Central Avenue Elementary School

Tacoma, WA 98446

Phone: (253) 535-9886
Fax: (253) 298-3215
District: Franklin Pierce School District

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 424 students • 15 students per teacher

Central Avenue Elementary School, located in Tacoma, Washington, serves grades K-5 in the Franklin Pierce School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Central Avenue Elementary School is a public school in the Franklin Pierce School District located in Tacoma, WA. The principal of Central Avenue Elementary School is Debra Knesal. As of 2014, the students are 51.9% White, non-Hispanic; 16% Hispanic; 14.2% Multiracial; 8.5% Asian/Pacific Islander; 6.1% Black, non-Hispanic; 3.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 61.3% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Central Avenue Elementary School is 15:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 51.9% 40.3% 58.2%
Hispanic 16% 22.7% 21.1%
Multiracial 14.2% 13.5% 6.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 8.5% 6.5% 7.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 6.1% 10.8% 4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3.1% 5.5% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.7% 1.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 61.3% — —
English learners — 7.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 5 mi
2 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 5.9 mi
3 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 7.8 mi
4 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 8.1 mi
5 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 8.3 mi
6 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 9.1 mi
7 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 10.2 mi
8 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 13.7 mi
9 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 19.3 mi
10 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 22.1 mi
11 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 24.1 mi
12 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 24.7 mi
13 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 27.8 mi
14 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 28.1 mi
15 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 30.3 mi
16 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 32.2 mi
17 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 33.7 mi
18 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 33.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 19.9 mi
2 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 20.6 mi
3 Stonegate Olympia WA 24 mi
4 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 28.9 mi
5 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 30.5 mi
6 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 32.8 mi
7 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 34.6 mi
Base Distance
McChord AFB 6.6 mi.
Fort Lewis 10.6 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle 29.6 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton 30.5 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor 41.5 mi.
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