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PublicRegularCharter
Tacoma, Washington · Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students256
Grade Span
Student:Teacher11.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch74%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
17
26.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
232
9.4%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
2
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.8:111.8:112.8:113.7:114.7:115.7:1202120222023202413.3:111.2:111.1:113.6:1Impact Public SchoolsUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

224246268290312334161922242730202120222023202426732625623220292317EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment267326256232
Teacher FTE20292317
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.3:111.2:111.1:113.6:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience1.5 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree28%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20212024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.