Special Services

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Tacoma, Washington

Special Services in Tacoma, Washington enrolled 9 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 (Washington: 53.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 55% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

20 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 9 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Special Services by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 9051015202022-23202023-24112024-259
Students enrolled at Special Services by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 9051015202022-23202023-24112024-259
Students enrolled at Special Services by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 9051015202022-23202023-24112024-259
Students enrolled at Special Services by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 9051015202022-23202023-24112024-259
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23200.0not reported
2023-24110.0not reported
2024-2590.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Special Services enrolled 24 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

55.6% of students were White, 33.3% Black, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White55.6%
  2. Black33.3%
  3. Hispanic11.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Special Services scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 53.4% in reading across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. No whole-school math result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language artsunder 50%47%53.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Tacoma

4 public schools of this kind in Tacoma report 2024-25 enrollment; Special Services is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Early Learning Center26633.376.7%
Willard Early Learning Center34not reported55.9%
Madison Headstart24not reported83.3%
Special Services9not reported22.2%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Special Services

  1. Clover Park Early Learning ProgramThe nearest public school of this kind, 6.7 miles away: 213 students, 30.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  2. FirwoodThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.4 miles away: 45 students, 6.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  3. Compare Special Services with Clover Park Early Learning ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tacoma School District spends per student$19,679 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,679
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonSpecial Services is the number 216 by size of 228 Washington schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#216 of 228
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Special Services

  1. How many students attend Special Services?
    9 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 20 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Tacoma, WA.
  2. Is Special Services a Title I school?
    Special Services was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Special Services do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Special Services scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 53.4% in reading across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What district is Special Services in?
    Tacoma School District, NCES district ID 5308700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530870003275 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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