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Firgrove Elementary Primary School
13918 Meridian South Puyallup WA, 98373, Pierce County Phone: 253-841-8733 Ranking:  (1,112 out of 1,485, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Puyallup 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 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 38 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 589 | 529 | 511 | 617 | 645 | 713 | 712 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 15.3% | 65 | 12.3% | 65 | 12.7% | 83 | 13.5% | 84 | 13.0% | 98 | 13.7% | 112 | 15.7% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 13.2% | 67 | 12.7% | 75 | 14.7% | 97 | 15.7% | 100 | 15.5% | 100 | 14.0% | 102 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 13.2% | 75 | 14.2% | 79 | 15.5% | 93 | 15.1% | 83 | 12.9% | 105 | 14.7% | 94 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 14.3% | 85 | 16.1% | 71 | 13.9% | 79 | 12.8% | 96 | 14.9% | 89 | 12.5% | 111 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 89 | 15.1% | 71 | 13.4% | 79 | 15.5% | 93 | 15.1% | 80 | 12.4% | 104 | 14.6% | 109 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 12.6% | 82 | 15.5% | 73 | 14.3% | 78 | 12.6% | 93 | 14.4% | 118 | 16.5% | 93 | 13.1% |
| Grade 6: | 96 | 16.3% | 84 | 15.9% | 68 | 13.3% | 91 | 14.7% | 107 | 16.6% | 99 | 13.9% | 88 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 53.5% | 270 | 51.0% | 253 | 49.5% | 308 | 49.9% | 322 | 49.9% | 314 | 44.0% | 327 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 274 | 46.5% | 259 | 49.0% | 258 | 50.5% | 309 | 50.1% | 315 | 48.8% | 316 | 44.3% | 319 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 27 | 4.6% | 27 | 5.1% | 28 | 5.5% | 37 | 6.0% | 66 | 10.2% | 56 | 7.9% | 50 | 7.0% |
| Hispanic: | 191 | 32.4% | 159 | 30.1% | 148 | 29.0% | 150 | 24.3% | 111 | 17.2% | 94 | 13.2% | 96 | 13.5% |
| Black: | 32 | 5.4% | 33 | 6.2% | 28 | 5.5% | 41 | 6.6% | 94 | 14.6% | 54 | 7.6% | 45 | 6.3% |
| White: | 271 | 46.0% | 249 | 47.1% | 232 | 45.4% | 322 | 52.2% | 367 | 56.9% | 424 | 59.5% | 451 | 63.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 51 | 8.7% | 43 | 8.1% | 56 | 11.0% | 53 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 294 | 49.9% | 266 | 50.3% | 275 | 53.8% | 241 | 39.1% | 221 | 34.3% | 181 | 25.4% | 141 | 19.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 11.0% | 44 | 8.3% | 38 | 7.4% | 53 | 8.6% | 67 | 10.4% | 68 | 9.5% | 83 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.02 | 19.86 | 19.94 | 19.03 | 18.40 | 18.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 66.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 65.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 66.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 79.5% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 78.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 72.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 78.0% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 59.8% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.3% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 64.1% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 64.4% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 73.6% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 75.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 78.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 77.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 62.4% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 64.6% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 65.4% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 63.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 70.1% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 73% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 67.9% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 75.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 81% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 77.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 42.2% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 63.8% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 77.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 74.8% | 66.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.4% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 74.6% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 73.7% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 74.8% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 78.6% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 79% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 79.6% | 71.4% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 68.4% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 73.6% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 74.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 69.4% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 75.1% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 78.3% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 79.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 80.6% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 55.3% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 61.9% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 61.1% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 58.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 54.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.8% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 84.4% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.5% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 81.8% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 76.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 76.5% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 53.9% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60.5% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 56.6% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 63.1% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 61.2% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 59.5% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 64.2% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 66.2% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 65.6% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 81.4% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 77.2% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 80.9% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 79.2% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 29.2% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 38.8% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 38.2% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 36.5% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 44.7% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 52.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 48.8% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 56.2% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 53.2% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 59.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.1% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.4% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 75.8% | 72% |
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* Firgrove Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.