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Tahoma School District

Tahoma School District in Washington: 10 public schools with 9,234 students and 19.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,430 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
9,234
Students per teacher
19.8
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,430
WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
467
Counselors (FTE)
25.0
Students per counselor
369
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
9.8
Librarians (FTE): 2.4

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

72%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

4,229 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

65%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

4,228 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.1K15
$9.6K16
$10.1K17
$11.1K18
$12.2K19
$12.8K20
$14.5K21
$15.7K22
$17.0K23
$17.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.4% · $4.3M
State
71% · $129M
Local
26% · $47.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,023
Support services
$6,016
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$126.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–559316.681%77%
Pre-K–580317.670%70%
Pre-K–592319.074%68%
Pre-K–568617.076%67%
Pre-K–547915.765%61%
Pre-K–568816.967%65%
6–81,04621.269%60%
6–81,09721.375%65%
9–120———
9–122,91924.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
25720 Maple Valley Blk Diam Rd, Maple Valley, WA 98038
Phone
(425)413-3400