Is Lyon Elementary School a good school?

Lyon Elementary School ranks 610 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lyon Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 344 students attended Lyon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lyon Elementary School?

Students at Lyon Elementary School are 31% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Lyon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lyon Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Stewart Middle School High : Lincoln High School

Lyon Elementary School

Summary:

Lyon Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tacoma, Washington, serving 333 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Tacoma School District, which is ranked 152 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyon Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of Hispanic (24.32%) and Pacific Islander (5.71%) students, as well as a higher percentage of students identifying as two or more races (16.52%). Academically, the school outperforms the district and state averages in SBAC/Math (46.75%) and WCAS/Science (56.36%) proficiency, particularly for its 5th-grade students. However, the school's SBAC/ELA proficiency rate (42.21%) is lower than the district (45.84%) and state (52.63%) averages. Lyon Elementary's Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status perform relatively well, ranking in the top 3 and top 4 in the state, respectively, for their subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the Tacoma School District, Reed Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, and Sheridan Elementary, Lyon Elementary has stronger performance in math and science but lower proficiency in English language arts. The school's diverse student population and higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds present both challenges and opportunities in meeting the learning needs of its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

101 E 46th St
Tacoma, WA 98404

(253) 571-4800

District: Tacoma School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,167

Students who attend Lyon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stewart Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 344

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.4%

Hispanic:

27.9%

Two or more races:

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lyon Elementary School ranks worse than 52.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 15^th among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.89. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Lyon Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (31.4%), Hispanic (27.9%), two or more races (15.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lyon Elementary School is 14.8, which is the 6^th best among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Lyon Elementary School employs 23.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lyon Elementary School is $22,167, which is the 8^th highest among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lyon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyon Elementary School 610^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lyon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Tacoma School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tacoma School District 152^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lyon Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	14.22	926^th	1026	9.7%
2005	26.94	809^th	1031	21.5%
2006	26.94	836^th	1051	20.5%
2007	26.02	849^th	1069	20.6%
2008	11.94	991^st	1067	7.1%
2009	13.66	985^th	1072	8.1%
2010	11.05	1026^th	1088	5.7%
2011	7.42	1060^th	1092	2.9%
2012	5.66	1079^th	1097	1.6%
2013	5.90	1081^st	1106	2.3%
2015	6.88	1030^th	1067	3.5%
2016	25.47	831^st	1053	21.1%
2017	20.95	861^st	1056	18.5%
2018	42.67	606^th	1054	42.5%
2019	32.69	797^th	1130	29.5%
2021	33.38	706^th	1107	36.2%
2022	47.98	590^th	1169	49.5%
2023	27.52	865^th	1169	26.0%
2024	45.89	610^th	1168	47.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.65	147^th	212	30.7%
2019	27.76	240^th	303	20.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.47	500^th	637	21.5%
2019	35.33	351^st	566	38.0%
2022	45.39	222^nd	478	53.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.57	296^th	835	64.6%
2019	48.45	523^rd	979	46.6%
2021	72.51	144^th	854	83.1%
2022	71.48	193^rd	1019	81.1%
2023	36.38	682^nd	1013	32.7%
2024	61.98	341^st	1024	66.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.17	616^th	1004	38.6%
2019	32.05	779^th	1068	27.1%
2021	26.87	745^th	1008	26.1%
2022	43.03	603^rd	1100	45.2%
2023	41.00	627^th	1094	42.7%
2024	48.50	541^st	1093	50.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.20	541^st	999	45.8%
2019	35.83	712^th	1075	33.8%
2021	35.38	637^th	1025	37.9%
2022	49.97	519^th	1113	53.4%
2023	34.79	709^th	1099	35.5%
2024	43.61	599^th	1099	45.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.17	151^st	540	72.0%
2019	58.54	257^th	697	63.1%
2021	49.48	201^st	501	59.9%
2022	60.11	209^th	694	69.9%
2023	47.10	338^th	633	46.6%
2024	64.70	202^nd	651	69.0%

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Rank History for White students at Lyon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.31	480^th	833	42.4%
2019	34.35	739^th	1027	28.0%
2021	10.15	902^nd	943	4.3%
2022	35.00	701^st	1031	32.0%
2023	39.03	631^st	1011	37.6%
2024	53.87	455^th	1009	54.9%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, August 12, 2024

All teachers we have had have been amazing. My kids transferred in from another local school and were evaluated quickly and given the supports they needed to succeed. Community culture is good with after school events and assemblies. Preschool teacher is great and special education staff is awesome. TPS seems to change principals around exert few years so we don’t get too attached Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lyon Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	234	45	20	8	5	n/a	n/a	312
1989	249	44	36	9	3	n/a	n/a	341
1990	240	58	21	9	2	n/a	n/a	330
1991	231	41	36	23	4	n/a	n/a	335
1992	216	51	55	29	2	n/a	n/a	353
1993	155	44	60	25	2	n/a	n/a	286
1994	127	44	69	36	3	n/a	n/a	279
1995	118	26	57	21	6	n/a	n/a	228
1996	118	26	57	21	6	n/a	n/a	228
1997	129	36	68	28	5	n/a	n/a	266
1998	149	41	60	22	4	n/a	n/a	276
1999	174	48	78	41	5	n/a	n/a	346
2000	163	39	61	46	5	n/a	n/a	314
2001	157	32	58	53	8	n/a	n/a	308
2002	155	55	44	72	2	n/a	n/a	328
2003	155	55	44	72	2	n/a	n/a	328
2004	144	61	40	69	4	n/a	n/a	318
2005	143	64	40	64	4	n/a	n/a	315
2006	135	74	38	65	6	n/a	n/a	318
2007	113	65	28	55	6	n/a	n/a	267
2008	118	63	35	65	11	n/a	n/a	292
2009	107	60	33	61	7	n/a	n/a	268
2010	108	61	33	60	5	n/a	n/a	267
2011	79	35	24	58	5	6	26	233
2012	94	46	26	96	5	8	51	326
2013	109	71	28	110	6	5	4	333
2014	101	60	31	107	1	9	19	328
2015	104	54	39	107	4	11	22	341
2016	118	61	35	99	2	4	42	361
2017	115	35	32	107	5	7	59	360
2018	104	41	31	95	8	6	61	346
2019	112	45	37	83	7	5	67	356
2020	118	40	36	100	4	6	74	378
2021	119	36	36	87	4	9	75	366
2022	91	34	30	79	1	8	61	304
2023	106	33	37	81	2	19	55	333
2024	108	38	35	96	3	10	54	344

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 Lyon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	312	15.0	20.8	0
1989	341	17.0	20.0	n/a
1990	330	17.8	18.5	0
1991	335	17.9	18.7	n/a
1992	353	18.6	18.9	n/a
1993	286	16.2	17.7	n/a
1994	279	15.4	18.1	n/a
1995	228	13.5	16.9	n/a
1996	228	13.5	16.9	n/a
1997	266	14.5	18.3	n/a
1998	276	15.2	18.2	n/a
1999	346	16.8	20.6	n/a
2000	314	16.3	19.3	n/a
2001	308	19.4	15.9	n/a
2002	328	18.7	17.5	73.5
2003	328	18.7	17.5	73.5
2004	318	19.0	16.7	74.5
2005	315	19.1	16.5	66
2006	318	18.4	17.3	73.6
2007	267	17.1	15.6	88.8
2008	292	19.7	14.8	82.5
2009	268	19.7	13.6	84
2010	267	18.0	14.8	88.8
2011	233	17.0	13.7	69.5
2012	326	20.1	16.1	59.2
2013	333	20.2	16.4	83.2
2014	328	n/a	n/a	85.7
2015	341	26.0	13.1	82.4
2016	361	23.0	15.6	79.5
2017	360	25.1	14.3	79.2
2018	346	24.2	14.2	76.9
2019	356	25.1	14.1	72.8
2020	378	25.9	14.5	67.5
2021	366	27.2	13.4	66.4
2022	304	23.8	12.7	n/a
2023	333	24.0	13.8	63.7
2024	344	23.1	14.8	68.9

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 Lyon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	312	15.0	20.8	0
1989	341	17.0	20.0	n/a
1990	330	17.8	18.5	0
1991	335	17.9	18.7	n/a
1992	353	18.6	18.9	n/a
1993	286	16.2	17.7	n/a
1994	279	15.4	18.1	n/a
1995	228	13.5	16.9	n/a
1996	228	13.5	16.9	n/a
1997	266	14.5	18.3	n/a
1998	276	15.2	18.2	n/a
1999	346	16.8	20.6	n/a
2000	314	16.3	19.3	n/a
2001	308	19.4	15.9	n/a
2002	328	18.7	17.5	73.5
2003	328	18.7	17.5	73.5
2004	318	19.0	16.7	74.5
2005	315	19.1	16.5	66
2006	318	18.4	17.3	73.6
2007	267	17.1	15.6	88.8
2008	292	19.7	14.8	82.5
2009	268	19.7	13.6	84
2010	267	18.0	14.8	88.8
2011	233	17.0	13.7	69.5
2012	326	20.1	16.1	59.2
2013	333	20.2	16.4	83.2
2014	328	n/a	n/a	85.7
2015	341	26.0	13.1	82.4
2016	361	23.0	15.6	79.5
2017	360	25.1	14.3	79.2
2018	346	24.2	14.2	76.9
2019	356	25.1	14.1	72.8
2020	378	25.9	14.5	67.5
2021	366	27.2	13.4	66.4
2022	304	23.8	12.7	n/a
2023	333	24.0	13.8	63.7
2024	344	23.1	14.8	68.9

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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