Custer Elementary Primary School
7660 Custer School Rd
Custer WA, 98240, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-383-9500
Ranking: (811 out of 1,485, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Ferndale 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 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
Total Students: | 365 | 300 | 330 | 323 | 331 | 353 | 389 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 3.3% |
Kindergarten: | 63 | 17.3% | 32 | 10.7% | 46 | 13.9% | 38 | 11.8% | 44 | 13.3% | 46 | 13.0% | 32 | 8.2% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 12.9% | 45 | 15.0% | 45 | 13.6% | 49 | 15.2% | 40 | 12.1% | 35 | 9.9% | 53 | 13.6% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 17.3% | 41 | 13.7% | 45 | 13.6% | 48 | 14.9% | 33 | 10.0% | 52 | 14.7% | 53 | 13.6% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 16.7% | 45 | 15.0% | 49 | 14.8% | 33 | 10.2% | 50 | 15.1% | 51 | 14.4% | 50 | 12.9% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 16.4% | 49 | 16.3% | 39 | 11.8% | 49 | 15.2% | 50 | 15.1% | 50 | 14.2% | 73 | 18.8% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 19.5% | 38 | 12.7% | 45 | 13.6% | 54 | 16.7% | 51 | 15.4% | 66 | 18.7% | 58 | 14.9% |
Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 16.7% | 61 | 18.5% | 52 | 16.1% | 63 | 19.0% | 53 | 15.0% | 57 | 14.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 184 | 50.4% | 150 | 50.0% | 161 | 48.8% | 150 | 46.4% | 155 | 46.8% | 175 | 49.6% | 207 | 53.2% |
Female: | 181 | 49.6% | 150 | 50.0% | 169 | 51.2% | 173 | 53.6% | 162 | 48.9% | 164 | 46.5% | 176 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.4% | 13 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 85 | 23.3% | 59 | 19.7% | 69 | 20.9% | 72 | 22.3% | 65 | 19.6% | 62 | 17.6% | 55 | 14.1% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 250 | 68.5% | 216 | 72.0% | 235 | 71.2% | 231 | 71.5% | 241 | 72.8% | 261 | 73.9% | 309 | 79.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 4.4% | 13 | 4.3% | 15 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 39.5% | 99 | 33.0% | 121 | 36.7% | 123 | 38.1% | 136 | 41.1% | 124 | 35.1% | 132 | 33.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 10.7% | 22 | 7.3% | 24 | 7.3% | 35 | 10.8% | 32 | 9.7% | 49 | 13.9% | 47 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.75 | 20.40 | 17.66 | 17.60 | 15.10 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.4% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65.3% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 59.6% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 54.7% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.9% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 74.2% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 66% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.0% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 56.9% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 62.7% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 57.3% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.5% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.2% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 70.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 73.4% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 69.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 59.8% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.8% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 64.5% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 58.9% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55.1% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 62.4% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 66.6% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 55.4% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70.9% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 70.8% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 69.2% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 68.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 32.6% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 62.9% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 63.9% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 61.0% | 66.5% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 57.9% | 51.8% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 66.2% | 58.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 72.8% | 61.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 71.6% | 59.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 65.6% | 64.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.1% | 70.6% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 76.1% | 70.6% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 74.1% | 71.4% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 70.2% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 70.2% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 69.2% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 69% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 72% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.2% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 61.7% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 63.1% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62.8% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 52% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 52.6% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 75.9% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.7% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 78.7% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 68.1% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.3% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.5% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 43.8% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 62.6% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 61.3% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 67.5% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 66.2% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 60.4% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.1% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 65.9% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76.1% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.4% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.6% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.7% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 23.5% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 40.9% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 40.2% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 33.5% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 45.2% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 39.7% | 44.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 59% | 49.4% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.6% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 54.2% | 48.9% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.8% | 50.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 71.5% | 66.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.6% | 68.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.6% | 72% |
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* Custer Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.