Chester H Thompson Elementary (Bethel School District SCH DIST.), Washington - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Chester H Thompson Elementary is a Elementary in TACOMA, WA. It currently serves 648 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Bethel School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Bethel School District School District and all schools in Washington.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:648
Number of Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.33

Location Info

Location: 303 159TH ST E, TACOMA, WA 98445
Mailing Address: 303 159TH ST E, TACOMA, WA 98445-1199
Phone: (253)800-5800
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 109
Grade 2 94
Grade 3 108
Grade 4 115
Grade 5 113
Kindergarten 109
Gender/Sex of Chester H Thompson Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 318 49.07
Female 329 50.77
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Chester H Thompson Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.93
Asian 19 2.93
Black or African American 41 6.33
Hispanic/Latino 293 45.22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 53 8.18
Two or more races 94 14.51
White 141 21.76
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.63
Asian 8 2.52
Black or African American 26 8.18
Hispanic/Latino 149 46.86
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 26 8.18
Two or more races 43 13.52
White 64 20.13
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.22
Asian 11 3.34
Black or African American 15 4.56
Hispanic/Latino 144 43.77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 27 8.21
Two or more races 51 15.50
White 77 23.40

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.75
Black or African American 10 9.17
Hispanic/Latino 55 50.46
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 5.51
Two or more races 17 15.60
White 18 16.51
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.13
Black or African American 7 7.45
Hispanic/Latino 48 51.06
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 6.38
Two or more races 13 13.83
White 17 18.09
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.93
Asian 5 4.63
Black or African American 5 4.63
Hispanic/Latino 44 40.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11 10.19
Two or more races 17 15.74
White 25 23.15
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.61
Black or African American 6 5.22
Hispanic/Latino 49 42.61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 6.96
Two or more races 17 14.78
White 32 27.83
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.66
Asian 3 2.66
Black or African American 5 4.43
Hispanic/Latino 44 38.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 10.62
Two or more races 18 15.93
White 28 24.78
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.84
Asian 3 2.75
Black or African American 8 7.34
Hispanic/Latino 53 48.62
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 9.17
Two or more races 12 11.01
White 21 19.27