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Best Tacoma �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Tacoma, Washington �� 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 Town (Tacoma)

This State (WA)

# Schools

19 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Tacoma, WA Total Schools
2025	19
2024	19
2023	19
2022	21
2021	21
2020	20
2019	22
2018	22
2017	21
2016	21
2015	23

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Student Body:

# Students

4,535 Students

102,000 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	235	202	199
2024	235	198	192
2023	240	190	193
2022	240	182	205
2021	228	182	201
2020	201	175	188
2019	229	174	193
2018	193	172	190
2017	202	174	199
2016	225	172	196
2015	187	166	183

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% Average Students of Color

35%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	32%	31%	33%
2024	40%	28%	32%
2023	39%	31%	32%
2022	34%	28%	32%
2021	34%	28%	31%
2020	39%	26%	31%
2019	38%	26%	31%
2018	37%	25%	30%
2017	29%	29%	31%
2016	32%	28%	31%
2015	28%	28%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

395 Teachers

8,462 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	11:1	12:1	11:1
2022	11:1	12:1	11:1
2021	10:1	12:1	11:1
2020	11:1	12:1	11:1
2019	10:1	12:1	11:1
2018	11:1	12:1	11:1
2017	11:1	12:1	11:1
2016	10:1	12:1	12:1
2015	9:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

48%

58%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	44%	58%	54%
2024	44%	57%	54%
2023	53%	58%	53%
2022	54%	58%	53%
2021	53%	58%	53%
2020	46%	58%	53%
2019	50%	57%	52%
2018	42%	55%	52%
2017	42%	55%	51%
2016	52%	54%	51%
2015	50%	55%	50%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA 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	16	15	15
2015	16	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	9	9	12
2024	5	8	11
2023	5	9	10
2022	7	8	10
2021	7	8	10
2020	6	8	10
2019	9	8	10
2018	4	8	10
2017	4	8	10
2016	4	7	9
2015	4	7	9

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Average SAT score

1200

(Out of 1600)

1275

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	1,244	1,279	1,236
2024	1,244	1,271	1,233
2023	1,196	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 (2019-2023)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2023	27	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

$13,838

$15,408

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$13,732	$15,354	$14,043
2024	$11,333	$14,323	$12,357
2023	$9,395	$13,309	$11,693
2022	$11,166	$12,179	$11,199
2021	$11,217	$11,934	$10,824
2020	$8,198	$11,378	$10,496
2019	$8,686	$10,995	$10,300
2018	$6,475	$10,759	$10,056
2017	$6,086	$10,148	$9,712
2016	$7,293	$9,536	$9,307
2015	$5,111	$9,241	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$250

$656

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$250	$661	$1,115
2024	$208	$548	$1,094
2023	$250	$1,355	$1,136
2022	$250	$676	$1,075

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Average % on Financial Aid

35%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	35%	27%	34%
2024	35%	26%	33%
2023	35%	26%	33%
2022	35%	26%	32%
2021	37%	25%	32%
2020	37%	26%	31%
2019	31%	25%	30%
2018	33%	25%	29%
2017	36%	25%	29%
2016	32%	23%	28%
2015	28%	22%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,736

$9,724

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$3,736	$9,724	$6,227
2024	$3,973	$9,646	$6,113
2023	$1,567	$7,513	$5,785
2022	$3,583	$6,682	$5,514
2021	$4,107	$6,554	$5,269
2020	$1,384	$5,937	$5,141
2019	$3,792	$6,235	$5,007
2018	$2,150	$5,597	$4,752
2017	$2,150	$5,372	$4,582
2016	$2,150	$5,508	$4,396
2015	$2,120	$5,100	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

95%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	95%	81%	81%
2024	95%	84%	85%
2023	95%	83%	85%
2022	91%	83%	85%
2021	91%	84%	86%
2020	95%	84%	86%
2019	92%	83%	85%
2018	94%	82%	85%
2017	94%	82%	86%
2016	90%	80%	85%
2015	93%	80%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$18.84 million

$42.24 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$17 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	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	0.64	0.64	0.64
2024	0.64	0.64	0.64
2023	0.66	0.63	0.63
2022	0.66	0.61	0.62
2021	0.65	0.62	0.62
2020	0.66	0.61	0.62
2019	0.63	0.60	0.61
2018	0.64	0.60	0.60
2017	0.64	0.59	0.59
2016	0.63	0.59	0.59
2015	0.63	0.58	0.58

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# American Indian Students

23 Students

1,114 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	2%	1%	1%
2021	1%	2%	1%
2020	1%	2%	1%
2019	1%	2%	1%
2018	1%	2%	1%
2017	1%	2%	1%
2016	1%	2%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

237 Students

7,887 Students

% Asian Students

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

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# Hispanic Students

236 Students

5,493 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	5%	9%
2024	5%	5%	9%
2023	7%	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	4%	5%	8%
2015	5%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

125 Students

3,197 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	8%
2024	3%	3%	8%
2023	3%	3%	8%
2022	4%	3%	7%
2021	5%	3%	8%
2020	5%	4%	8%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	5%	3%	8%
2017	6%	3%	7%
2016	6%	3%	8%
2015	6%	3%	8%

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# White Students

1,917 Students

52,227 Students

% White Students

42%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	43%	52%	55%
2024	43%	52%	55%
2023	47%	53%	55%
2022	49%	56%	57%
2021	52%	56%	57%
2020	52%	56%	58%
2019	55%	58%	59%
2018	55%	58%	59%
2017	53%	59%	61%
2016	55%	59%	61%
2015	54%	60%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

76 Students

545 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,923 Students

30,471 Students

% of Others Students

42%

30%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	41%	30%	22%
2024	41%	30%	22%
2023	35%	29%	22%
2022	30%	27%	22%
2021	26%	27%	20%
2020	26%	26%	19%
2019	25%	26%	20%
2018	25%	26%	20%
2017	27%	25%	19%
2016	25%	25%	18%
2015	26%	24%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private elementary schools in Tacoma, WA include Cascade Christian Schools - Frederickson Campus, Concordia Christian Academy, and Holy Rosary Bilingual Academy.

How many private elementary schools are located in Tacoma?

19 private elementary schools are located in Tacoma.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Tacoma?

The average tuition cost is $13,838, which is lower than the Washington private school average tuition cost of $15,408.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Tacoma?

Tacoma private elementary schools are approximately 35% minority students, which is higher than the Washington private school average of 31%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Tacoma?

74% of private elementary schools in Tacoma are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod).

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

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Tacoma include: Tacoma Christian Academy vs. Life Christian Academy, Seabury School vs. Annie Wright Schools

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