Is Collins Elementary a good school?

Collins Elementary ranks 747 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Collins Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 488 students attended Collins Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Collins Elementary?

Students at Collins Elementary are 40% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Collins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Collins Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Morris Ford Middle School High : Franklin Pierce High School

Collins Elementary

Summary:

Collins Elementary is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 462 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Franklin Pierce School District, which is ranked 205 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Collins Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 38.1% White, 26.62% Hispanic, 8.01% Asian, and 14.94% two or more races. Academically, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the Franklin Pierce School District average, but below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 40.44% of all students at Collins Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.75% for the district and 52.63% for the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking higher for Hispanic students and lower for multi-racial students compared to other elementary schools in Washington.

Collins Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.19% to 55.63% over the past three school years, which is higher than the state average. This suggests the school serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families. When compared to nearby schools, Collins Elementary performs similarly or slightly better than other schools in the Franklin Pierce School District, but lags behind some higher-performing schools in the Bethel School District, such as Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1920 128th Street E
Tacoma, WA 98445

(253) 298-3405

District: Franklin Pierce School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
747^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,589

Students who attend Collins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morris Ford Middle School
High:	Franklin Pierce High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 488

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

22.1%

Two or more races:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Collins Elementary ranks worse than 64% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Collins Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Franklin Pierce School District. Student population at Collins Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.2%), Hispanic (22.1%), two or more races (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Collins Elementary is 17.9. 7 elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Collins Elementary employs 27.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Collins Elementary is $18,589. 7 elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Collins Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Collins Elementary 747^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Collins Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Franklin Pierce School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Pierce School District 205^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	24.66	833^rd	1026	18.8%
2005	30.60	759^th	1031	26.4%
2006	31.25	782^nd	1051	25.6%
2007	41.19	667^th	1069	37.6%
2008	30.66	801^st	1067	24.9%
2009	49.17	573^rd	1072	46.5%
2010	41.97	669^th	1088	38.5%
2011	43.29	645^th	1092	40.9%
2012	37.23	759^th	1097	30.8%
2013	29.30	852^nd	1106	23.0%
2015	26.67	828^th	1067	22.4%
2016	42.02	635^th	1053	39.7%
2017	52.60	512^th	1056	51.5%
2018	40.26	634^th	1054	39.8%
2019	37.16	729^th	1130	35.5%
2021	32.25	724^th	1107	34.6%
2022	38.03	708^th	1169	39.4%
2023	33.65	783^rd	1169	33.0%
2024	35.54	747^th	1168	36.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.18	109^th	212	48.6%
2019	51.44	160^th	303	47.2%
2022	25.11	203^rd	252	19.4%
2023	46.05	108^th	194	44.3%
2024	17.73	174^th	188	7.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.37	435^th	835	47.9%
2019	58.27	396^th	979	59.6%
2021	54.73	319^th	854	62.6%
2022	56.84	377^th	1019	63.0%
2023	42.11	601^st	1013	40.7%
2024	45.42	576^th	1024	43.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.11	513^th	1004	48.9%
2019	41.03	665^th	1068	37.7%
2021	37.41	603^rd	1008	40.2%
2022	37.09	687^th	1100	37.5%
2023	31.18	763^rd	1094	30.3%
2024	41.45	628^th	1093	42.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.47	680^th	999	31.9%
2019	34.56	726^th	1075	32.5%
2021	27.54	739^th	1025	27.9%
2022	38.93	653^rd	1113	41.3%
2023	37.02	679^th	1099	38.2%
2024	34.90	719^th	1099	34.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	67.43	136^th	540	74.8%
2019	50.84	325^th	697	53.4%
2021	49.63	198^th	501	60.5%
2022	34.58	452^nd	694	34.9%
2023	37.29	413^th	633	34.8%
2024	34.31	448^th	651	31.2%

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Rank History for White students at Collins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.68	587^th	833	29.5%
2019	27.81	811^th	1027	21.0%
2021	26.08	724^th	943	23.2%
2022	41.40	615^th	1031	40.3%
2023	39.06	628^th	1011	37.9%
2024	44.93	566^th	1009	43.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Reviews:

by a teacher
Friday, October 9, 2015

Collins teachers believe that all students can have high academic success. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

So far so good. My child ended the last 2 months of Kindergarten at Collins. She just started 1st grade there. She already is a very smart girl so not worried about the school so far. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Collins Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	323	8	7	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	342
1989	312	7	7	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	334
1990	311	6	5	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	331
1991	349	3	10	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	367
1992	344	11	10	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	378
1993	347	9	11	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	374
1994	327	13	12	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	376
1995	316	14	17	11	16	n/a	n/a	0	374
1996	316	14	17	11	16	n/a	n/a	0	374
1997	349	17	14	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	391
1998	345	25	18	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	405
1999	328	30	10	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	382
2000	343	20	18	10	7	n/a	n/a	0	398
2001	320	24	38	14	7	n/a	n/a	0	403
2002	357	46	41	32	12	n/a	n/a	0	488
2003	357	46	41	32	12	n/a	n/a	0	488
2004	280	24	42	37	17	n/a	n/a	0	400
2005	273	21	31	28	13	n/a	n/a	8	374
2006	241	28	41	32	6	n/a	n/a	9	357
2007	274	27	43	29	4	n/a	n/a	14	391
2008	288	21	37	27	6	n/a	n/a	15	394
2009	246	25	36	27	7	n/a	n/a	7	348
2010	278	26	43	40	4	n/a	n/a	38	429
2011	266	30	11	47	1	8	41	0	404
2012	252	27	19	68	0	7	31	0	404
2013	235	27	25	80	3	5	43	0	418
2014	223	19	25	80	1	8	60	0	416
2015	211	15	29	79	3	4	56	0	397
2016	202	16	28	93	4	8	53	0	404
2017	212	9	28	87	4	5	51	0	396
2018	227	22	29	99	6	8	46	0	437
2019	251	22	32	95	5	22	50	0	477
2020	235	26	33	119	8	24	70	0	515
2021	196	32	33	116	7	27	74	0	485
2022	195	24	35	124	5	27	71	0	481
2023	176	29	37	123	3	20	69	5	462
2024	196	41	45	108	2	24	72	0	488

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Collins Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	342	14.0	24.4	0
1989	334	14.0	23.8	n/a
1990	331	14.6	22.6	0
1991	367	17.7	20.7	n/a
1992	378	17.3	21.8	n/a
1993	374	18.3	20.4	n/a
1994	376	18.8	20.0	n/a
1995	374	17.3	21.6	n/a
1996	374	17.3	21.6	n/a
1997	391	16.3	24.0	n/a
1998	405	17.3	23.4	n/a
1999	382	17.5	21.8	n/a
2000	398	17.5	22.7	n/a
2001	403	22.0	18.3	n/a
2002	488	23.5	20.8	37.7
2003	488	23.5	20.8	37.7
2004	400	20.0	20.0	32.5
2005	374	19.5	19.2	32.5
2006	357	19.0	18.8	31
2007	391	19.4	20.2	35.5
2008	394	20.4	19.3	33
2009	348	20.4	17.1	39.3
2010	429	22.0	19.5	51.2
2011	404	23.0	17.5	46.5
2012	404	21.5	18.7	56.9
2013	418	22.4	18.6	58.1
2014	416	n/a	n/a	58.4
2015	397	28.0	14.1	50.6
2016	404	23.0	17.5	52
2017	396	23.5	16.8	56.8
2018	437	24.5	17.8	53.3
2019	477	26.0	18.3	63.5
2020	515	27.0	19.0	64.7
2021	485	29.0	16.7	50.9
2022	481	30.0	16.0	47.2
2023	462	30.0	15.4	55.6
2024	488	27.1	17.9	56.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Collins Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	342	14.0	24.4	0
1989	334	14.0	23.8	n/a
1990	331	14.6	22.6	0
1991	367	17.7	20.7	n/a
1992	378	17.3	21.8	n/a
1993	374	18.3	20.4	n/a
1994	376	18.8	20.0	n/a
1995	374	17.3	21.6	n/a
1996	374	17.3	21.6	n/a
1997	391	16.3	24.0	n/a
1998	405	17.3	23.4	n/a
1999	382	17.5	21.8	n/a
2000	398	17.5	22.7	n/a
2001	403	22.0	18.3	n/a
2002	488	23.5	20.8	37.7
2003	488	23.5	20.8	37.7
2004	400	20.0	20.0	32.5
2005	374	19.5	19.2	32.5
2006	357	19.0	18.8	31
2007	391	19.4	20.2	35.5
2008	394	20.4	19.3	33
2009	348	20.4	17.1	39.3
2010	429	22.0	19.5	51.2
2011	404	23.0	17.5	46.5
2012	404	21.5	18.7	56.9
2013	418	22.4	18.6	58.1
2014	416	n/a	n/a	58.4
2015	397	28.0	14.1	50.6
2016	404	23.0	17.5	52
2017	396	23.5	16.8	56.8
2018	437	24.5	17.8	53.3
2019	477	26.0	18.3	63.5
2020	515	27.0	19.0	64.7
2021	485	29.0	16.7	50.9
2022	481	30.0	16.0	47.2
2023	462	30.0	15.4	55.6
2024	488	27.1	17.9	56.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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