Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Tacoma School District (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 54 schools in Tacoma School District, Washington. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Washington.
- Elementary Schools in Tacoma School District
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- Schools by Math Proficiency in Tacoma School District
- Schools by Reading Proficiency in Tacoma School District
- Largest Schools in Tacoma School District
- 164Bryant Montessori Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 6.1
- 239Franklin Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 331Birney Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 437Larchmont Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 524Edna Travis Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 666Stanley Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.5
- 768Skyline Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.7
- 843Delong Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.9
- 945Fawcett Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 1055Edison Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.5
- 1173Point Defiance Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.7
- 1216Roosevelt Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.9
- 1337Reed Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
- 1443Lyon Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.3
- 1535Boze Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.3
- 1640Whitman Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.4
- 1733Blix Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.7
- 1821Arlington Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.7
- 1955Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 2050Mann Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.9
- 2146Hunt Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.9
- 2240Whittier Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.9
- 2334Lister Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.9
- 2467Grant Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.0
- 2534Sheridan Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.1
- 2659N.E. Tacoma Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.2
- 2746Fern Hill Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.3
- 2844Wainwright Intermediate SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.4
- 2961Downing Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.6
- 3071Jefferson Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 3164Crescent Heights Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 3223Gray Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.9
- 3334Foss High SchoolTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.3
- 3481Lowell Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.5
- 3533Manitou Park Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.5
- 3642Helen Stafford Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.7
- 3730Stewart Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 19.7
- 3844Tacoma School of the ArtsTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.9
- 3919First Creek Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.1
- 4076Browns Point Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.2
- 4175Washington Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.2
- 4231Baker Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.2
- 4356Meeker Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.3
- 4434Hilltop Heritage Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.3
- 4527Angelo Giaudrone Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.4
- 4678Sherman Elementary SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.6
- 4767Science and Math InstituteTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 20.6
- 4829Lincoln High SchoolTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 20.7
- 4944Truman Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.9
- 5071Mason Middle SchoolTacoma · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 21.3
- 5119Mount Tahoma High SchoolTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 21.4
- 5259Geiger Montessori SchoolTacoma · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.7
- 5346Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 23.2
- 5459Stadium High SchoolTacoma · Public HighStudents per teacher: 23.6
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant Montessori Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 6.1 | 64.2 Top 50% | 48.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 135 |
| 2 | Franklin Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.4 | 38.7 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 260 |
| 3 | Birney Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.4 | 31.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 476 |
| 4 | Larchmont Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.2 | 36.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 303 |
| 5 | Edna Travis Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.3 | 23.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 337 |
| 6 | Stanley Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.5 | 66.4 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 325 |
| 7 | Skyline Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.7 | 68.2 Top 25% | 67% Math proficiency | 329 |
| 8 | Delong Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.9 | 43.1 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 349 |
| 9 | Fawcett Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.4 | 45.0 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 10 | Edison Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.5 | 54.5 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 413 |
| 11 | Point Defiance Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 16.7 | 72.8 Top 25% | 66% Math proficiency | 301 |
| 12 | Roosevelt Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.9 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 270 |
| 13 | Reed Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.0 | 36.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 14 | Lyon Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.3 | 43.0 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 381 |
| 15 | Boze Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.3 | 34.8 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 485 |
| 16 | Whitman Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.4 | 39.5 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 365 |
| 17 | Blix Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.7 | 32.9 Lower 50% | 34% Math proficiency | 442 |
| 18 | Arlington Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.7 | 21.0 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 390 |
| 19 | Industrial Design Engineering and Arts Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.8 | 54.8 Top 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 392 |
| 20 | Mann Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.9 | 50.4 Top 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 340 |
| 21 | Hunt Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.9 | 46.2 Lower 50% | 48.4% Free/reduced-price lunch | 519 |
| 22 | Whittier Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 17.9 | 40.2 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 305 |
| 23 | Lister Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.9 | 34.4 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 376 |
| 24 | Grant Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 18.0 | 67.1 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 378 |
| 25 | Sheridan Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.1 | 34.0 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 525 |
| 26 | N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.2 | 58.7 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 418 |
| 27 | Fern Hill Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.3 | 46.4 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 311 |
| 28 | Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 4–8 | Public | 18.4 | 44.3 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 368 |
| 29 | Downing Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.6 | 60.9 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 298 |
| 30 | Jefferson Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.8 | 71.0 Top 25% | 67% Math proficiency | 358 |
| 31 | Crescent Heights Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 18.8 | 63.7 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 451 |
| 32 | Gray Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 18.9 | 23.3 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 510 |
| 33 | Foss High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 19.3 | 33.6 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 599 |
| 34 | Lowell Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 19.5 | 80.6 Top 10% | 84% Math proficiency | 331 |
| 35 | Manitou Park Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.5 | 32.6 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 429 |
| 36 | Helen Stafford Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.7 | 42.2 Lower 50% | 56% Math proficiency | 453 |
| 37 | Stewart Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 19.7 | 30.4 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 650 |
| 38 | Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 19.9 | 44.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 658 |
| 39 | First Creek Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.1 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 584 |
| 40 | Browns Point Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 20.2 | 76.0 Top 25% | 69% Math proficiency | 445 |
| 41 | Washington Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.2 | 75.2 Top 25% | 67% Math proficiency | 383 |
| 42 | Baker Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.2 | 30.5 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 687 |
| 43 | Meeker Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.3 | 55.9 Top 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 567 |
| 44 | Hilltop Heritage Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.3 | 34.2 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 447 |
| 45 | Angelo Giaudrone Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.4 | 26.8 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 449 |
| 46 | Sherman Elementary School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 20.6 | 77.6 Top 25% | 69% Math proficiency | 432 |
| 47 | Science and Math Institute Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 20.6 | 66.9 Top 25% | 52% Math proficiency | 597 |
| 48 | Lincoln High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 20.7 | 28.6 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 1,556 |
| 49 | Truman Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.9 | 43.5 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 438 |
| 50 | Mason Middle School Tacoma · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 21.3 | 70.7 Top 25% | 57% Math proficiency | 639 |
| 51 | Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 21.4 | 19.3 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 1,410 |
| 52 | Geiger Montessori School Tacoma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 21.7 | 58.6 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 521 |
| 53 | Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 23.2 | 45.8 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 1,160 |
| 54 | Stadium High School Tacoma · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 23.6 | 59.2 Top 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 1,700 |
Bryant Montessori Middle School in Tacoma leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Tacoma School District with Students per teacher 6.1. Of the 54 schools shown, 54 are public.
For the full picture see the wider Washington lowest student–teacher ratio rankings, every school on the Tacoma School District page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best ratio school in Tacoma School District?
Bryant Montessori Middle School in Tacoma, Washington ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Tacoma School District with Students per teacher 6.1 (Enrollment: 135).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Tacoma School District ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.