Jefferson Primary School
6501 North 23rd St Tacoma WA, 98406, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-4000 Ranking:  (963 out of 1,485, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools 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 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 291 | 295 | 283 | 284 | 242 | 218 | 192 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 3 | 1.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 2.5% | 8 | 3.3% | 9 | 4.1% | 3 | 1.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 17.2% | 65 | 22.0% | 49 | 17.3% | 49 | 17.3% | 50 | 20.7% | 47 | 21.6% | 38 | 19.8% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 16.8% | 47 | 15.9% | 52 | 18.4% | 45 | 15.8% | 44 | 18.2% | 39 | 17.9% | 35 | 18.2% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 16.8% | 45 | 15.3% | 50 | 17.7% | 45 | 15.8% | 43 | 17.8% | 35 | 16.1% | 26 | 13.5% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 15.5% | 45 | 15.3% | 43 | 15.2% | 50 | 17.6% | 34 | 14.0% | 32 | 14.7% | 28 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 17.9% | 40 | 13.6% | 46 | 16.3% | 40 | 14.1% | 36 | 14.9% | 27 | 12.4% | 32 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 14.8% | 47 | 15.9% | 41 | 14.5% | 48 | 16.9% | 27 | 11.2% | 29 | 13.3% | 30 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 144 | 49.5% | 151 | 51.2% | 149 | 52.7% | 145 | 51.1% | 115 | 47.5% | 109 | 50.0% | 97 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 147 | 50.5% | 144 | 48.8% | 134 | 47.3% | 139 | 48.9% | 119 | 49.2% | 101 | 46.3% | 91 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 3.1% | 12 | 4.1% | 8 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.8% | 13 | 5.4% | 11 | 5.0% | 8 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 14.8% | 29 | 9.8% | 23 | 8.1% | 16 | 5.6% | 24 | 9.9% | 20 | 9.2% | 14 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 56 | 19.2% | 62 | 21.0% | 47 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.9% | 58 | 24.0% | 38 | 17.4% | 31 | 16.1% |
| White: | 160 | 55.0% | 178 | 60.3% | 160 | 56.5% | 169 | 59.5% | 144 | 59.5% | 144 | 66.1% | 137 | 71.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 5.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 41 | 14.5% | 39 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 57.7% | 173 | 58.6% | 143 | 50.5% | 147 | 51.8% | 167 | 69.0% | 127 | 58.3% | 115 | 59.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.2% | 19 | 6.4% | 12 | 4.2% | 16 | 5.6% | 24 | 9.9% | 37 | 17.0% | 22 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.86 | 16.08 | 17.11 | 17.04 | 20.00 | 17.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Jefferson 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.