School District
Tacoma School District
PK | 31 |
---|---|
K | 61 |
1 | 78 |
2 | 67 |
3 | 73 |
4 | 63 |
5 | 51 |
6 | 0 |
7 | 0 |
8 | 0 |
9 | 0 |
10 | 0 |
11 | 0 |
12 | 0 |
Birney is a public elementary school located in Tacoma, WA in the Tacoma School District. It enrolls 424 students in grades 1st through 12th. Birney is the 697th largest public school in Washington and the 29,591st largest nationally. It has 13.9 students to every teacher.
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School | District | |
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██ Female |
218 (51%) |
10,254 (49%) |
██ Male |
206 (49%) |
10,661 (51%) |
School | District | |
---|---|---|
██ Hispanic |
129 (30%) |
4,259 (20%) |
██ White |
126 (30%) |
8,461 (40%) |
██ Black |
85 (20%) |
3,613 (17%) |
██ Two or More |
37 (9%) |
1,909 (9%) |
██ Asian |
28 (7%) |
1,891 (9%) |
██ Pacific Islander |
15 (4%) |
548 (3%) |
██ American Indian |
4 (1%) |
234 (1%) |
School | District* | |
---|---|---|
██ Free Lunch Eligible |
303 (71%) |
11,837 (57%) |
██ Not Eligible |
82 (19%) |
7,513 (36%) |
██ Reduced-Price Lunch Eligible |
39 (9%) |
1,565 (7%) |
* School District values based on schools that reported lunch assistance data |
Out of 1,286 ranked schools in Washington, Birney is ranked 204th for total students on lunch assistance.
The percentage of Birney students on free and reduced lunch assistance (80.7%) is significantly higher than the state average of 47.3%. This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average.
Students at a participating school may purchase a meal through the National School Lunch Program. Families with incomes between 130% and 185% of the federal poverty level are eligible for reduced price meals. Schools may not charge more than 40¢ for reduced-price lunches, nor more than 30¢ for reduced-price breakfasts. Students from families with incomes at or below 130% of the federal poverty level are eligible for free meals.
For 2014, a family of two needs to make an annual income below $20,449 to be eligible for free meals or below $29,100 for reduced price meals. A family of four needs to make an annual income below $31,005 for free meals or $44,122 for reduced price meals.
Year | Total Students |
---|---|
2005 | 462 |
2006 | 369 |
2007 | 362 |
2008 | 368 |
2009 | 349 |
2010 | 331 |
2011 | 329 |
2012 | 388 |
2013 | 393 |
2014 | 444 |
2015 | 424 |
Year | Student Teacher Ratio |
---|---|
2005 | 18.9 |
2006 | 16.7 |
2007 | 14.6 |
2008 | 14.8 |
2009 | 13.6 |
2010 | 13.6 |
2011 | 12.8 |
2012 | 15.5 |
2013 | N/A |
2014 | 13.3 |
2015 | 13.9 |
Year | Lunch Assitance |
---|---|
2005 | 0.6038961038961 |
2006 | 0.69918699186992 |
2007 | 0.73756906077348 |
2008 | 0.78804347826087 |
2009 | 0.79369627507163 |
2010 | 0.61329305135952 |
2011 | 0.50151975683891 |
2012 | 0.74742268041237 |
2013 | 0.76081424936387 |
2014 | 0.79954954954955 |
2015 | 0.80660377358491 |
1,390.0% | 13.9:1 |
|
1,598.0% | 16.0:1 |
|
1,677.6% | 16.8:1 |
|
State Average | 47.3% |
|
National Average | 55.7% |
|
This School | 80.7% |
|
School | Type | Grades | Students | Student Teacher Ratio | Distance |
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Birney Tacoma, WA |
Public | PK - 05 | 424 | 13.9:1 | |
Baker Tacoma, WA |
Public | 06 - 08 | 700 | 17.8:1 | 1 miles |
Helen B. Stafford Elementary Tacoma, WA |
Public | PK - 05 | 518 | 17:1 | 1 miles |
Fern Hill Tacoma, WA |
Public | PK - 05 | 324 | 16.1:1 | 1 miles |
Faith Lutheran School Tacoma, WA |
Private | PK - 08 | 98 | 19:1 | 2 miles |
Visitation Catholic Stem Academy Tacoma, WA |
Private | PK - 08 | 101 | 17:1 | 2 miles |
Christensen Elementary Tacoma, WA |
Public | PK - 05 | 457 | 18.7:1 | 2 miles |
Concordia Lutheran School Tacoma, WA |
Private | PK - 08 | 168 | 18:1 | 2 miles |
Tacoma Baptist Schools Tacoma, WA |
Private | PK - 12 | 264 | 10:1 | 2 miles |
Arlington Tacoma, WA |
Public | PK - 05 | 281 | 13.6:1 | 2 miles |
Larchmont Tacoma, WA |
Public | PK - 05 | 406 | 14.5:1 | 2 miles |
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Public elementary school and private elementary school data obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics in the United States.
The data displayed is from the most current sources available. For public schools this is the 2015-2016 school year. For private schools this is the 2015-2016 school year.
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