Downing Primary School
2502 North Orchard St Tacoma WA, 98406, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-7100 Ranking: (689 out of 1,485, top 46%)* 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 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
Total Students: | 273 | 265 | 311 | 294 | 301 | 307 | 309 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 7 | 2.6% | 11 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.5% | 11 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.2% |
Kindergarten: | 69 | 25.3% | 36 | 13.6% | 48 | 15.4% | 37 | 12.6% | 44 | 14.6% | 47 | 15.3% | 43 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 40 | 14.7% | 44 | 16.6% | 42 | 13.5% | 48 | 16.3% | 45 | 15.0% | 49 | 16.0% | 34 | 11.0% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 16.8% | 34 | 12.8% | 52 | 16.7% | 52 | 17.7% | 48 | 15.9% | 40 | 13.0% | 55 | 17.8% |
Grade 3: | 27 | 9.9% | 50 | 18.9% | 59 | 19.0% | 50 | 17.0% | 43 | 14.3% | 55 | 17.9% | 59 | 19.1% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 15.0% | 48 | 18.1% | 47 | 15.1% | 41 | 13.9% | 54 | 17.9% | 61 | 19.9% | 48 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 43 | 15.8% | 42 | 15.8% | 49 | 15.8% | 55 | 18.7% | 56 | 18.6% | 45 | 14.7% | 60 | 19.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 139 | 50.9% | 136 | 51.3% | 167 | 53.7% | 162 | 55.1% | 160 | 53.2% | 165 | 53.7% | 178 | 57.6% |
Female: | 134 | 49.1% | 129 | 48.7% | 144 | 46.3% | 132 | 44.9% | 133 | 44.2% | 134 | 43.6% | 127 | 41.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.6% |
Asian: | 14 | 5.1% | 18 | 6.8% | 20 | 6.4% | 24 | 8.2% | 28 | 9.3% | 25 | 8.1% | 28 | 9.1% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 8.1% | 17 | 6.4% | 25 | 8.0% | 21 | 7.1% | 20 | 6.6% | 20 | 6.5% | 15 | 4.9% |
Black: | 45 | 16.5% | 44 | 16.6% | 49 | 15.8% | 53 | 18.0% | 53 | 17.6% | 59 | 19.2% | 65 | 21.0% |
White: | 175 | 64.1% | 176 | 66.4% | 186 | 59.8% | 182 | 61.9% | 194 | 64.5% | 196 | 63.8% | 193 | 62.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 5.1% | 7 | 2.6% | 27 | 8.7% | 9 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 48.4% | 113 | 42.6% | 112 | 36.0% | 104 | 35.4% | 122 | 40.5% | 115 | 37.5% | 105 | 34.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 5.1% | 14 | 5.3% | 9 | 2.9% | 19 | 6.5% | 20 | 6.6% | 26 | 8.5% | 22 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.50 | 18.19 | 16.24 | 16.64 | 17.20 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65.6% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 57% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 56.1% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 54% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 63.3% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 21% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 55% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 50% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 43% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 47% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 50.8% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 25% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Downing Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.