Downing in Tacoma | Military Town Advisor

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public • Grades PK-5 • 273 students • 15 students per teacher

Downing, located in Tacoma, Washington, is a public school that serves grades PK-5 in the Tacoma School District. It is among the few public schools in Washington to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Downing is a public school in the Tacoma School District located in Tacoma, WA. The principal of Downing is Sue Goerger. As of 2014, the students are 64.1% White, non-Hispanic; 16.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 8.1% Hispanic; 5.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 5.1% Multiracial; and 1.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 53.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Downing is 15:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity	School	District	State
White, non-Hispanic	64.1%	44.9%	58.2%
Black, non-Hispanic	16.5%	20.1%	4.5%
Hispanic	8.1%	17.2%	21.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.1%	10.2%	7.2%
Multiracial	5.1%	4%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1.1%	2.3%	1%
Native American or Native Alaskan	—	1.3%	1.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup	School	District	State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program	53.5%	—	—
English learners	—	9%	—

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	North End	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Tacoma	WA	0.9 mi
2	Stadium District	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Tacoma	WA	2.6 mi
3	westridge apartments	Apartment Complex	Tacoma	WA	3.1 mi
4	Hawaiian Village	Apartment Complex	Lakewood	WA	6.2 mi
5	Clocktower	Neighborhood/Subdivision	DuPont	WA	13.8 mi
6	Gem Heights	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Puyallup	WA	14.7 mi
7	Silver Creek	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Puyallup	WA	15.6 mi
8	Lost Creek	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Graham	WA	17.5 mi
9	McCormick Woods	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Port Orchard	WA	18.1 mi
10	The Ridge at McCormick Woods	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Port Orchard	WA	18.5 mi
11	The Carriages at Fairwood Downs	Apartment Complex	Renton	WA	20.9 mi
12	Manette	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Bremerton	WA	21.3 mi
13	Kitsap Lake	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Bremerton	WA	22.7 mi
14	Tahoma Meadows	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Yelm	WA	23.1 mi
15	Avonlea	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Lacey	WA	23.6 mi
16	Woodsmuir	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Olympia	WA	24.2 mi
17	Fairway Lane	Apartment Complex	Bremerton	WA	24.3 mi
18	Blueberry Meadows	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Bremerton	WA	24.7 mi

#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Port Orchard	Port Orchard	WA	19.7 mi
2	Maple Valley	Maple Valley	WA	22.7 mi
3	Stonegate	Olympia	WA	23.5 mi
4	Black Diamond	Black Diamond	WA	23.7 mi
5	Downtown Seattle	Seattle	WA	24.5 mi
6	Bainbridge Island	Bainbridge Island	WA	24.6 mi
7	East Bremerton	Bremerton	WA	25.7 mi

Base	Distance
McChord AFB	10.2 mi.
Fort Lewis	13.2 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton	21.3 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle	23.5 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor	32.3 mi.

Downing

Tacoma, WA 98406

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