Elementary · Washington

Whittier Elementary School

Free meals for all

Whittier Elementary School, a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington: grades pre-k–3, 305 students, 17.5 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: 305
Teachers (FTE): 17.4
Students per teacher: 17.5
Grades: Pre-K–3; Elementary

More students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Washington

Median 15.7 · 1,220 schools compared

More students per teacher than 77% 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

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–3
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
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: 777 Elm Tree Ln, Tacoma, WA 98466
Phone: (253)571-7500
City or town: Fircrest
County: Pierce County

Quality of life in Fircrest Schools in Fircrest

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Evergreen Primary	Pre-K–4	516	15.7	1.1 mi
Delong Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	349	15.9	1.5 mi
University Place Primary	Pre-K–4	522	16.3	1.8 mi
Geiger Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	521	21.0	2.0 mi
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	260	14.4	2.1 mi
Manitou Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	429	19.2	2.4 mi

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).

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