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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Whitman Elementary School is a Elementary in Tacoma, WA. It currently serves 342 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:342
Number of Teachers: 22
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.48

Location Info

Location: 1120 S 39th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
Mailing Address: 1120 S 39th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
Phone: (253)571-7272
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 52
Grade 2 47
Grade 3 51
Grade 4 37
Grade 5 49
Kindergarten 71
Pre-Kindergarten 35
Gender/Sex of Whitman Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 174 50.88
Female 168 49.12
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Whitman Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.17
Asian 26 7.60
Black or African American 57 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 104 30.41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 14 4.09
Two or more races 63 18.42
White 74 21.64
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.15
Asian 11 6.32
Black or African American 31 17.82
Hispanic/Latino 59 33.91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 4.02
Two or more races 26 14.94
White 38 21.84
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.19
Asian 15 8.93
Black or African American 26 15.48
Hispanic/Latino 45 26.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 4.17
Two or more races 37 22.02
White 36 21.43

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 4 7.69
Black or African American 10 19.23
Hispanic/Latino 15 28.85
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3.85
Two or more races 5 9.62
White 16 30.77
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 4.26
Asian 3 6.38
Black or African American 10 21.28
Hispanic/Latino 15 31.92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 4.26
Two or more races 4 8.51
White 11 23.40
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 7.84
Black or African American 6 11.77
Hispanic/Latino 14 27.45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 5.88
Two or more races 16 31.37
White 8 15.69
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 5.41
Asian 2 5.41
Black or African American 3 8.11
Hispanic/Latino 10 27.03
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 5.41
Two or more races 9 24.32
White 9 24.32
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 12.25
Black or African American 8 16.33
Hispanic/Latino 13 26.53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2.04
Two or more races 12 24.49
White 9 18.37
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 5.63
Black or African American 12 16.90
Hispanic/Latino 23 32.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 4.22
Two or more races 12 16.90
White 17 23.94
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 8.57
Black or African American 8 22.86
Hispanic/Latino 14 40.00
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2.86
Two or more races 5 14.29
White 4 11.43