Point Defiance

Tacoma, WA 98407

Phone: (253) 571-6900
District: Tacoma School District

7

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 441 students • 18 students per teacher

Tacoma's Point Defiance is a public school that serves grades PK-5 in the Tacoma School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Point Defiance is a public school in the Tacoma School District located in Tacoma, WA. The principal of Point Defiance is Olga Lay. As of 2014, the students are 66.7% White, non-Hispanic; 11.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 10% Hispanic; 7.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 1.8% Multiracial; 1.4% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.9% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 48.8% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Point Defiance is 18:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 66.7% 44.9% 58.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 11.3% 20.1% 4.5%
Hispanic 10% 17.2% 21.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 7.9% 10.2% 7.2%
Multiracial 1.8% 4% 6.7%
Native American or Native Alaskan 1.4% 1.3% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.9% 2.3% 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 48.8% — —
English learners — 9% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 2.1 mi
2 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 3.5 mi
3 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 3.9 mi
4 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 7.4 mi
5 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 14.7 mi
6 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 16.2 mi
7 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 16.7 mi
8 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 17.1 mi
9 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 17.1 mi
10 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 19 mi
11 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 19.8 mi
12 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 20.6 mi
13 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 21.3 mi
14 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 22.8 mi
15 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 23.2 mi
16 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 24.3 mi
17 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 24.3 mi
18 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 24.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 18.2 mi
2 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 22.9 mi
3 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 23.3 mi
4 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 23.4 mi
5 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 24.1 mi
6 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 24.2 mi
7 Stonegate Olympia WA 24.2 mi
Base Distance
McChord AFB 11.6 mi.
Fort Lewis 14.4 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton 19.8 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle 22.4 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor 30.9 mi.
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