Washington Elementary School

Tacoma, WA 98407

Phone: (253) 571-5700
District: Tacoma School District

7

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 370 students

Washington 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.

Washington Elementary School is a public school located in Tacoma, WA. 370 students attend Washington Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 9/10 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 5/10 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.

Posted: April 26, 2015

This is a wonderful school, with lovely teachers and plenty of activities for children to develop skills and social skills. I have two grandchildren attending this school, who are doing very well academically and developing social skills. My grandson, who began the school year shy is now more outgoing having found a circle of friends as well as playing the cello and participating in the choral performance. My granddaughter has joined chess club, Irish dancing, Chinese and German classes as well as participating in the spring musical. Parents are very involved in the school, which is good, and there is a dedicated after school academic program as well. This is a truly wonderful school.

Posted: May 8, 2014

I cannot rave enough about the two teachers that my children were lucky enough to get this year. With that said, there are a few teachers that should not be teaching Sadly there aren't many extra curriculars offered. They do 2 school plays a year and many kids who want to participate get left out. There's a fight to get in your permission slip for the few activities offered and many kids don't get to participate. There is NO art specialist and art relies on parent-volunteers; they do their best but it isn't often enough-- maybe once a month or every other and unless a class parent offers to lead it certain classes don't get any! The music specialist is a joke and he relies on recorded electronic music for his kids choir performances which are boring. The worse part is Principal Knight is nothing more than a "hall monitor", as I've heard him referred to. His only concern is safety at drop-offs and pick-ups and he never shows any leadership; he seems dazed and confused most of the time. His answer to everything brought up in PTA meetings is "let a parent take charge of that". He has ZERO innovation! If it wasn't for strong parent involvement I'd move my kids to another school.

Posted: May 13, 2013

As others have said, this school has an amazing sense of community about it. The teachers and principal have really treated our kids as family and we are proud to be a part of it.

Posted: August 30, 2010

The sense of community at Washington-Hoyt is amazing. My son has been attending since kindergarten and I cannot imagine sending him off to any other school. The teachers keep the children engaged and excited about learning, and the level of parental involvement is amazing.

Posted: September 25, 2007

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 0.3 mi
2 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 1.7 mi
3 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 3.9 mi
4 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 6.6 mi
5 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 14.3 mi
6 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 14.3 mi
7 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 15.2 mi
8 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 17.1 mi
9 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 18.5 mi
10 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 18.9 mi
11 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 20.1 mi
12 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 21.4 mi
13 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 23 mi
14 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 23.5 mi
15 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 24.3 mi
16 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 24.6 mi
17 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 24.8 mi
18 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 24.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 19.9 mi
2 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 21.8 mi
3 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 22.8 mi
4 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 24.1 mi
5 Stonegate Olympia WA 24.2 mi
6 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 24.6 mi
7 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 25.8 mi
Base Distance
McChord AFB 10.3 mi.
Fort Lewis 13.5 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton 21.5 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle 23.1 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor 32.5 mi.
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