James Sales Elementary Primary School
11213 Sheridan Ave South
Tacoma WA, 98444, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9891
Ranking: 
(1,104 out of 1,485, bottom 26%)*
(1,104 out of 1,485, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Franklin Pierce 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 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 426 | 407 | 398 | 389 | 382 | 429 | 399 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 91 | 21.4% | 72 | 17.7% | 73 | 18.3% | 66 | 17.0% | 64 | 16.8% | 72 | 16.8% | 48 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 16.4% | 77 | 18.9% | 64 | 16.1% | 69 | 17.7% | 57 | 14.9% | 66 | 15.4% | 74 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 17.4% | 62 | 15.2% | 69 | 17.3% | 58 | 14.9% | 60 | 15.7% | 80 | 18.6% | 77 | 19.3% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 14.3% | 71 | 17.4% | 61 | 15.3% | 66 | 17.0% | 66 | 17.3% | 67 | 15.6% | 64 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 16.4% | 64 | 15.7% | 60 | 15.1% | 72 | 18.5% | 60 | 15.7% | 69 | 16.1% | 75 | 18.8% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 14.1% | 61 | 15.0% | 69 | 17.3% | 58 | 14.9% | 69 | 18.1% | 75 | 17.5% | 61 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 219 | 51.4% | 203 | 49.9% | 195 | 49.0% | 191 | 49.1% | 159 | 41.6% | 185 | 43.1% | 188 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 207 | 48.6% | 204 | 50.1% | 203 | 51.0% | 198 | 50.9% | 157 | 41.1% | 180 | 42.0% | 173 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.6% | 42 | 11.0% | 56 | 13.1% | 63 | 15.8% |
| Hispanic: | 136 | 31.9% | 140 | 34.4% | 135 | 33.9% | 115 | 29.6% | 81 | 21.2% | 74 | 17.2% | 70 | 17.5% |
| Black: | 44 | 10.3% | 48 | 11.8% | 50 | 12.6% | 63 | 16.2% | 66 | 17.3% | 88 | 20.5% | 80 | 20.1% |
| White: | 136 | 31.9% | 130 | 31.9% | 130 | 32.7% | 125 | 32.1% | 128 | 33.5% | 147 | 34.3% | 146 | 36.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 27 | 6.3% | 21 | 5.2% | 30 | 7.5% | 32 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 70 | 16.4% | 56 | 13.8% | 46 | 11.6% | 42 | 10.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 417 | 97.9% | 404 | 99.3% | 390 | 98.0% | 377 | 96.9% | 259 | 67.8% | 258 | 60.1% | 251 | 62.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 14.1% | 57 | 13.3% | 52 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.32 | 17.30 | 16.23 | 15.92 | 20.40 | 19.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 49.6% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.8% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 56.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 69.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 64.7% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.7% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 56.7% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 52.6% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 64.7% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 67.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 68.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 60.7% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 64.4% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 55.4% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 49.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.5% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 62.6% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 60.1% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 68.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 69.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 24.9% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 40.8% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58.6% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 49.3% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 51.7% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 63.2% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 58.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 58.6% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 58% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 59.7% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 56.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 67.1% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 53.7% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 46.8% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 48.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 67.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 69.5% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 64.8% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 65.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 69.1% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 48.2% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 54.9% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 53.4% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 55.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 60.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 49.1% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 52.5% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 56.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 63.6% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.5% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 66.4% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 70.6% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 15.1% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 21.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 20.6% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 20.7% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 30.7% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 39.9% | 44.9% |
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* James Sales 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.