The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 60% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Chloe Clark Elementary
Chloe Clark Elementary serves the early primary grades from kindergarten through third grade in DuPont, a planned community in Pierce County. It is a regular public school in the Steilacoom Historical School District. The school enrolls a moderately sized student body for its limited grade band, with cohorts that appear balanced across the four grades. The student population is diverse. About half of the students are white, close to a quarter are Hispanic, and the remainder includes Asian, Black, multiracial, and a small number of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Roughly one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a rate well below the state average. Data on the share of students with individualized education plans or English learner status was not available, which is a gap a parent may wish to follow up on directly.
Academically, the school’s third graders took the state’s Smarter Balanced assessments in the 2024–25 school year, the only year of results on record. In math, a majority of students met the proficiency benchmark, and in English language arts, a similarly solid majority did so. Because the school only serves through third grade, there is no graduation rate, no chronic absenteeism data, and no course access information to report. The single year of test scores cannot show a trend, but when compared across districts in Pierce County, Chloe Clark’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among its peers. That position is a clear strength, especially given that the comparison set includes many districts with older students who take a wider range of tests.
DuPont itself shapes the context families will experience. The city began as a company town for the DuPont chemical plant and was later redeveloped under a New Urbanism master plan called Northwest Landing. It consists of several distinct subdivisions with different price points and design styles, from the historic village to the upscale Bell Hill area. The city has grown rapidly over the past few decades but is now nearing build-out, so development has slowed. Housing values in the zip code are above the national median, and rents have risen considerably year over year, reflecting the area’s desirability and its proximity to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a major regional employer. The town has trails, a beach access, a golf course, and a history museum, and it was designed with walkability in mind within subdivisions, though the auto-oriented suburban pattern still dominates.
The district itself reported no recent material changes in operations, boundaries, or programming that would affect families enrolling here. No program offerings were provided for the school, so it is unclear whether there are specialized academic tracks or enrichment opportunities outside the standard curriculum. A parent may want to ask the school directly about what is available in these early grades.
Chloe Clark Elementary presents as a school with above-average early elementary test scores in its county, set within a stable, planned community that has grown fast and is now filling in. Its student body is more affluent and somewhat more diverse than many in the area, and the school’s grade span means every student moves on after third grade to another elementary or intermediate school in the district. For families seeking a solid academic start in a newer suburban environment with military and civilian families mixed together, this school is a straightforward fit. Those who need specific support programs or want to understand class sizes and staffing will need to look beyond the available data to fill in the picture.
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