Best Schools in Tacoma, WA

90 public schools · 39,365 students

2022 Data · NCES CCD

Schools

39,365

Students

16.7:1

Avg Ratio

58.0%

Free Lunch

51 Elementary14 Middle17 High

All Schools Ranked

#	School	Ratio	Enrollment	Free Lunch	Level
1	Bryant Montessori Middle School	4.6:1	105	46.7%	Middle School
2	Gates Secondary School	7.2:1	86	72.1%	Combined School
3	Tacoma Online Middle School	9.5:1	221	76.0%	Middle School
4	Oakland High School	10.8:1	142	85.9%	High School
5	Roosevelt Elementary School	11.1:1	223	77.1%	Elementary School
6	Impact Public Schools	11.2:1	326	64.4%	Elementary School
7	Comm Based Trans Program	11.3:1	68	50.0%	High School
8	Tacoma Online Elementary School	12.3:1	215	70.7%	Elementary School
9	Naches Trail Elementary	13.2:1	447	58.6%	Elementary School
10	Waller Road Elementary	13.2:1	310	60.0%	Combined School
11	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	13.3:1	436	74.1%	Middle School
12	Summit Public School: Olympus	13.5:1	156	63.5%	High School
13	Harvard Elementary	13.6:1	408	74.8%	Elementary School
14	Reed Elementary School	13.8:1	361	72.6%	Elementary School
15	Lyon Elementary School	13.9:1	333	63.7%	Elementary School
16	Whitman Elementary School	14.2:1	327	68.5%	Elementary School
17	Larchmont Elementary School	14.5:1	304	67.8%	Elementary School
18	Midland Elementary	14.9:1	469	75.5%	Elementary School
19	Birney Elementary School	14.9:1	451	71.6%	Elementary School
20	Lister Elementary School	14.9:1	419	84.2%	Elementary School
21	Skyline Elementary School	14.9:1	326	48.5%	Elementary School
22	Fawcett Elementary School	15.0:1	343	61.8%	Elementary School
23	Grant Elementary School	15.1:1	339	30.4%	Elementary School
24	Jefferson Elementary School	15.1:1	303	38.6%	Elementary School
25	McCarver Elementary School	15.2:1	393	85.0%	Elementary School
26	Central Avenue Elementary	15.2:1	379	57.8%	Elementary School
27	Christensen Elementary	15.3:1	368	73.6%	Elementary School
28	Franklin Elementary School	15.3:1	276	58.3%	Elementary School
29	Sheridan Elementary School	15.4:1	476	63.0%	Elementary School
30	Collins Elementary	15.4:1	462	55.6%	Elementary School
31	James Sales Elementary	15.5:1	401	70.6%	Elementary School
32	Blix Elementary School	15.6:1	475	68.6%	Elementary School
33	Edison Elementary School	15.6:1	389	71.7%	Elementary School
34	Brookdale Elementary	15.7:1	486	68.5%	Elementary School
35	Arlington Elementary School	15.7:1	397	71.8%	Elementary School
36	Boze Elementary School	15.8:1	443	62.3%	Elementary School
37	Foss High School	15.9:1	587	70.7%	High School
38	Washington High School	16.0:1	997	67.3%	High School
39	Crescent Heights Elementary School	16.1:1	396	37.1%	Elementary School
40	Fife Elementary School	16.2:1	838	58.1%	Elementary School
41	Helen Stafford Elementary School	16.2:1	451	70.7%	Elementary School
42	Point Defiance Elementary School	16.2:1	333	26.4%	Elementary School
43	Wainwright Intermediate School	16.3:1	373	56.6%	Combined School
44	N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	16.3:1	367	49.3%	Elementary School
45	Stanley Elementary School	16.3:1	336	65.5%	Elementary School
46	Clover Creek Elementary	16.5:1	630	51.1%	Elementary School
47	Morris Ford Middle School	16.6:1	882	64.1%	Middle School
48	Lowell Elementary School	16.7:1	319	25.4%	Elementary School
49	Downing Elementary School	16.7:1	255	48.2%	Elementary School
50	First Creek Middle School	16.8:1	575	82.3%	Middle School

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FAQ

How many public schools are in Tacoma, WA?

Tacoma, WA has 90 public schools with 39,365 total students.

What is the best school in Tacoma?

Based on student-teacher ratio, Bryant Montessori Middle School ranks #1 in Tacoma with a ratio of 4.6:1.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Tacoma?

The average student-teacher ratio across Tacoma schools is 16.7:1.