Is Whitman Elementary School a good school?

Whitman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Whitman Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 342 students attended Whitman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Whitman Elementary School?

Students at Whitman Elementary School are 30% Hispanic, 22% White, 18% Two or more races, 17% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Whitman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitman Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Angelo Giaudrone Middle School High : Lincoln High School

Whitman Elementary School

Summary:

Whitman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 327 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tacoma School District, which is ranked 152 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitman Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 32.37% of Whitman students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.84% in the Tacoma School District and 52.63% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Whitman has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.6% to 68.5% over the past few years.

Whitman Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Sheridan Elementary School, Stanley Elementary School, and Mann Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates on state assessments and higher overall rankings within the state. The nearby Impact Public Schools, a public charter school, also has higher academic performance than Whitman Elementary School, suggesting that the charter school model may be providing a more effective educational approach for the student population in this area.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1120 S 39th St
Tacoma, WA 98418

(253) 571-7272

District: Tacoma School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
933^rd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,089

Students who attend Whitman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 342

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.4%

White:

21.6%

Two or more races:

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Whitman Elementary School ranks worse than 79.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 22^nd among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Whitman Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (30.4%), White (21.6%), two or more races (18.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Whitman Elementary School is 15.4, which is the 8^th best among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Whitman Elementary School employs 22.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitman Elementary School is $23,089, which is the 6^th highest among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitman Elementary School 933^rd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Whitman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Tacoma School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tacoma School District 152^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Whitman Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	27.27	799^th	1026	22.1%
2005	42.49	642^nd	1031	37.7%
2006	22.18	888^th	1051	15.5%
2007	32.76	773^rd	1069	27.7%
2008	29.53	815^th	1067	23.6%
2009	21.49	899^th	1072	16.1%
2010	19.61	950^th	1088	12.7%
2011	11.93	1024^th	1092	6.2%
2012	13.68	1009^th	1097	8.0%
2013	10.10	1057^th	1106	4.4%
2015	11.87	984^th	1067	7.8%
2016	11.73	976^th	1053	7.3%
2017	20.03	875^th	1056	17.1%
2018	17.21	909^th	1054	13.8%
2019	25.39	888^th	1130	21.4%
2021	10.27	1035^th	1107	6.5%
2022	21.56	947^th	1169	19.0%
2023	22.18	945^th	1169	19.2%
2024	22.57	933^rd	1168	20.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.62	195^th	212	8.0%
2019	27.16	244^th	303	19.5%
2022	29.76	188^th	252	25.4%
2023	10.56	191^st	194	1.5%
2024	20.88	168^th	188	10.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.45	533^rd	637	16.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.57	712^th	835	14.7%
2019	37.93	654^th	979	33.2%
2022	33.28	724^th	1019	28.9%
2023	25.00	836^th	1013	17.5%
2024	22.13	883^rd	1024	13.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.92	822^nd	1004	18.1%
2019	24.21	865^th	1068	19.0%
2022	25.67	846^th	1100	23.1%
2023	23.94	858^th	1094	21.6%
2024	21.83	881^st	1093	19.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.81	904^th	999	9.5%
2019	30.58	779^th	1075	27.5%
2022	18.45	953^rd	1113	14.4%
2023	29.92	784^th	1099	28.7%
2024	25.72	835^th	1099	24.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.45	80^th	107	25.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	47.04	270^th	540	50.0%
2023	62.37	193^rd	633	69.5%

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Rank History for White students at Whitman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.48	738^th	833	11.4%
2019	39.37	687^th	1027	33.1%

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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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Enrollment information for Whitman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	309	38	14	13	21	n/a	n/a	395
1989	299	53	15	11	16	n/a	n/a	394
1990	286	53	23	12	14	n/a	n/a	388
1991	312	70	27	11	16	n/a	n/a	436
1992	250	86	23	11	10	n/a	n/a	380
1993	272	81	35	16	10	n/a	n/a	414
1994	277	68	54	18	7	n/a	n/a	424
1995	255	89	45	23	13	n/a	n/a	425
1996	255	89	45	23	13	n/a	n/a	425
1997	247	93	43	24	11	n/a	n/a	418
1998	263	87	56	25	7	n/a	n/a	438
1999	251	93	48	19	10	n/a	n/a	421
2000	231	90	52	27	4	n/a	n/a	404
2001	225	93	57	28	1	n/a	n/a	404
2002	216	94	58	47	2	n/a	n/a	417
2003	216	94	58	47	2	n/a	n/a	417
2004	232	97	61	44	5	n/a	n/a	439
2005	247	98	68	49	5	n/a	n/a	467
2006	215	107	68	39	5	n/a	n/a	434
2007	202	85	47	52	4	n/a	n/a	390
2008	173	101	68	53	9	n/a	n/a	404
2009	195	85	63	55	10	n/a	n/a	408
2010	170	79	73	64	12	n/a	n/a	398
2011	146	61	50	61	2	17	33	370
2012	137	63	66	63	3	14	39	385
2013	154	96	68	67	4	17	3	409
2014	155	102	62	69	2	16	17	423
2015	146	91	60	72	6	20	33	428
2016	137	95	57	91	4	25	47	456
2017	125	73	46	76	5	23	72	420
2018	115	46	39	74	3	21	91	389
2019	114	38	41	83	3	37	105	421
2020	82	48	32	82	2	20	86	352
2021	86	50	27	78	1	22	80	344
2022	59	49	29	88	2	17	74	318
2023	64	59	27	90	3	15	69	327
2024	74	57	26	104	4	14	63	342

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 Whitman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	395	19.0	20.7	0
1989	394	20.0	19.7	n/a
1990	388	20.9	18.5	0
1991	436	22.2	19.6	n/a
1992	380	23.3	16.3	n/a
1993	414	24.5	16.9	n/a
1994	424	24.0	17.7	n/a
1995	425	23.8	17.9	n/a
1996	425	23.8	17.9	n/a
1997	418	24.5	17.1	n/a
1998	438	22.5	19.5	n/a
1999	421	21.5	19.6	n/a
2000	404	19.1	21.2	n/a
2001	404	22.0	18.4	n/a
2002	417	24.1	17.3	71.7
2003	417	24.1	17.3	71.7
2004	439	24.0	18.3	68.3
2005	467	24.2	19.3	63.8
2006	434	26.0	16.7	69.6
2007	390	24.9	15.7	68.2
2008	404	26.3	15.4	68.3
2009	408	26.3	15.5	74.8
2010	398	26.3	15.0	81.7
2011	370	25.5	14.5	69.7
2012	385	24.4	15.7	61.8
2013	409	24.4	16.7	81.9
2014	423	n/a	n/a	80.9
2015	428	29.0	14.7	80.1
2016	456	26.0	17.5	79.6
2017	420	25.9	16.1	79
2018	389	24.9	15.6	75.3
2019	421	24.4	17.2	69.1
2020	352	22.8	15.4	73.6
2021	344	21.7	15.8	68
2022	318	21.4	14.8	45.6
2023	327	23.0	14.2	68.5
2024	342	22.1	15.4	75.1

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 Whitman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	395	19.0	20.7	0
1989	394	20.0	19.7	n/a
1990	388	20.9	18.5	0
1991	436	22.2	19.6	n/a
1992	380	23.3	16.3	n/a
1993	414	24.5	16.9	n/a
1994	424	24.0	17.7	n/a
1995	425	23.8	17.9	n/a
1996	425	23.8	17.9	n/a
1997	418	24.5	17.1	n/a
1998	438	22.5	19.5	n/a
1999	421	21.5	19.6	n/a
2000	404	19.1	21.2	n/a
2001	404	22.0	18.4	n/a
2002	417	24.1	17.3	71.7
2003	417	24.1	17.3	71.7
2004	439	24.0	18.3	68.3
2005	467	24.2	19.3	63.8
2006	434	26.0	16.7	69.6
2007	390	24.9	15.7	68.2
2008	404	26.3	15.4	68.3
2009	408	26.3	15.5	74.8
2010	398	26.3	15.0	81.7
2011	370	25.5	14.5	69.7
2012	385	24.4	15.7	61.8
2013	409	24.4	16.7	81.9
2014	423	n/a	n/a	80.9
2015	428	29.0	14.7	80.1
2016	456	26.0	17.5	79.6
2017	420	25.9	16.1	79
2018	389	24.9	15.6	75.3
2019	421	24.4	17.2	69.1
2020	352	22.8	15.4	73.6
2021	344	21.7	15.8	68
2022	318	21.4	14.8	45.6
2023	327	23.0	14.2	68.5
2024	342	22.1	15.4	75.1

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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