Elmhurst Elementary School
420 133rd St East
Tacoma WA, 98445, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9889
Ranking: 
(1,115 out of 1,485, bottom 25%)*
(1,115 out of 1,485, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 481 | 450 | 424 | 426 | 445 | 487 | 441 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 21.0% | 79 | 17.6% | 94 | 22.2% | 66 | 15.5% | 78 | 17.5% | 91 | 18.7% | 74 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 79 | 16.4% | 96 | 21.3% | 62 | 14.6% | 77 | 18.1% | 75 | 16.9% | 89 | 18.3% | 75 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 81 | 16.8% | 63 | 14.0% | 61 | 14.4% | 70 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.8% | 74 | 15.2% | 71 | 16.1% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 15.0% | 62 | 13.8% | 76 | 17.9% | 66 | 15.5% | 65 | 14.6% | 74 | 15.2% | 84 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 11.6% | 74 | 16.4% | 60 | 14.2% | 67 | 15.7% | 67 | 15.1% | 86 | 17.7% | 73 | 16.6% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 16.0% | 67 | 14.9% | 58 | 13.7% | 72 | 16.9% | 76 | 17.1% | 73 | 15.0% | 64 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 54.5% | 246 | 54.7% | 212 | 50.0% | 217 | 50.9% | 182 | 40.9% | 200 | 41.1% | 185 | 42.0% |
| Female: | 219 | 45.5% | 204 | 45.3% | 212 | 50.0% | 209 | 49.1% | 162 | 36.4% | 180 | 37.0% | 175 | 39.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.7% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.7% | 60 | 13.5% | 62 | 12.7% | 49 | 11.1% |
| Hispanic: | 84 | 17.5% | 68 | 15.1% | 77 | 18.2% | 74 | 17.4% | 40 | 9.0% | 44 | 9.0% | 28 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 61 | 12.7% | 53 | 11.8% | 40 | 9.4% | 43 | 10.1% | 43 | 9.7% | 40 | 8.2% | 41 | 9.3% |
| White: | 191 | 39.7% | 189 | 42.0% | 188 | 44.3% | 187 | 43.9% | 205 | 46.1% | 234 | 48.0% | 238 | 54.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 22 | 4.6% | 28 | 6.2% | 23 | 5.4% | 28 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 101 | 21.0% | 91 | 20.2% | 74 | 17.5% | 72 | 16.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 63.0% | 274 | 60.9% | 232 | 54.7% | 217 | 50.9% | 228 | 51.2% | 242 | 49.7% | 177 | 40.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 11.0% | 42 | 9.3% | 58 | 13.7% | 41 | 9.6% | 60 | 13.5% | 78 | 16.0% | 55 | 12.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.66 | 16.99 | 16.33 | 17.80 | 20.30 | 18.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 49.6% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58.8% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 56.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 69.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 64.7% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 66.7% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 56.7% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 52.6% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 65.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 64.7% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 67.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 68.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 60.7% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 64.4% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 55.4% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 61.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 57.5% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.6% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 60.1% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 68.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 24.9% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 40.8% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 58.6% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.3% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 51.7% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 63.2% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 58.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 58.6% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 59.7% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 56.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 67.1% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.7% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 49.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 46.8% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 48.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.5% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 64.8% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 65.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 69.1% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 48.2% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 54.9% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 53.4% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 55.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 60.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.1% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 49.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 52.5% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 56.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 63.6% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 58.5% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 66.4% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 70.6% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 15.1% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 21.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 20.6% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 20.7% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.4% | 30.7% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 39.9% | 44.9% |
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* Elmhurst Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.