Grade Trends

Chester H Thompson Elementary

Grades PK–5 Public District: Bethel School District

303 159th St E, Tacoma, WA 98445 Map

Math (met standard)
38%
−11 state 49% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
39%
−12 state 51% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
36%
−19 state 55% · 2025-26
Low income
67%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
688
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.6
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 42% state 53% · 2025-26 38% state 49% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 43% state 50% · 2025-26 45% state 50% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 29% state 43% · 2025-26 35% state 54% · 2025-26 36% state 55% · 2025-26
All grades 38% state 49% · 2025-26 39% state 51% · 2025-26 36% state 55% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 38% state 49% 39% state 51% 36% state 55%
2024-25 36% state 48% 40% state 52% 31% state 53%
2023-24 36% state 48% 44% state 51% 46% state 57%
2022-23 39% state 48% 40% state 51% 42% state 52%
2021-22 37% state 46% 49% state 51% 46% state 52%
2018-19 68% state 55% 67% state 58% 48% state 54%
2017-18 65% state 54% 74% state 58% 53% state 56%
2016-17 64% state 55% 73% state 56% —
2015-16 54% state 55% 65% state 58% —
2014-15 44% state 54% 42% state 56% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Spanaway Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bethel School District
0.7 mi
44%
−5 vs state
44%
−7 vs state
29%
−26 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 71% 371 White 34%
Evergreen Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bethel School District
1.0 mi
40%
−8 vs state
43%
−8 vs state
39%
−15 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 41% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 66% 530 White 35%
Camas Prairie Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bethel School District
1.1 mi
53%
+5 vs state
50%
−2 vs state
48%
−7 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 55% in 2022-23 → 50% in 2025-26 68% 529 White 29%
Elmhurst Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Franklin Pierce School District
1.6 mi
26%
−23 vs state
26%
−25 vs state
34%
−21 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 26% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 69% 335 White 31%
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Bethel School District
1.7 mi
58%
+9 vs state
60%
+9 vs state
68%
+13 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 54% in 2022-23 → 62% in 2025-26 55% 592 White 27%
Naches Trail Elementary
Grades PK–5 · Bethel School District
1.8 mi
38%
−11 vs state
38%
−13 vs state
41%
−14 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 57% 519 White 37%
Brookdale Elementary
Grades K–5 · Franklin Pierce School District
1.9 mi
35%
−13 vs state
35%
−16 vs state
39%
−16 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 69% 483 Hispanic 32%
Collins Elementary
Grades K–5 · Franklin Pierce School District
2.1 mi
43%
−6 vs state
45%
−6 vs state
62%
+7 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 50% in 2025-26 55% 466 White 38%
Clover Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bethel School District
2.3 mi
55%
+7 vs state
60%
+9 vs state
65%
+11 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 57% in 2022-23 → 60% in 2025-26 52% 617 White 33%
James Sales Elementary
Grades K–5 · Franklin Pierce School District
3.1 mi
47%
−2 vs state
45%
−5 vs state
42%
−13 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2025-26 75% 387 Hispanic 33%