Whittier Elementary School
777 Elm Tree Ln, Tacoma, WA 98466 Map
Math (met standard)
47%
−6
state 53% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
42%
−7
state 49% · 2025-26
Low income
56%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
305
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.5
2024-25
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 47% state 53% · 2025-26 | 42% state 49% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 63% state 56% · 2015-16 | 71% state 58% · 2015-16 | — |
| Grade 5 | 42% state 50% · 2015-16 | 64% state 61% · 2015-16 | — |
| All grades | 47% state 53% · 2025-26 | 42% state 49% · 2025-26 | — |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47% state 53% | 42% state 49% | — |
| 2024-25 | 51% state 53% | 44% state 49% | — |
| 2023-24 | 59% state 53% | 54% state 49% | — |
| 2022-23 | 55% state 52% | 42% state 49% | — |
| 2021-22 | 43% state 51% | 55% state 49% | — |
| 2018-19 | 44% state 59% | 42% state 56% | — |
| 2017-18 | 43% state 59% | 60% state 57% | — |
| 2016-17 | 53% state 59% | 57% state 53% | — |
| 2015-16 | 56% state 55% | 68% state 58% | — |
| 2014-15 | 56% state 54% | 63% state 55% | — |
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 6%
- White 34%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 16%
- Two or more 23%
- Other 4%
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
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2025-26 results
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63%
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vs state
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60%
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1.5 mi |
43%
−6
vs state
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51%
±0
vs state
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63% | |
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Grades 5–7
· University Place School District
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1.5 mi |
72%
+30
vs state
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80%
+28
vs state
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42% | |
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Grades 5–7
· University Place School District
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1.7 mi |
58%
+17
vs state
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70%
+18
vs state
|
43% | |
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University Place Primary
Grades PK–4
· University Place School District
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1.8 mi |
75%
+24
vs state
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69%
+19
vs state
|
41% | |
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Geiger Montessori School
Grades PK–5
· Tacoma School District
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2.0 mi |
49%
±0
vs state
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57%
+6
vs state
|
40% | |
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Franklin Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Tacoma School District
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2.1 mi |
17%
−31
vs state
|
25%
−27
vs state
|
61% | |
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Manitou Park Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Tacoma School District
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2.4 mi |
17%
−31
vs state
|
26%
−26
vs state
|
76% | |
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Jefferson Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Tacoma School District
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2.4 mi |
67%
+19
vs state
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75%
+24
vs state
|
38% |
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