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Best Tacoma Private Preschools (2026)

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Tacoma, Washington Private Schools (Closed)

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Arcadia Learning Center (Closed)

Montessori School

6312 N 38th St
Tacoma, WA 98407
(253) 752-6463

Gr: PK-K | 46 students

Tacoma Adventist (Closed 2000)

(Seventh Day Adventist)

1125 S 34th St, Box 8190
Tacoma, WA 98418
(253) 472-3204

Gr: K-8 | 44 students

Overview

This Town (Tacoma)

This State (WA)

# Schools

21 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Preschools
Year	Tacoma, WA Total Schools
2025	21
2024	22
2023	21
2022	21
2021	21
2020	23
2019	25
2018	25
2017	27
2016	27
2015	26

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Student Body:

# Students

4,494 Students

79,788 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Preschool
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	222	170	191
2024	213	171	187
2023	223	160	185
2022	244	164	188
2021	231	166	184
2020	191	160	179
2019	206	154	182
2018	175	153	181
2017	171	155	183
2016	189	152	181
2015	174	151	173

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% Average Students of Color

37%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	35%	31%	32%
2024	43%	31%	32%
2023	41%	32%	32%
2022	35%	29%	31%
2021	35%	29%	32%
2020	40%	28%	31%
2019	38%	27%	31%
2018	38%	26%	30%
2017	30%	30%	31%
2016	32%	29%	31%
2015	27%	28%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

378 Teachers

6,056 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	12:1	13:1	12:1
2024	12:1	13:1	12:1
2023	12:1	13:1	12:1
2022	11:1	13:1	12:1
2021	10:1	13:1	12:1
2020	11:1	13:1	12:1
2019	11:1	13:1	12:1
2018	11:1	14:1	12:1
2017	11:1	13:1	12:1
2016	10:1	13:1	12:1
2015	9:1	13:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

45%

53%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	41%	52%	51%
2024	41%	52%	51%
2023	49%	53%	51%
2022	51%	53%	51%
2021	50%	52%	50%
2020	47%	52%	50%
2019	50%	52%	50%
2018	43%	51%	50%
2017	43%	51%	49%
2016	52%	51%	49%
2015	50%	51%	48%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	17	16	16
2024	17	16	16
2023	17	16	16
2022	16	16	16
2021	16	16	16
2020	16	16	16
2019	16	16	16
2018	16	16	16
2017	16	16	16
2016	16	16	16
2015	17	16	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

8 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	10	9	11
2024	6	7	10
2023	6	8	10
2022	8	7	10
2021	9	7	10
2020	6	8	10
2019	9	8	10
2018	4	6	9
2017	4	6	9
2016	4	5	9
2015	4	6	9

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Average SAT score

1218

(Out of 1600)

1311

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	1,284	1,307	1,233
2024	1,284	1,322	1,229
2023	1,218	1,250	1,228
2022	1,218	1,287	1,226
2021	1,218	1,247	1,224
2020	1,199	1,244	1,221
2019	1,199	1,253	1,223
2018	1,120	1,256	1,219
2017	1,120	1,235	1,223
2016	1,537	1,394	1,300
2015	1,537	1,537	1,248

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2019-2023)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2023	27	26	26
2022	27	27	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	27	26
2019	27	27	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,563

$13,466

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$14,458	$13,396	$12,988
2024	$10,714	$11,271	$10,159
2023	$8,533	$10,512	$9,500
2022	$10,607	$9,694	$8,989
2021	$10,664	$9,476	$8,661
2020	$7,669	$9,377	$8,383
2019	$8,207	$9,058	$8,266
2018	$5,791	$8,513	$7,888
2017	$5,618	$7,935	$7,628
2016	$6,908	$7,693	$7,230
2015	$5,111	$7,539	$6,984

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Average Summer Program Cost

$250

$711

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$250	$711	$767
2024	$208	$591	$721
2023	$250	$664	$729
2022	$250	$686	$699

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

26%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	36%	26%	31%
2024	37%	26%	30%
2023	36%	25%	30%
2022	36%	24%	29%
2021	38%	24%	29%
2020	38%	25%	29%
2019	32%	24%	28%
2018	33%	24%	27%
2017	36%	23%	26%
2016	28%	20%	25%
2015	28%	19%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,883

$7,359

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$3,883	$7,359	$4,864
2024	$4,167	$7,292	$4,788
2023	$1,209	$5,326	$4,663
2022	$3,700	$4,755	$4,366
2021	$4,328	$4,846	$4,213
2020	$1,384	$4,685	$4,101
2019	$3,792	$4,513	$3,985
2018	$2,150	$3,960	$3,694
2017	$2,150	$3,929	$3,658
2016	$2,120	$3,753	$3,429
2015	$2,120	$3,660	$3,393

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Average Acceptance Rate

95%

84%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	95%	84%	83%
2024	95%	88%	88%
2023	95%	87%	88%
2022	90%	87%	88%
2021	90%	87%	88%
2020	95%	87%	88%
2019	92%	87%	88%
2018	94%	87%	88%
2017	94%	87%	88%
2016	90%	86%	88%
2015	93%	84%	88%

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Average Endowment Size

$11.05 million

$31.31 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	$9 M	$31 M	$53 M
2024	$9 M	$6 M	$44 M
2023	$2 M	$4 M	$48 M
2022	$2 M	$4 M	$49 M
2021	$2 M	$4 M	$64 M
2020	$2 M	$4 M	$68 M
2019	$1 M	$3 M	$73 M
2018	$1 M	$1 M	$77 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.64

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	0.65	0.65	0.65
2024	0.64	0.65	0.65
2023	0.66	0.65	0.65
2022	0.67	0.63	0.64
2021	0.66	0.63	0.64
2020	0.67	0.63	0.64
2019	0.64	0.62	0.64
2018	0.65	0.62	0.64
2017	0.65	0.62	0.62
2016	0.65	0.61	0.62
2015	0.64	0.61	0.62

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# American Indian Students

26 Students

628 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private Preschool Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2017	1%	2%	1%
2016	1%	2%	1%
2015	1%	1%	2%

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# Asian Students

249 Students

5,979 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	6%	8%	4%
2024	6%	8%	5%
2023	5%	8%	5%
2022	7%	7%	5%
2021	7%	7%	5%
2020	5%	7%	4%
2019	7%	6%	5%
2018	6%	6%	5%
2017	6%	5%	3%
2016	7%	5%	3%
2015	6%	5%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

220 Students

3,919 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	5%	8%
2024	5%	5%	8%
2023	6%	5%	8%
2022	5%	4%	8%
2021	5%	4%	7%
2020	6%	4%	7%
2019	4%	4%	7%
2018	4%	4%	7%
2017	4%	4%	6%
2016	4%	4%	7%
2015	4%	4%	6%

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# Black Students

146 Students

2,471 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	6%
2024	3%	3%	6%
2023	4%	3%	6%
2022	5%	3%	6%
2021	5%	3%	7%
2020	5%	3%	7%
2019	5%	3%	6%
2018	5%	3%	6%
2017	6%	3%	6%
2016	6%	3%	6%
2015	6%	3%	6%

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# White Students

1,782 Students

35,789 Students

% White Students

39%

46%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	40%	46%	48%
2024	40%	45%	48%
2023	45%	46%	48%
2022	48%	49%	50%
2021	51%	48%	50%
2020	48%	49%	51%
2019	53%	50%	52%
2018	52%	50%	52%
2017	50%	50%	54%
2016	52%	50%	54%
2015	53%	51%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

70 Students

434 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,024 Students

29,335 Students

% of Others Students

45%

37%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Tacoma, WA Average	Washington (WA) Average	National Average
2025	43%	36%	34%
2024	43%	37%	33%
2023	36%	36%	33%
2022	31%	35%	31%
2021	27%	36%	31%
2020	31%	36%	31%
2019	27%	36%	30%
2018	28%	36%	30%
2017	31%	36%	30%
2016	28%	36%	29%
2015	28%	36%	29%

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