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Waller Road Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6312 Waller Rd E
Tacoma, WA 98443
Phone
(253) 841-8745
District
Puyallup School District
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
310
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.9% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Waller Road Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
49%
42%
48%
36%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
48%
27%
49%
22%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
47%
21%
52%
13%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
42%
14%
46%
10%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
13
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 39 12.6%
Grade 1 46 14.8%
Grade 2 42 13.5%
Grade 3 50 16.1%
Grade 4 43 13.9%
Grade 5 40 12.9%
Grade 6 50 16.1%
Total 310 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.1% 57.3% 54.1%
Black 5.0% 7.3% 5.4%
Hispanic 26.3% 22.9% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 7.8% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.5% 4.7% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.0% 44.7% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 47.7% 34.2% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.3% 10.4% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 143,684 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,695.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.7% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,111 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.3% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.0% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.2% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.1% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,143 $188,132,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,321 $30,517,000 7.4%
Staff $1,153 $26,628,000 6.4%
General Administration $39 $906,000 0.2%
School Administration $772 $17,825,000 4.3%
Operation $1,159 $26,789,000 6.5%
Transportation $411 $9,491,000 2.3%
Other $547 $12,632,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,401 $124,788,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,391 $101,460,000 24.5%
Total Expenditures $17,935 $414,380,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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