Blix Elementary Primary School
1302 East 38th St Tacoma WA, 98404, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-7400 Ranking:  (1,413 out of 1,485, bottom 5%)*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 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 463 | 483 | 474 | 346 | 345 | 343 | 352 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 18.4% | 90 | 18.6% | 74 | 15.6% | 68 | 19.7% | 59 | 17.1% | 42 | 12.2% | 60 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 18.6% | 76 | 15.7% | 87 | 18.4% | 51 | 14.7% | 46 | 13.3% | 59 | 17.2% | 55 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 15.8% | 87 | 18.0% | 80 | 16.9% | 42 | 12.1% | 56 | 16.2% | 51 | 14.9% | 60 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 16.6% | 71 | 14.7% | 67 | 14.1% | 57 | 16.5% | 50 | 14.5% | 63 | 18.4% | 59 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.9% | 82 | 17.3% | 58 | 16.8% | 68 | 19.7% | 64 | 18.7% | 58 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 14.9% | 80 | 16.6% | 83 | 17.5% | 69 | 19.9% | 65 | 18.8% | 63 | 18.4% | 59 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 246 | 53.1% | 262 | 54.2% | 250 | 52.7% | 188 | 54.3% | 178 | 51.6% | 172 | 50.1% | 169 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 217 | 46.9% | 221 | 45.8% | 224 | 47.3% | 158 | 45.7% | 159 | 46.1% | 163 | 47.5% | 179 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.4% |
| Asian: | 54 | 11.7% | 61 | 12.6% | 61 | 12.9% | 41 | 11.8% | 49 | 14.2% | 51 | 14.9% | 53 | 15.1% |
| Hispanic: | 160 | 34.6% | 160 | 33.1% | 152 | 32.1% | 116 | 33.5% | 122 | 35.4% | 117 | 34.1% | 115 | 32.7% |
| Black: | 102 | 22.0% | 100 | 20.7% | 68 | 14.3% | 55 | 15.9% | 84 | 24.3% | 91 | 26.5% | 97 | 27.6% |
| White: | 125 | 27.0% | 134 | 27.7% | 132 | 27.8% | 82 | 23.7% | 80 | 23.2% | 74 | 21.6% | 75 | 21.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 11 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 49 | 10.3% | 35 | 10.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 364 | 78.6% | 383 | 79.3% | 279 | 58.9% | 249 | 72.0% | 287 | 83.2% | 265 | 77.3% | 265 | 75.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.8% | 35 | 7.2% | 29 | 6.1% | 23 | 6.6% | 33 | 9.6% | 41 | 12.0% | 29 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.95 | 16.63 | 15.04 | 15.47 | 13.90 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.2% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Blix Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.