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Harbor Heights Elementary School
4002 36th St Nw
Gig Harbor WA, 98335, Pierce County
Phone: 253-530-1800
Ranking: 
(352 out of 1,485, top 24%)*
(352 out of 1,485, top 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Peninsula School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 566 | 554 | 584 | 575 | 593 | 595 | 604 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 25 | 4.4% | 16 | 2.9% | 25 | 4.3% | 28 | 4.9% | 22 | 3.7% | 26 | 4.4% | 21 | 3.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 15.2% | 103 | 18.6% | 81 | 13.9% | 85 | 14.8% | 83 | 14.0% | 81 | 13.6% | 80 | 13.2% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 17.5% | 87 | 15.7% | 104 | 17.8% | 88 | 15.3% | 86 | 14.5% | 80 | 13.4% | 95 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 16.1% | 97 | 17.5% | 89 | 15.2% | 86 | 15.0% | 83 | 14.0% | 97 | 16.3% | 83 | 13.7% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 16.8% | 81 | 14.6% | 81 | 13.9% | 93 | 16.2% | 100 | 16.9% | 91 | 15.3% | 110 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 14.5% | 80 | 14.4% | 99 | 17.0% | 99 | 17.2% | 98 | 16.5% | 108 | 18.2% | 114 | 18.9% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 15.5% | 90 | 16.2% | 105 | 18.0% | 96 | 16.7% | 121 | 20.4% | 112 | 18.8% | 101 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 309 | 54.6% | 297 | 53.6% | 294 | 50.3% | 311 | 54.1% | 280 | 47.2% | 273 | 45.9% | 292 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 257 | 45.4% | 257 | 46.4% | 290 | 49.7% | 264 | 45.9% | 232 | 39.1% | 240 | 40.3% | 252 | 41.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.4% | 28 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 9.7% | 55 | 9.9% | 56 | 9.6% | 55 | 9.6% | 32 | 5.4% | 25 | 4.2% | 29 | 4.8% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% |
| White: | 431 | 76.1% | 416 | 75.1% | 432 | 74.0% | 433 | 75.3% | 445 | 75.0% | 453 | 76.1% | 476 | 78.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 55 | 9.7% | 55 | 9.9% | 77 | 13.2% | 65 | 11.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 16.3% | 102 | 18.4% | 94 | 16.1% | 101 | 17.6% | 99 | 16.7% | 84 | 14.1% | 74 | 12.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.8% | 15 | 2.7% | 25 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.0% | 26 | 4.4% | 42 | 7.1% | 45 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.95 | 20.07 | 19.58 | 18.77 | 17.10 | 17.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 70.5% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.1% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 78.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.4% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.5% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 61.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 73.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.2% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 70.5% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.1% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 77.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 84.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.3% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.5% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 72.1% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 72.7% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.2% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 81.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 41% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.1% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 79.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.8% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 71.9% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.1% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.6% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 70.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 71.9% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 66.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.3% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 60.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 63.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 84.7% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 88.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 88.2% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 86.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 82.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.3% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74.4% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 71.3% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 68.3% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 70.2% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.4% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 71.8% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.5% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.4% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37.1% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 46.5% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 45.7% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 53.1% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 56.2% | 44.9% |
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* Harbor Heights Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.