Skyline Elementary School
Tacoma, WA 98406
Phone: (253) 571-7800
District: Tacoma School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 312 students
Skyline Elementary School, a public school located in Tacoma, WA, serves grades PK-5 in the Tacoma School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Skyline Elementary School is a public school located in Tacoma, WA. 312 students attend Skyline Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 5/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and using 2025 Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
| Student Growth | 8/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
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My son attended kindergarten at Skyline for a year. We had a great experience. The teachers and principal are great communicators. He left kindergarten reading, writing full complete sentences, and his math was at first grade level.
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Great school and teachers! My both daughters like this school!
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One of the best in the Tacoma! Everyone is warm and caring for all the students in their school
Posted: July 25, 2013
I am a parent of a soon to be 3rd grader at Skyline and have mixed feelings about this school. When I first moved my daughter to this school Ms. Owens was the principal and I thought she was an amazing principal with a lot of passion for her job. She was always walking around talking to the kids and parents. There was high expectations of the students which I liked. My daughters teacher, Ms. Dismount, was a wonderful teacher. Anyways this last year the principal and some of the teachers switched schools and I feel the school has suffered from it. I'm hoping things get better and more organized so I don't have to switch schools again. I'm sick of finding out how much "free time" my daughter has because she finishes her work so quickly. This tells me the work should be harder and they need to help the students that are advanced just as much as the ones who are behind. My daughter shouldn't be bored and doodling in a notebook.
Posted: September 5, 2011
Every member of this staff have opened and embraced as many children as they can. Every staff member I met knew who my child was without having to see him. they are caring and open hearted even to tougher children. Becky Owens the principal is absolutely amazing as are all of the teachers. we moved but transfered back into district just so he could continue to go to skyline.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North End | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Tacoma | WA | 1.6 mi | |
| 2 | westridge apartments | Apartment Complex | Tacoma | WA | 2.6 mi | |
| 3 | Stadium District | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Tacoma | WA | 3.3 mi | |
| 4 | Hawaiian Village | Apartment Complex | Lakewood | WA | 6 mi | |
| 5 | Clocktower | Neighborhood/Subdivision | DuPont | WA | 13.4 mi | |
| 6 | Gem Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Puyallup | WA | 15.2 mi | |
| 7 | Silver Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Puyallup | WA | 16.1 mi | |
| 8 | McCormick Woods | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Port Orchard | WA | 17.8 mi | |
| 9 | Lost Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Graham | WA | 18 mi | |
| 10 | The Ridge at McCormick Woods | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Port Orchard | WA | 18.2 mi | |
| 11 | Manette | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Bremerton | WA | 21.1 mi | |
| 12 | The Carriages at Fairwood Downs | Apartment Complex | Renton | WA | 21.5 mi | |
| 13 | Kitsap Lake | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Bremerton | WA | 22.5 mi | |
| 14 | Tahoma Meadows | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Yelm | WA | 22.9 mi | |
| 15 | Avonlea | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Lacey | WA | 23.1 mi | |
| 16 | Woodsmuir | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Olympia | WA | 23.7 mi | |
| 17 | Fairway Lane | Apartment Complex | Bremerton | WA | 24 mi | |
| 18 | Blueberry Meadows | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Bremerton | WA | 24.5 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Orchard | Port Orchard | WA | 19.5 mi | |
| 2 | Stonegate | Olympia | WA | 23 mi | |
| 3 | Maple Valley | Maple Valley | WA | 23.4 mi | |
| 4 | Black Diamond | Black Diamond | WA | 24.4 mi | |
| 5 | Bainbridge Island | Bainbridge Island | WA | 24.6 mi | |
| 6 | Downtown Seattle | Seattle | WA | 24.8 mi | |
| 7 | East Bremerton | Bremerton | WA | 25.5 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| McChord AFB | 10.2 mi. |
| Fort Lewis | 13 mi. |
| Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton | 21.1 mi. |
| Coast Guard Seattle | 23.8 mi. |
| Naval Base Kitsap Bangor | 32.2 mi. |
