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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Downing Elementary School is a Elementary in Tacoma, WA. It currently serves 283 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:283

Number of Teachers: 17

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.26

Location Info

Location: 5130 N. 26th Street, Tacoma, WA 98406

Mailing Address: 5130 N. 26th Street, Tacoma, WA 98406

Phone: (253)571-7100

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	48
Grade 2	49
Grade 3	39
Grade 4	43
Grade 5	29
Kindergarten	57
Pre-Kindergarten	18

Gender/Sex of Downing Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	144	50.88
Female	139	49.12

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Downing Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.35
Asian	9	3.18
Black or African American	16	5.65
Hispanic/Latino	35	12.37
Two or more races	56	19.79
White	166	58.66

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.69
Asian	5	3.47
Black or African American	7	4.86
Hispanic/Latino	18	12.50
Two or more races	33	22.92
White	80	55.56

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	2.88
Black or African American	9	6.48
Hispanic/Latino	17	12.23
Two or more races	23	16.55
White	86	61.87

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.08
Asian	1	2.08
Hispanic/Latino	7	14.58
Two or more races	6	12.50
White	33	68.75

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.04
Black or African American	2	4.08
Hispanic/Latino	6	12.25
Two or more races	8	16.33
White	32	65.31

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.56
Black or African American	6	15.39
Hispanic/Latino	3	7.69
Two or more races	10	25.64
White	19	48.72

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.33
Black or African American	4	9.30
Hispanic/Latino	6	13.95
Two or more races	9	20.93
White	23	53.49

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	3.45
Black or African American	2	6.90
Hispanic/Latino	4	13.79
Two or more races	5	17.24
White	17	58.62

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	5.26
Black or African American	2	3.51
Hispanic/Latino	7	12.28
Two or more races	14	24.56
White	31	54.39

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	5.56
Hispanic/Latino	2	11.11
Two or more races	4	22.22
White	11	61.11