Helen B. Stafford Elementary School

Tacoma, WA 98444

Phone: (253) 571-4300
District: Tacoma School District

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 499 students • 15 students per teacher

Helen B. Stafford Elementary School, located in Tacoma, Washington, serves grades PK-5 in the Tacoma School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Helen B. Stafford Elementary School is a public school in the Tacoma School District located in Tacoma, WA. The principal of Helen B. Stafford Elementary School is Cindy Evans. As of 2014, the students are 28.7% Hispanic; 27.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 17.6% White, non-Hispanic; 11.8% Black, non-Hispanic; 11% Multiracial; 3.6% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 75.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Helen B. Stafford Elementary School is 15:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 28.7% 17.2% 21.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 27.1% 10.2% 7.2%
White, non-Hispanic 17.6% 44.9% 58.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 11.8% 20.1% 4.5%
Multiracial 11% 4% 6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3.6% 2.3% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 1.3% 1.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 75.6% — —
English learners — 9% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 4.2 mi
2 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 6.3 mi
3 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 6.5 mi
4 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 6.5 mi
5 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 8.4 mi
6 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 9.1 mi
7 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 10.4 mi
8 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 11.1 mi
9 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 17.7 mi
10 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 21 mi
11 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 21.6 mi
12 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 23.7 mi
13 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 25.1 mi
14 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 25.5 mi
15 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 28.3 mi
16 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 29.7 mi
17 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 31.3 mi
18 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 31.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Stonegate Olympia WA 20.9 mi
2 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 23.1 mi
3 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 23.3 mi
4 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 26.7 mi
5 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 30.3 mi
6 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 31.4 mi
7 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 32.6 mi
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