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Best Pierce County �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Pierce County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Arcadia Learning Center (Closed)

Montessori School

6312 N 38th St
Tacoma, WA 98407
(253) 752-6463

Gr: PK-K | 46 students

Tacoma Adventist (Closed 2000)

(Seventh Day Adventist)

1125 S 34th St, Box 8190
Tacoma, WA 98418
(253) 472-3204

Gr: K-8 | 44 students

Overview

This County (Pierce County)

This State (WA)

# Schools

41 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Pierce County Total Schools
2025	41
2024	41
2023	40
2022	40
2021	40
2020	40
2019	40
2018	41
2017	40
2016	39
2015	44

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Student Body:

# Students

10,340 Students

102,000 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	257	202	199
2024	257	198	192
2023	239	190	193
2022	222	182	205
2021	215	182	201
2020	212	175	188
2019	221	174	193
2018	193	172	190
2017	214	174	199
2016	214	172	196
2015	195	166	183

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% Average Students of Color

29%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	28%	31%	33%
2024	32%	28%	32%
2023	35%	31%	32%
2022	29%	28%	32%
2021	30%	28%	31%
2020	33%	26%	31%
2019	32%	26%	31%
2018	31%	25%	30%
2017	28%	29%	31%
2016	27%	28%	31%
2015	26%	28%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

716 Teachers

8,462 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	13:1	12:1	11:1
2024	13:1	12:1	11:1
2023	13:1	12:1	11:1
2022	12:1	12:1	11:1
2021	11:1	12:1	11:1
2020	11:1	12:1	11:1
2019	12:1	12:1	11:1
2018	12:1	12:1	11:1
2017	12:1	12:1	11:1
2016	11:1	12:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

55%

58%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	53%	58%	54%
2024	50%	57%	54%
2023	47%	58%	53%
2022	48%	58%	53%
2021	49%	58%	53%
2020	47%	58%	53%
2019	47%	57%	52%
2018	45%	55%	52%
2017	45%	55%	51%
2016	50%	54%	51%
2015	49%	55%	50%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	16	16	16
2024	16	16	15
2023	16	16	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	16	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	10	9	12
2024	8	8	11
2023	7	9	10
2022	7	8	10
2021	7	8	10
2020	9	8	10
2019	9	8	10
2018	10	8	10
2017	9	8	10
2016	4	7	9
2015	4	7	9

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Average SAT score

1233

(Out of 1600)

1275

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	1,265	1,279	1,236
2024	1,265	1,271	1,233
2023	1,230	1,233	1,231
2022	1,196	1,242	1,232
2021	1,196	1,249	1,232
2020	1,199	1,240	1,229
2019	1,199	1,250	1,230
2018	1,120	1,250	1,227
2017	1,120	1,267	1,232
2016	1,537	1,450	1,292
2015	1,537	1,551	1,244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	31	29	26
2024	31	28	26
2023	29	27	26
2022	27	28	26
2021	27	28	26
2020	27	28	26
2019	27	27	26

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$12,709

$15,408

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$12,656	$15,354	$14,043
2024	$11,450	$14,323	$12,357
2023	$10,139	$13,309	$11,693
2022	$9,809	$12,179	$11,199
2021	$9,796	$11,934	$10,824
2020	$9,031	$11,378	$10,496
2019	$8,224	$10,995	$10,300
2018	$7,520	$10,759	$10,056
2017	$6,622	$10,148	$9,712
2016	$6,482	$9,536	$9,307
2015	$6,328	$9,241	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,230

$656

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$1,230	$661	$1,115
2024	$468	$548	$1,094
2023	$620	$1,355	$1,136
2022	$250	$676	$1,075
2018	$200	$568	$1,041

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Average % on Financial Aid

31%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	31%	27%	34%
2024	31%	26%	33%
2023	29%	26%	33%
2022	29%	26%	32%
2021	30%	25%	32%
2020	28%	26%	31%
2019	25%	25%	30%
2018	26%	25%	29%
2017	27%	25%	29%
2016	25%	23%	28%
2015	25%	22%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,800

$9,724

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$4,800	$9,724	$6,227
2024	$4,942	$9,646	$6,113
2023	$3,918	$7,513	$5,785
2022	$2,997	$6,682	$5,514
2021	$3,703	$6,554	$5,269
2020	$3,009	$5,937	$5,141
2019	$3,254	$6,235	$5,007
2018	$1,980	$5,597	$4,752
2017	$2,120	$5,372	$4,582
2016	$2,120	$5,508	$4,396
2015	$2,100	$5,100	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

88%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	88%	81%	81%
2024	91%	84%	85%
2023	91%	83%	85%
2022	91%	83%	85%
2021	91%	84%	86%
2020	91%	84%	86%
2019	91%	83%	85%
2018	91%	82%	85%
2017	90%	82%	86%
2016	90%	80%	85%
2015	90%	80%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$26.31 million

$42.24 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$25 M	$42 M	$53 M
2024	$9 M	$8 M	$51 M
2023	$2 M	$6 M	$68 M
2022	$2 M	$7 M	$73 M
2021	$2 M	$7 M	$65 M
2020	$2 M	$7 M	$69 M
2019	$1 M	$6 M	$75 M
2018	$1 M	$2 M	$57 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.64

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	0.64	0.64	0.64
2024	0.64	0.64	0.64
2023	0.64	0.63	0.63
2022	0.64	0.61	0.62
2021	0.63	0.62	0.62
2020	0.63	0.61	0.62
2019	0.61	0.60	0.61
2018	0.60	0.60	0.60
2017	0.61	0.59	0.59
2016	0.61	0.59	0.59
2015	0.60	0.58	0.58

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# American Indian Students

42 Students

1,114 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2022	1%	1%	1%
2021	1%	2%	1%
2020	2%	2%	1%
2019	2%	2%	1%
2018	1%	2%	1%
2017	1%	2%	1%
2016	1%	2%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

553 Students

7,887 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	7%	8%	5%
2024	7%	8%	5%
2023	7%	8%	5%
2022	6%	7%	5%
2021	6%	7%	5%
2020	6%	7%	5%
2019	6%	6%	4%
2018	7%	6%	4%
2017	7%	6%	4%
2016	7%	6%	4%
2015	7%	6%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

499 Students

5,493 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	5%	9%
2024	5%	5%	9%
2023	6%	5%	9%
2022	5%	5%	8%
2021	6%	5%	9%
2020	6%	5%	9%
2019	4%	5%	8%
2018	5%	5%	8%
2017	5%	5%	8%
2016	5%	5%	8%
2015	5%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

296 Students

3,197 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	8%
2024	3%	3%	8%
2023	3%	3%	8%
2022	4%	3%	7%
2021	4%	3%	8%
2020	4%	4%	8%
2019	4%	3%	8%
2018	4%	3%	8%
2017	4%	3%	7%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	4%	3%	8%

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# White Students

4,530 Students

52,227 Students

% White Students

47%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	47%	52%	55%
2024	47%	52%	55%
2023	50%	53%	55%
2022	52%	56%	57%
2021	54%	56%	57%
2020	55%	56%	58%
2019	57%	58%	59%
2018	59%	58%	59%
2017	57%	59%	61%
2016	57%	59%	61%
2015	58%	60%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

93 Students

545 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,609 Students

30,471 Students

% of Others Students

38%

30%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pierce County Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	37%	30%	22%
2024	37%	30%	22%
2023	32%	29%	22%
2022	30%	27%	22%
2021	27%	27%	20%
2020	25%	26%	19%
2019	25%	26%	20%
2018	22%	26%	20%
2017	25%	25%	19%
2016	25%	25%	18%
2015	24%	24%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Pierce County, WA?

The private elementary schools in Pierce County, WA include All Saints Elementary School, Cascade Christian Junior High/High School, and Charles Wright Academy.

How many private elementary schools are located in Pierce County?

41 private elementary schools are located in Pierce County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Pierce County?

The average tuition cost is $12,709, which is lower than the Washington private school average tuition cost of $15,408.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Pierce County?

Pierce County private elementary schools are approximately 29% minority students, which is lower than the Washington private school average of 31%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Pierce County?

73% of private elementary schools in Pierce County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Pierce County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Pierce County include: St. Nicholas Catholic School vs. Lighthouse Christian School, St. Mary's Christian School vs. St. Frances Cabrini School, Salvation Christian Academy vs. Chief Leschi Schools

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