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Birney Elementary School vs SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY has a higher overall rating of 6.7/10 compared to 5.1/10. Birney Elementary School is significantly larger with 489 students, about 1.8× the size of SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (268).

Ratings Comparison

MetricBirney Elementary SchoolSOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Overall Rating5.1 / 106.7 / 10
Academic Score4.0
Growth Score4.7
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch75.7%
Environment Score7.8
State Rank#1,701 of 2,228#141 of 381
State Percentile24th63th

Test Scores

SubjectBirney Elementary SchoolSOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Math Proficiency47.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency62.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailBirney Elementary SchoolSOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
TypeElementary SchoolSchool
GradesPre-K – 5thPre-K – 12th
Enrollment489268
Student-Teacher Ratio14.8:19.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch75.7%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)43.8%
DistrictTacoma School District
CityTacomaTacoma

Student Demographics

Birney Elementary School

Not available

SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

White
69.0%
Two or More
10.1%
Black
6.0%
Asian
6.0%
Hispanic
3.7%
Native American
2.6%
Pacific Islander
2.6%

Neighborhood

MetricTacoma (98408)Tacoma (98409)
Median Household Income$78,855$71,649
Median Home Value$379,400$363,000
Median Rent$1,610$1,579
College Educated (Bachelor's+)25.0%20.6%
Poverty Rate9.8%14.6%
Avg Commute29 min28 min