Collins Elementary Primary School
4608 128th St East
Tacoma WA, 98446, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9888
Ranking: 
(975 out of 1,485, bottom 34%)*
(975 out of 1,485, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Franklin Pierce 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 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 416 | 418 | 404 | 404 | 429 | 348 | 394 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 12 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 18.8% | 94 | 22.5% | 76 | 18.8% | 60 | 14.9% | 70 | 16.3% | 52 | 14.9% | 47 | 11.9% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 18.5% | 71 | 17.0% | 59 | 14.6% | 72 | 17.8% | 60 | 14.0% | 40 | 11.5% | 72 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 16.1% | 63 | 15.1% | 69 | 17.1% | 63 | 15.6% | 62 | 14.5% | 69 | 19.8% | 65 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 13.9% | 68 | 16.3% | 56 | 13.9% | 52 | 12.9% | 79 | 18.4% | 69 | 19.8% | 61 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 16.3% | 52 | 12.4% | 56 | 13.9% | 72 | 17.8% | 75 | 17.5% | 61 | 17.5% | 64 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 13.5% | 57 | 13.6% | 79 | 19.6% | 75 | 18.6% | 70 | 16.3% | 56 | 16.1% | 77 | 19.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 236 | 56.7% | 239 | 57.2% | 230 | 56.9% | 228 | 56.4% | 218 | 50.8% | 177 | 50.9% | 197 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 180 | 43.3% | 179 | 42.8% | 174 | 43.1% | 176 | 43.6% | 165 | 38.5% | 156 | 44.8% | 178 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 25 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.0% | 19 | 4.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 43 | 10.0% | 36 | 10.3% | 37 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 19.2% | 80 | 19.1% | 68 | 16.8% | 47 | 11.6% | 40 | 9.3% | 27 | 7.8% | 27 | 6.9% |
| Black: | 19 | 4.6% | 27 | 6.5% | 27 | 6.7% | 30 | 7.4% | 26 | 6.1% | 25 | 7.2% | 21 | 5.3% |
| White: | 223 | 53.6% | 235 | 56.2% | 252 | 62.4% | 266 | 65.8% | 278 | 64.8% | 246 | 70.7% | 288 | 73.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 14.4% | 43 | 10.3% | 31 | 7.7% | 41 | 10.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 48.8% | 202 | 48.3% | 194 | 48.0% | 163 | 40.3% | 154 | 35.9% | 94 | 27.0% | 82 | 20.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 9.6% | 41 | 9.8% | 36 | 8.9% | 25 | 6.2% | 46 | 10.7% | 40 | 11.5% | 43 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.64 | 18.79 | 17.57 | 19.50 | 17.10 | 19.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 49.6% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 58.8% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 56.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 62.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 69.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.7% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.7% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.7% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 52.6% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 65.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 64.7% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 67.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 68.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 60.7% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.4% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 55.4% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 61.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 49.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.5% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 62.6% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 60.1% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 68.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 68% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 69.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.4% | 24.9% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 40.8% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 58.6% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 49.3% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 51.7% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 63.2% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 58.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 58.6% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 58% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 59.7% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 56.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 67.1% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 53.7% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.8% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 48.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 69.5% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 64.8% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.1% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 48.2% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 54.9% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53.4% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 55.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 49.1% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 49.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 52.5% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 56.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 63.6% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 58.5% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 66.4% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.6% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 15.1% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 21.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 20.6% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 20.7% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 30.7% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 39.9% | 44.9% |
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* Collins Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.