	1	39	0	565
2022	406	7	5	183	3	3	33	2	642
2023	263	2	2	174	2	3	25	0	471

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 Tapteal Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	601	25.0	24.0	0
1989	640	25.0	25.6	n/a
1990	608	25.7	23.6	0
1991	631	25.6	24.6	n/a
1992	690	31.0	22.2	n/a
1993	715	33.4	21.4	n/a
1994	730	33.6	21.7	n/a
1995	675	32.5	20.8	n/a
1996	675	32.5	20.8	n/a
1997	688	37.2	18.5	n/a
1998	695	33.0	21.1	n/a
1999	703	32.9	21.4	n/a
2000	506	25.5	19.8	n/a
2001	479	27.4	17.5	n/a
2002	498	29.5	16.9	34.9
2003	498	29.5	16.9	34.9
2004	489	27.0	18.1	49.3
2005	499	26.6	18.8	26.1
2006	509	26.1	19.5	28.3
2007	530	26.6	19.9	27.9
2008	448	22.9	19.6	35.1
2009	470	22.9	20.5	40.9
2010	503	26.0	19.3	42
2011	525	24.9	21.0	36.2
2012	549	23.0	23.7	33.9
2013	606	28.6	21.1	32
2014	646	n/a	n/a	43.2
2015	680	35.0	19.4	42.1
2016	573	26.0	22.0	42.1
2017	617	34.2	18.0	49.6
2018	659	35.1	18.7	43.1
2019	682	36.0	18.9	50
2020	653	34.5	18.9	44.1
2021	565	34.5	16.3	9.7
2022	642	32.1	19.9	48.9
2023	471	29.1	16.1	65.2

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 Tapteal Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	601	25.0	24.0	0
1989	640	25.0	25.6	n/a
1990	608	25.7	23.6	0
1991	631	25.6	24.6	n/a
1992	690	31.0	22.2	n/a
1993	715	33.4	21.4	n/a
1994	730	33.6	21.7	n/a
1995	675	32.5	20.8	n/a
1996	675	32.5	20.8	n/a
1997	688	37.2	18.5	n/a
1998	695	33.0	21.1	n/a
1999	703	32.9	21.4	n/a
2000	506	25.5	19.8	n/a
2001	479	27.4	17.5	n/a
2002	498	29.5	16.9	34.9
2003	498	29.5	16.9	34.9
2004	489	27.0	18.1	49.3
2005	499	26.6	18.8	26.1
2006	509	26.1	19.5	28.3
2007	530	26.6	19.9	27.9
2008	448	22.9	19.6	35.1
2009	470	22.9	20.5	40.9
2010	503	26.0	19.3	42
2011	525	24.9	21.0	36.2
2012	549	23.0	23.7	33.9
2013	606	28.6	21.1	32
2014	646	n/a	n/a	43.2
2015	680	35.0	19.4	42.1
2016	573	26.0	22.0	42.1
2017	617	34.2	18.0	49.6
2018	659	35.1	18.7	43.1
2019	682	36.0	18.9	50
2020	653	34.5	18.9	44.1
2021	565	34.5	16.3	9.7
2022	642	32.1	19.9	48.9
2023	471	29.1	16.1	65.2

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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