Fern Hill Elementary School

Fern Hill Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
8442 S Park Ave,  Tacoma, WA
South End Neighborhood
Tacoma School District
3.5
278 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Tammy Larsen
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Math Proficiency
22%
Reading Proficiency
32%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
32%
Math Proficiency
22%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
18
Full Time Teachers
18
Teachers in First or Second Year
13.3%

GreatSchools Rating

5
Test Scores
6
Equity
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Test Scores

Math
41.9%
State Average
41.7%
Science
53.1%
State Average
49.7%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
328:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.2%
Female
46.8%
Hispanic
34%
White
23.2%
Two or more races
14.8%
Black
12.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
9.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
6.1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#95 Most Diverse Public ES in Washington
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
3.5 4 Reviews
3.0 parent
8/30/2023
I'll make this quick. My child was punched by another child and the only reason I found out about it is because I noticed the marks on my child. The school was not going to tell me this happened. When I confronted the school they first tried to blame my child for the reason they got hit. Then when t...
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5.0 parent
11/4/2022
This was a very welcoming school to my 2 elementary students whom transferred from out of state. Both my children are thriving at school. This school has a 0 tolerance bullying policy and when my older child got bullied it was handled immediately and appropriately and never happened again. Dr Wyatt...
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2.0 parent
8/5/2020
Our child attended a different school in the district that had a very visible and proactive principal and a much more engaged teacher than we experienced at Fern Hill where a bare minimum effort seemed to be acceptable. Multiple incidents of student neglect (6 year old not getting any lunch or allow...
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4.0 parent
12/10/2014
My son has attended here since the first grade and my daughter since kindergarten. They have been amazing with my son's attention deficit and through their fostering in addition to my parenting, he is now in advanced placement in 5th grade. My daughter had a severe reading issue and through the scho...
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