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Fords Prairie Elementary Primary School
1620 Harrison Ave
Centralia WA, 98531, Lewis County
Phone: 360-330-7633
Ranking: 
(896 out of 1,485, bottom 40%)*
(896 out of 1,485, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Centralia 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 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 386 | 440 | 404 | 393 | 8 | 454 | 455 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 107 | 27.7% | 127 | 28.9% | 115 | 28.5% | 107 | 27.2% | 2 | 25.0% | 102 | 22.5% | 110 | 24.2% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 23.1% | 113 | 25.7% | 113 | 28.0% | 95 | 24.2% | 4 | 50.0% | 116 | 25.6% | 117 | 25.7% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 25.4% | 106 | 24.1% | 98 | 24.3% | 78 | 19.8% | 1 | 12.5% | 121 | 26.7% | 113 | 24.8% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 23.8% | 94 | 21.4% | 78 | 19.3% | 113 | 28.8% | 1 | 12.5% | 113 | 24.9% | 111 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 49.7% | 226 | 51.4% | 213 | 52.7% | 184 | 46.8% | NA | NA | 186 | 41.0% | 203 | 44.6% |
| Female: | 194 | 50.3% | 214 | 48.6% | 191 | 47.3% | 209 | 53.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 205 | 45.2% | 202 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 120 | 31.1% | 125 | 28.4% | 111 | 27.5% | 96 | 24.4% | 2 | 25.0% | 92 | 20.3% | 88 | 19.3% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% |
| White: | 240 | 62.2% | 283 | 64.3% | 270 | 66.8% | 274 | 69.7% | 5 | 62.5% | 293 | 64.5% | 304 | 66.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 16 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 250 | 64.8% | 285 | 64.8% | 300 | 74.3% | 247 | 62.8% | 4 | 50.0% | 252 | 55.5% | 248 | 54.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.0% | 23 | 5.2% | 30 | 7.4% | 18 | 4.6% | 1 | 12.5% | 47 | 10.4% | 46 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.53 | 19.82 | 17.17 | 0.33 | 18.80 | 18.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.8% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 59.5% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 65% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 69.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 66.3% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 63% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 72.4% | 73.0% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 68.2% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 74.2% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.6% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 72% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 61.4% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.8% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 71.6% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.8% | 71.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Fords Prairie Elementary 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.