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Tahoma School District, Washington

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 9,233 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Tahoma School District is a school district in Washington (King County). During the 2024 school year, 9,233 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Tahoma School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Zach Butala20252029
Susan Balthaser2027
Jennifer McMaster2027
Nina Rose2027
Ric Lewis20232027

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,393,000 $832 5%
Local: $43,148,000 $4,855 27%
State: $108,977,000 $12,263 68%
Total: $159,518,000 $17,950
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $172,643,000 $19,426
Total Current Expenditures: $139,818,000 $15,732
Instructional Expenditures: $90,072,000 $10,135 52%
Student and Staff Support: $16,520,000 $1,858 10%
Administration: $14,771,000 $1,662 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $18,455,000 $2,076 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $16,580,000 $1,865
Construction: $14,008,000 $1,576
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,862,000 $209
Interest on Debt: $6,817,000 $767


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 61 71 40-44 49 60-79 62 61
2018-2019 68 73 40-44 59 40-59 69 70
2017-2018 68 75-79 45-49 58 40-59 69 69
2016-2017 70 70-74 50-54 60 40-59 72 72
2015-2016 66 70-74 35-39 56 >=50 66 67
2014-2015 67 75-79 40-49 50 <50 63 69
2013-2014 91 >=90 >=50 70-79 >=50 80-89 93
2012-2013 78 75-79 60-64 68 40-59 75-79 80
2011-2012 77 75-79 55-59 66 60-79 70-74 79
2010-2011 78 75-79 55-59 65-69 60-79 70-74 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 70 73 55-59 61 60-79 69 72
2018-2019 76 79 50-54 69 60-79 74 77
2017-2018 76 80-84 55-59 69 60-79 73 78
2016-2017 75 75-79 55-59 66 40-59 71 77
2015-2016 76 80-84 50-54 62 >=50 72 79
2014-2015 72 75-79 40-49 59 <50 65 75
2013-2014 96 >=90 >=50 >=90 >=50 >=90 97
2012-2013 86 85-89 75-79 77 >=80 80-84 87
2011-2012 85 85-89 70-74 76 60-79 80-84 87
2010-2011 83 80-84 70-74 70-74 60-79 80-84 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 92 >=90 >=50 85-89 PS >=90 92
2019-2020 89 >=90 >=50 80-89 PS >=90 90
2018-2019 88 80-89 >=80 80-84 PS 80-89 88
2017-2018 94 >=80 >=50 >=90 PS >=90 93
2016-2017 92 >=80 >=50 80-89 PS >=90 93
2015-2016 91 >=80 >=50 >=90 PS >=90 91
2014-2015 90 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=90 90
2013-2014 90 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=80 90
2012-2013 89 >=80 60-79 80-89 PS >=90 89
2011-2012 86 >=80 >=80 80-89 PS >=80 87
2010-2011 86 >=80 >=80 80-89 PS PS 95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 9,233 1.3
2022-2023 9,112 2.5
2021-2022 8,887 1.4
2020-2021 8,765 -6.0
2019-2020 9,292 4.2
2018-2019 8,906 3.5
2017-2018 8,597 2.8
2016-2017 8,357 2.0
2015-2016 8,191 1.6
2014-2015 8,058 2.5
2013-2014 7,859 1.2
2012-2013 7,765 3.2
2011-2012 7,516 -0.2
2010-2011 7,532 0.7
2009-2010 7,476 1.3
2008-2009 7,377 1.4
2007-2008 7,277 1.5
2006-2007 7,165 3.5
2005-2006 6,915 2.5
2004-2005 6,745 5.0
2003-2004 6,408 2.1
2002-2003 6,272 2.8
2001-2002 6,098 2.0
2000-2001 5,978 0.2
1999-2000 5,965 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Tahoma School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 13.8 8.9
Black 3.6 4.8
Hispanic 11.7 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.5
Two or More Races 9.8 8.9
White 60.4 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Tahoma School District had 481.53 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.17.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.18
Kindergarten: 43.44
Elementary: 241.93
Secondary: 190.98
Total: 481.53

Tahoma School District employed 11.58 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.58
District Administrative Support: 39.10
School Administrators: 17.00
School Administrative Support: 32.33
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 148.14
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 39.14
Total Guidance Counselors: 24.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.64
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 15.86
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.40
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 31.04
Other Support Services: 130.65


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Tahoma School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cedar River Elementary600PK-5
Glacier Park Elementary793PK-5
Lake Wilderness Elementary909PK-5
Maple View Middle School9776-8
Rock Creek Elementary698PK-5
Shadow Lake Elementary507PK-5
Summit Trail Middle School1,1136-8
Tahoma Elementary679PK-5
Tahoma Open Doors809-12
Tahoma Senior High School2,8779-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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