Is Reed Elementary School a good school?

Reed Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Reed Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 357 students attended Reed Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Reed Elementary School?

Students at Reed Elementary School are 26% African American, 25% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 18% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Reed Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Reed Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Angelo Giaudrone Middle School High : Foss High School

Reed Elementary School

Summary:

Reed Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that includes 17.17% White, 23.82% African American, 23.27% Hispanic, and other minority groups.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Reed Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Washington elementary schools in academic performance. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the Tacoma School District and Washington state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Interestingly, the school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively better compared to the overall school performance, while the White, multi-racial, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups consistently rank in the bottom 20% of Washington elementary schools.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Reed Elementary, ranging from 54.31% to 76.79% in recent years, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This, combined with the school's significant underperformance compared to its peers, suggests that Reed Elementary may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student body. The school's challenges highlight the need for a comprehensive review of its educational strategies, resource allocation, and targeted support for underperforming student groups.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1802 S 36th St
Tacoma, WA 98418

(253) 571-6464

District: Tacoma School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1049^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,612

Students who attend Reed Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School
High:	Foss High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 357

Racial breakdown:

African American:

26.1%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Two or more races:

21.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Reed Elementary School ranks worse than 89.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 30^th among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Reed Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (26.1%), Hispanic (24.9%), two or more races (21%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reed Elementary School is 13, which is the 2^nd best among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Reed Elementary School employs 27.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reed Elementary School is $22,612, which is the 7^th highest among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reed Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Reed Elementary School 1049^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Reed Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male 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 Reed Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	13.24	937^th	1026	8.7%
2005	29.10	777^th	1031	24.6%
2006	21.26	897^th	1051	14.7%
2007	10.86	1003^rd	1069	6.2%
2008	12.73	982^nd	1067	8.0%
2009	6.72	1040^th	1072	3.0%
2010	9.42	1041^st	1088	4.3%
2011	25.71	894^th	1092	18.1%
2012	19.27	964^th	1097	12.1%
2013	3.81	1096^th	1106	0.9%
2015	11.63	986^th	1067	7.6%
2016	15.55	926^th	1053	12.1%
2017	6.51	1028^th	1056	2.7%
2018	11.91	973^rd	1054	7.7%
2019	18.80	946^th	1130	16.3%
2021	12.16	1012^th	1107	8.6%
2022	13.36	1058^th	1169	9.5%
2023	20.42	970^th	1169	17.0%
2024	14.40	1049^th	1168	10.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	9.89	201^st	212	5.2%
2019	19.03	261^st	303	13.9%
2021	6.24	127^th	128	0.8%
2022	8.23	247^th	252	2.0%
2023	27.47	154^th	194	20.6%
2024	12.67	182^nd	188	3.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	53.41	97^th	333	70.9%
2019	49.45	91^st	248	63.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.90	611^th	637	4.1%
2022	31.93	340^th	478	28.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	40.15	622^nd	979	36.5%
2022	21.15	888^th	1019	12.9%
2023	30.87	754^th	1013	25.6%
2024	22.88	868^th	1024	15.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.90	910^th	1004	9.4%
2019	20.58	898^th	1068	15.9%
2021	11.02	962^nd	1008	4.6%
2022	9.48	1055^th	1100	4.1%
2023	19.09	922^nd	1094	15.7%
2024	9.47	1041^st	1093	4.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	12.21	923^rd	999	7.6%
2019	20.53	894^th	1075	16.8%
2021	15.67	905^th	1025	11.7%
2022	18.05	957^th	1113	14.0%
2023	21.11	908^th	1099	17.4%
2024	20.61	922^nd	1099	16.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.01	69^th	107	35.5%
2019	77.51	11^th	110	90.0%
2022	55.95	40^th	108	63.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.12	445^th	540	17.6%
2019	44.99	384^th	697	44.9%
2021	62.05	117^th	501	76.6%
2022	39.13	411^th	694	40.8%
2023	75.17	97^th	633	84.7%

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Rank History for White students at Reed Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.59	744^th	833	10.7%
2022	11.78	977^th	1031	5.2%

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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 Reed Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	369	71	54	10	10	n/a	n/a	0	514
1989	376	91	60	15	17	n/a	n/a	0	559
1990	339	103	59	17	13	n/a	n/a	0	531
1991	315	89	57	18	14	n/a	n/a	0	493
1992	312	104	87	29	8	n/a	n/a	0	540
1993	347	150	60	43	11	n/a	n/a	0	611
1994	348	140	55	43	7	n/a	n/a	0	593
1995	305	155	84	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	599
1996	305	155	84	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	599
1997	288	159	71	64	12	n/a	n/a	0	594
1998	326	181	74	73	12	n/a	n/a	0	666
1999	317	191	86	73	8	n/a	n/a	0	675
2000	293	181	87	88	9	n/a	n/a	0	658
2001	251	191	88	95	10	n/a	n/a	0	635
2002	254	197	82	108	9	n/a	n/a	0	650
2003	254	197	82	108	9	n/a	n/a	0	650
2004	182	183	69	120	15	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	168	178	66	119	10	n/a	n/a	0	541
2006	150	162	74	120	8	n/a	n/a	0	514
2007	129	141	76	140	11	n/a	n/a	0	497
2008	117	155	62	139	7	n/a	n/a	0	480
2009	107	175	58	147	10	n/a	n/a	0	497
2010	102	197	49	145	7	n/a	n/a	0	500
2011	104	104	38	116	5	8	70	0	445
2012	86	117	36	144	4	6	72	0	465
2013	105	153	38	185	4	7	18	0	510
2014	98	120	21	168	2	12	42	0	463
2015	97	105	33	162	2	18	50	0	467
2016	75	106	31	159	1	22	66	0	460
2017	69	101	32	159	2	37	87	0	487
2018	63	102	26	122	4	24	83	0	424
2019	62	93	23	116	4	27	95	0	420
2020	68	92	18	128	6	22	100	0	434
2021	61	82	16	122	2	16	93	0	392
2022	54	80	19	85	2	22	86	0	348
2023	62	86	18	84	3	22	86	0	361
2024	66	93	15	89	1	17	75	1	357

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 Reed Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	30.0	17.1	0
1989	559	32.0	17.4	n/a
1990	531	33.4	15.8	0
1991	493	32.0	15.4	n/a
1992	540	30.8	17.5	n/a
1993	611	34.0	18.0	n/a
1994	593	33.4	17.8	n/a
1995	599	31.8	18.8	n/a
1996	599	31.8	18.8	n/a
1997	594	34.3	17.3	n/a
1998	666	36.6	18.2	n/a
1999	675	36.2	18.6	n/a
2000	658	33.2	19.8	n/a
2001	635	36.0	17.6	n/a
2002	650	39.8	16.3	73.7
2003	650	39.8	16.3	73.7
2004	569	36.0	15.8	77.2
2005	541	35.6	15.2	73.8
2006	514	32.0	16.1	69.8
2007	497	28.0	17.8	76.5
2008	480	29.9	16.1	77.7
2009	497	29.9	16.6	83.1
2010	500	32.4	15.4	85.2
2011	445	31.4	14.1	73.5
2012	465	29.4	15.8	58.1
2013	510	28.4	17.9	86.9
2014	463	n/a	n/a	84.2
2015	467	32.0	14.5	83.9
2016	460	28.0	16.4	82.8
2017	487	29.3	16.5	80.3
2018	424	29.5	14.3	82.5
2019	420	27.6	15.2	76.4
2020	434	29.9	14.4	79
2021	392	29.3	13.3	76.8
2022	348	25.6	13.5	54.3
2023	361	26.1	13.8	72.6
2024	357	27.3	13.0	81.5

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 Reed Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	30.0	17.1	0
1989	559	32.0	17.4	n/a
1990	531	33.4	15.8	0
1991	493	32.0	15.4	n/a
1992	540	30.8	17.5	n/a
1993	611	34.0	18.0	n/a
1994	593	33.4	17.8	n/a
1995	599	31.8	18.8	n/a
1996	599	31.8	18.8	n/a
1997	594	34.3	17.3	n/a
1998	666	36.6	18.2	n/a
1999	675	36.2	18.6	n/a
2000	658	33.2	19.8	n/a
2001	635	36.0	17.6	n/a
2002	650	39.8	16.3	73.7
2003	650	39.8	16.3	73.7
2004	569	36.0	15.8	77.2
2005	541	35.6	15.2	73.8
2006	514	32.0	16.1	69.8
2007	497	28.0	17.8	76.5
2008	480	29.9	16.1	77.7
2009	497	29.9	16.6	83.1
2010	500	32.4	15.4	85.2
2011	445	31.4	14.1	73.5
2012	465	29.4	15.8	58.1
2013	510	28.4	17.9	86.9
2014	463	n/a	n/a	84.2
2015	467	32.0	14.5	83.9
2016	460	28.0	16.4	82.8
2017	487	29.3	16.5	80.3
2018	424	29.5	14.3	82.5
2019	420	27.6	15.2	76.4
2020	434	29.9	14.4	79
2021	392	29.3	13.3	76.8
2022	348	25.6	13.5	54.3
2023	361	26.1	13.8	72.6
2024	357	27.3	13.0	81.5

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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