Elementary · Washington
Waller Road Elementary
Free meals for allWaller Road Elementary, a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington: grades k–6, 306 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Puyallup 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
- 306
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.1
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Grades
- K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 15.7 · 1,220 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 76% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 405 · 1,229 schools compared
Smaller than 72% 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%38%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 50% · 1,114 elementary schools compared
175 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%36%proficient
+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 72% of elementary schools in Washington
Median 46% · 1,111 elementary schools compared
174 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · 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 K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Puyallup School District
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Puyallup School District.
Location
- Address
- 6312 Waller Rd E, Tacoma, WA 98443
- Phone
- (253)841-8745
- City or town
- Waller
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boze Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 485 | 17.3 | 33% | 27% |
Lister Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 376 | 17.4 | 27% | 18% |
Harvard ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 445 | 15.6 | 25% | 25% |
Sheridan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 525 | 17.6 | 30% | 28% |
Blix Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 442 | 17.1 | 33% | 25% |
Fawcett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 426 | 16.1 | 37% | 32% |
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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