Lyon Elementary School

Lyon Elementary sits in the heart of Tacoma's Eastside, a neighborhood with a strong sense of community identity and deep roots in the city's working-class history. The school serves a diverse student body, and families who are drawn to a close-knit, culturally rich environment — rather than a highly competitive academic race — tend to feel at home here. Tacoma itself is an increasingly vibrant city with easy access to Puget Sound, Point Defiance Park, and a growing arts scene, making it a genuinely appealing place to raise a family even as individual schools like Lyon continue working toward stronger academic outcomes.