Wainwright Intermediate School

368 Students

Middle School 4th - 8th

School Overview

Wainwright Elementary, located in the West End of Tacoma, Washington, serves as a neighborhood school within the Tacoma Public Schools district. It is known for fostering a community-focused learning environment that emphasizes both academic growth and social-emotional development. The school typically serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, offering a diverse curriculum designed to build foundational skills in literacy, mathematics, and science while encouraging student engagement through various extracurricular opportunities.

The school is particularly notable for its integration into the local neighborhood, benefiting from an active parent-teacher association and a strong sense of community support. Wainwright’s educational approach often focuses on the "Whole Child," balancing rigorous classroom instruction with initiatives that support student well-being. By utilizing the resources available in the Tacoma school system, Wainwright strives to provide a stable, inclusive, and supportive campus that prepares its young learners for success as they transition into the middle school grades.

368

Total Students

20.7

Full-Time Teachers

17.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

59.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Wainwright Intermediate School
Demographic	Student Count
White	128
Hispanic	64
Black	53
Asian	22
Two or More	87
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	12

White
128 (34.8%)
Two or More
87 (23.6%)
Hispanic
64 (17.4%)
Black
53 (14.4%)
Asian
22 (6.0%)
Pacific Islander
12 (3.3%)
American Indian
2 (0.5%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Tacoma School District
Phone:	(253)571-2100
Grade Range:	4th - 8th
Total Students:	368
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	20.7
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	167
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	52

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 4 71

Grade 5 73

Grade 6 94

Grade 7 64

Grade 8 66