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Chester H Thompson Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

303 159th St East

Tacoma WA, 98445, Pierce County

Phone: 253-683-5800

Ranking:

(1,282 out of 1,485, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Bethel School District

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	37		35		39		39		30		30
Total Students:	573		633		633		625		641		526		503
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	NA	NA	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Kindergarten:	100	17.5%	92	14.5%	91	14.4%	85	13.6%	81	12.6%	80	15.2%	67	13.3%
Grade 1:	96	16.8%	88	13.9%	88	13.9%	72	11.5%	95	14.8%	73	13.9%	82	16.3%
Grade 2:	82	14.3%	89	14.1%	76	12.0%	88	14.1%	90	14.0%	78	14.8%	84	16.7%
Grade 3:	103	18.0%	79	12.5%	93	14.7%	91	14.6%	95	14.8%	90	17.1%	70	13.9%
Grade 4:	90	15.7%	94	14.8%	91	14.4%	94	15.0%	100	15.6%	68	12.9%	63	12.5%
Grade 5:	102	17.8%	86	13.6%	93	14.7%	101	16.2%	97	15.1%	69	13.1%	64	12.7%
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	105	16.6%	99	15.6%	92	14.7%	83	12.9%	67	12.7%	72	14.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	277	48.3%	322	50.9%	329	52.0%	311	49.8%	322	50.2%	280	53.2%	278	55.3%
Female:	296	51.7%	311	49.1%	304	48.0%	314	50.2%	311	48.5%	238	45.2%	221	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	1.2%	8	1.3%	12	1.9%	13	2.1%	18	2.8%	13	2.5%	11	2.2%
Asian:	18	3.1%	31	4.9%	33	5.2%	44	7.0%	57	8.9%	46	8.7%	49	9.7%
Hispanic:	138	24.1%	149	23.5%	128	20.2%	101	16.2%	119	18.6%	93	17.7%	78	15.5%
Black:	52	9.1%	68	10.7%	95	15.0%	126	20.2%	135	21.1%	101	19.2%	89	17.7%
White:	230	40.1%	261	41.2%	293	46.3%	294	47.0%	312	48.7%	273	51.9%	276	54.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	46	8.0%	50	7.9%	31	4.9%	25	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	82	14.3%	66	10.4%	41	6.5%	22	3.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	344	60.0%	319	50.4%	382	60.3%	198	31.7%	394	61.5%	303	57.6%	282	56.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	69	12.0%	53	8.4%	59	9.3%	60	9.6%	78	12.2%	67	12.7%	93	18.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	NA	17.18		18.21		16.13		16.50		17.70		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MSP
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	43.3%	59.1%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59.6%	62.4%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	47.4%	64.2%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44.2%	63.6%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.2%	71.1%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	74.5%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.9%	70.6%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.4%	73.0%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	37.7%	48.3%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.2%	55.9%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.2%	55.1%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57.6%	63.2%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46.3%	64.7%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	66.7%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.1%	66.2%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.6%	68.0%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	47.7%	53.4%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	56%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.1%	56.5%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.6%	58.5%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	31.9%	41%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	44.9%	55.2%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	59.3%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.6%	63.5%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50.5%	62.2%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	45.9%	64.6%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56%	64.3%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.0%	71.0%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	7.7%	20.4%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.6%	48.5%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39.3%	65.3%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	22.7%	44.1%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.3%	50.9%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.1%	62.7%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.0%	58.9%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.4%	60.2%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.4%	68.4%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.6%	71.3%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.6%	69.5%	71.4%
WASL
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	38.2%	57.8%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.7%	66%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54.8%	64.3%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	40.7%	60.5%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.5%	64.9%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.1%	69.2%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.2%	68.8%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	66.8%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52.3%	56.3%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50.9%	53.1%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	43%	54.5%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	38.7%	49.5%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	36.2%	44.8%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	31.5%	46.4%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.5%	75.3%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	78.8%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	83.1%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	72.6%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.1%	72.7%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.3%	68.4%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40%	49.4%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	52.7%	55.5%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.7%	55.7%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.9%	48.1%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	56.8%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41.1%	49.6%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.4%	49.2%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	35.7%	52.4%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	56.6%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	54.1%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	73.4%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56%	68.3%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.2%	73.7%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	70%	73.9%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	14.3%	21.4%	28.2%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	12.7%	26.2%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.6%	29.9%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	18.1%	26.5%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	10.9%	29.6%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25%	32.5%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	17.9%	43.8%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	29.5%	41.9%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	28.8%	46.5%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	15.7%	46%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49.1%	63.6%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.4%	65%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.3%	68.1%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	68.6%	72%

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* Chester H Thompson Elementary 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.