Whitman Primary School
1120 South 39th St Tacoma WA, 98408, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-7272 Ranking: (1,320 out of 1,485, bottom 11%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
Total Students: | 423 | 409 | 385 | 370 | 398 | 408 | 404 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Kindergarten: | 73 | 17.3% | 75 | 18.3% | 72 | 18.7% | 75 | 20.3% | 72 | 18.1% | 73 | 17.9% | 70 | 17.3% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 17.3% | 71 | 17.4% | 76 | 19.7% | 60 | 16.2% | 65 | 16.3% | 61 | 15.0% | 66 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 17.5% | 77 | 18.8% | 59 | 15.3% | 70 | 18.9% | 58 | 14.6% | 62 | 15.2% | 65 | 16.1% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 18.2% | 63 | 15.4% | 72 | 18.7% | 51 | 13.8% | 63 | 15.8% | 66 | 16.2% | 73 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 14.9% | 66 | 16.1% | 49 | 12.7% | 57 | 15.4% | 74 | 18.6% | 68 | 16.7% | 73 | 18.1% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 14.9% | 55 | 13.4% | 55 | 14.3% | 57 | 15.4% | 66 | 16.6% | 78 | 19.1% | 55 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 204 | 48.2% | 198 | 48.4% | 188 | 48.8% | 192 | 51.9% | 206 | 51.8% | 217 | 53.2% | 211 | 52.2% |
Female: | 219 | 51.8% | 211 | 51.6% | 197 | 51.2% | 178 | 48.1% | 184 | 46.2% | 183 | 44.9% | 189 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 12 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 62 | 14.7% | 68 | 16.6% | 66 | 17.1% | 50 | 13.5% | 73 | 18.3% | 63 | 15.4% | 68 | 16.8% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 16.3% | 67 | 16.4% | 63 | 16.4% | 61 | 16.5% | 64 | 16.1% | 55 | 13.5% | 53 | 13.1% |
Black: | 102 | 24.1% | 96 | 23.5% | 63 | 16.4% | 61 | 16.5% | 79 | 19.8% | 85 | 20.8% | 101 | 25.0% |
White: | 155 | 36.6% | 154 | 37.7% | 137 | 35.6% | 146 | 39.5% | 170 | 42.7% | 195 | 47.8% | 173 | 42.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 16 | 3.8% | 17 | 4.2% | 14 | 3.6% | 17 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 39 | 10.1% | 33 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 72.3% | 309 | 75.6% | 219 | 56.9% | 238 | 64.3% | 285 | 71.6% | 262 | 64.2% | 212 | 52.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 8.5% | 26 | 6.4% | 19 | 4.9% | 20 | 5.4% | 40 | 10.1% | 43 | 10.5% | 64 | 15.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.76 | 15.72 | 14.51 | 15.09 | 15.50 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 65.6% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 61% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 57% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 56.1% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 54% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 63.3% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 21% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 55% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 50% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 43% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 47% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 50.8% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 25% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Whitman Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.