Foothills Elementary Primary School
10621 234th Ave East
Buckley WA, 98321, Pierce County
Phone: 360-829-3355
Ranking: 
(424 out of 1,485, top 29%)*
(424 out of 1,485, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: White River 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 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 506 | 486 | 487 | 483 | 503 | 504 | 525 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 106 | 20.9% | 90 | 18.5% | 91 | 18.7% | 88 | 18.2% | 81 | 16.1% | 65 | 12.9% | 76 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 14.8% | 79 | 16.3% | 72 | 14.8% | 88 | 18.2% | 73 | 14.5% | 78 | 15.5% | 94 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 15.4% | 79 | 16.3% | 87 | 17.9% | 68 | 14.1% | 81 | 16.1% | 99 | 19.6% | 85 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 81 | 16.0% | 89 | 18.3% | 74 | 15.2% | 75 | 15.5% | 92 | 18.3% | 76 | 15.1% | 81 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 18.0% | 70 | 14.4% | 75 | 15.4% | 88 | 18.2% | 74 | 14.7% | 87 | 17.3% | 92 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 14.2% | 79 | 16.3% | 86 | 17.7% | 73 | 15.1% | 101 | 20.1% | 97 | 19.2% | 95 | 18.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 52.0% | 256 | 52.7% | 257 | 52.8% | 251 | 52.0% | 246 | 48.9% | 255 | 50.6% | 268 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 243 | 48.0% | 230 | 47.3% | 230 | 47.2% | 232 | 48.0% | 249 | 49.5% | 233 | 46.2% | 246 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 9.7% | 50 | 10.3% | 54 | 11.1% | 46 | 9.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 36 | 7.1% | 28 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 426 | 84.2% | 401 | 82.5% | 400 | 82.1% | 409 | 84.7% | 447 | 88.9% | 442 | 87.7% | 469 | 89.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 30.4% | 147 | 30.2% | 161 | 33.1% | 147 | 30.4% | 143 | 28.4% | 110 | 21.8% | 106 | 20.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 11.1% | 34 | 7.0% | 28 | 5.7% | 18 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.8% | 58 | 11.5% | 49 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.65 | 22.15 | 22.16 | 23.40 | 20.20 | 21.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 80% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 71.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 71.1% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 71.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.3% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.1% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.4% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 67.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 79.3% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74.5% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 69.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 74% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76.4% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.4% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 67.6% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.2% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.2% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 68.7% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 70.1% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 68.6% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.5% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 77.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 81.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.9% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 63.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 72.9% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 69.8% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 80.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 81.7% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 73.7% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 80.3% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 78.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 81.4% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 62% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 63.4% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 56.1% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 58.9% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 60.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 76.9% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 83.6% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 85% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 79.9% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 79.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 84.9% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.8% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 59.5% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 59.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 55.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 64.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 83.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.4% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 25.4% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 31% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 44.3% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 49.5% | 44.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Foothills Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.