Elementary · Washington
Fern Hill Elementary School
Free meals for allFern Hill Elementary School, a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington: grades pre-k–5, 311 students, 18.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Tacoma School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 311
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.1
- Students per teacher
- 18.2
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 15.7 · 1,220 schools compared
More students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 75% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 405 · 1,229 schools compared
Smaller than 71% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
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%42%proficient
−6.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 50% · 1,114 elementary schools compared
116 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%40%proficient
−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 46% · 1,111 elementary schools compared
118 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · 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.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Midsize city
- Run by
- Tacoma School District
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Tacoma School District.
Location
- Address
- 8442 S Park Ave, Tacoma, WA 98444
- Phone
- (253)571-3888
- City or town
- Tacoma
- County
- Pierce County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birney Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 476 | 14.4 | 31% | 20% |
Larchmont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 303 | 14.9 | 38% | 31% |
Helen Stafford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 453 | 19.0 | 30% | 30% |
Christensen ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 346 | 15.0 | 42% | 33% |
Fawcett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 426 | 16.1 | 37% | 32% |
Arlington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 390 | 17.2 | 25% | 25% |
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
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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