Birney Elementary School (Tacoma School District SCH DIST.), Washington - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Birney Elementary School is a Elementary in Tacoma, WA. It currently serves 489 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Tacoma 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 Tacoma School District School District and all schools in Washington.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:489
Number of Teachers: 33
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.82

Location Info

Location: 7627 South Sheridan Ave, Tacoma, WA 98408
Mailing Address: 7627 South Sheridan Ave, Tacoma, WA 98408
Phone: (253)571-4600
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 70
Grade 2 87
Grade 3 72
Grade 4 68
Grade 5 67
Kindergarten 76
Pre-Kindergarten 49
Gender/Sex of Birney Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 245 50.10
Female 244 49.90
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Birney Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.20
Asian 63 12.88
Black or African American 60 12.27
Hispanic/Latino 143 29.24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 46 9.41
Two or more races 81 16.56
White 95 19.43
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 38 15.51
Black or African American 36 14.69
Hispanic/Latino 70 28.57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 20 8.16
Two or more races 39 15.92
White 42 17.14
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.41
Asian 25 10.25
Black or African American 24 9.84
Hispanic/Latino 73 29.92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 26 10.66
Two or more races 42 17.21
White 53 21.72

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 11 15.71
Black or African American 13 18.57
Hispanic/Latino 15 21.43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 10.00
Two or more races 12 17.14
White 12 17.14
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 10 11.49
Black or African American 13 14.94
Hispanic/Latino 19 21.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 13.79
Two or more races 10 11.49
White 23 26.44
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 9.72
Black or African American 8 11.11
Hispanic/Latino 22 30.56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 8.33
Two or more races 12 16.67
White 17 23.61
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.47
Asian 8 11.77
Black or African American 11 16.18
Hispanic/Latino 21 30.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 7.35
Two or more races 10 14.71
White 12 17.65
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 16.42
Black or African American 5 7.46
Hispanic/Latino 18 26.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 11.94
Two or more races 16 23.88
White 9 13.43
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 10.53
Black or African American 6 7.90
Hispanic/Latino 30 39.47
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 7.90
Two or more races 15 19.74
White 11 14.47
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 16.33
Black or African American 4 8.16
Hispanic/Latino 18 36.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 4.08
Two or more races 6 12.25
White 11 22.45