Fern Hill Primary School
8442 South Park Ave Tacoma WA, 98444, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-3888 Ranking:  (1,011 out of 1,485, bottom 32%)*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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 364 | 359 | 380 | 354 | 381 | 371 | 371 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 19.8% | 71 | 19.8% | 72 | 18.9% | 64 | 18.1% | 68 | 17.8% | 72 | 19.4% | 72 | 19.4% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 17.3% | 65 | 18.1% | 65 | 17.1% | 64 | 18.1% | 70 | 18.4% | 75 | 20.2% | 74 | 19.9% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 16.5% | 52 | 14.5% | 65 | 17.1% | 64 | 18.1% | 69 | 18.1% | 61 | 16.4% | 62 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 17.0% | 65 | 18.1% | 69 | 18.2% | 60 | 16.9% | 55 | 14.4% | 59 | 15.9% | 64 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 15.9% | 55 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.5% | 53 | 15.0% | 64 | 16.8% | 59 | 15.9% | 52 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 13.5% | 51 | 14.2% | 54 | 14.2% | 49 | 13.8% | 55 | 14.4% | 45 | 12.1% | 47 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 47.5% | 172 | 47.9% | 186 | 48.9% | 164 | 46.3% | 189 | 49.6% | 190 | 51.2% | 207 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 191 | 52.5% | 187 | 52.1% | 194 | 51.1% | 190 | 53.7% | 184 | 48.3% | 173 | 46.6% | 160 | 43.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 49 | 13.5% | 50 | 13.9% | 47 | 12.4% | 55 | 15.5% | 82 | 21.5% | 80 | 21.6% | 69 | 18.6% |
| Hispanic: | 102 | 28.0% | 97 | 27.0% | 91 | 23.9% | 86 | 24.3% | 92 | 24.1% | 91 | 24.5% | 91 | 24.5% |
| Black: | 43 | 11.8% | 48 | 13.4% | 44 | 11.6% | 34 | 9.6% | 65 | 17.1% | 70 | 18.9% | 69 | 18.6% |
| White: | 119 | 32.7% | 123 | 34.3% | 137 | 36.1% | 133 | 37.6% | 138 | 36.2% | 127 | 34.2% | 139 | 37.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 23 | 6.3% | 22 | 6.1% | 12 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 7.4% | 17 | 4.7% | 45 | 11.8% | 32 | 9.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 64.6% | 226 | 63.0% | 161 | 42.4% | 199 | 56.2% | 236 | 61.9% | 199 | 53.6% | 196 | 52.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 8.2% | 29 | 8.1% | 16 | 4.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 32 | 8.4% | 51 | 13.7% | 36 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.70 | 19.30 | 17.10 | 18.41 | 19.90 | 19.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Fern Hill 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.