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% —
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2 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 0 mi
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5 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 0 mi
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14 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 0 mi
15 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 0 mi
16 Caldart Cottages Neighborhood/Subdivision Poulsbo WA 0 mi
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5 Naval Base Kitsap Poulsbo WA 0 mi
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8 Poulsbo Poulsbo WA 0 mi
9 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 0 mi
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