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John Shaw Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

3750 East Paradise Ln

Wasilla AK, 99654, Matanuska Susitna County

Phone: 907-352-0500

Ranking:

(88 out of 305, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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:	24		17		22		26		27		28		20
Total Students:	442		451		376		387		377		390		369
Prekindergarten:	58	13.1%	45	10.0%	14	3.7%	16	4.1%	16	4.2%	29	7.4%	19	5.1%
Kindergarten:	65	14.7%	69	15.3%	55	14.6%	52	13.4%	55	14.6%	55	14.1%	61	16.5%
Grade 1:	69	15.6%	62	13.7%	52	13.8%	67	17.3%	55	14.6%	64	16.4%	53	14.4%
Grade 2:	53	12.0%	63	14.0%	70	18.6%	56	14.5%	65	17.2%	57	14.6%	50	13.6%
Grade 3:	71	16.1%	77	17.1%	60	16.0%	76	19.6%	60	15.9%	55	14.1%	61	16.5%
Grade 4:	70	15.8%	60	13.3%	72	19.1%	57	14.7%	58	15.4%	70	17.9%	57	15.4%
Grade 5:	56	12.7%	75	16.6%	53	14.1%	63	16.3%	68	18.0%	60	15.4%	68	18.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	220	49.8%	239	53.0%	197	52.4%	202	52.2%	201	53.3%	211	54.1%	189	51.2%
Female:	222	50.2%	212	47.0%	179	47.6%	185	47.8%	176	46.7%	179	45.9%	166	45.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	77	17.4%	72	16.0%	53	14.1%	46	11.9%	34	9.0%	43	11.0%	38	10.3%
Asian:	9	2.0%	7	1.6%	6	1.6%	4	1.0%	7	1.9%	4	1.0%	4	1.1%
Hispanic:	14	3.2%	12	2.7%	11	2.9%	4	1.0%	5	1.3%	5	1.3%	4	1.1%
Black:	9	2.0%	14	3.1%	10	2.7%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	4	1.1%
White:	327	74.0%	338	74.9%	291	77.4%	321	82.9%	324	85.9%	326	83.6%	309	83.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	1.4%	8	1.8%	5	1.3%	3	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	1.8%	5	1.3%	10	2.6%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	165	37.3%	160	35.5%	132	35.1%	130	33.6%	110	29.2%	104	26.7%	123	33.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	3.8%	27	6.0%	25	6.6%	34	8.8%	36	9.5%	38	9.7%	24	6.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.46		26.53		16.72		14.88		14.17		14.20		18.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
SBA
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	84%	78.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	85.3%	77.7%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	83.1%	74.9%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	84.5%	77.2%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	81.8%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.26%	81.09%	74.50%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.33%	83.66%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	85.5%	79.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	85.9%	79.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	85.6%	78.3%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	86.5%	79.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	88.1%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.71%	86.67%	80.10%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.79%	88.43%	N/A
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	82.3%	76.7%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	82%	74.8%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	82.6%	74.8%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	81.9%	74.4%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	82%	N/A
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	84.13%	81.20%	75.10%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	84.21%	82.10%	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	80.8%	75.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	79.1%	74.3%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	81%	73.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	83.1%	75.7%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	80.4%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.56%	78.23%	73.90%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.38%	80.28%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	86.8%	81.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	85.7%	81%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	87.2%	78%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	87.8%	80.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	83.5%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.33%	85.50%	77.10%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.93%	83.91%	N/A
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	35.8%	51.7%	46.8%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	46.2%	55.2%	46.3%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	49.2%	56.2%	49.2%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	50.8%	55.4%	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.79%	51.28%	49.90%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56.90%	52.46%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	84.6%	78.8%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	83.7%	78.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	86.6%	78.6%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86.9%	87.6%	79.2%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	81.6%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84.93%	81.90%	76.60%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84.48%	81.22%	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	81.1%	76.8%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	80.4%	75.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	75.9%	70.4%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	84.1%	76%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	77.9%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.63%	76.46%	70.20%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.28%	75.10%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.2%	86.4%	83.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	90.5%	83.2%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	87.2%	79.1%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.2%	90.7%	83.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	88%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.89%	89.33%	80.40%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.61%	84.58%	N/A
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	77.8%	74.5%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.8%	74.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	82.4%	77.3%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	82.3%	75.2%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	82.8%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	90.74%	84.90%	75.50%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88.61%	79.20%	N/A

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* John Shaw 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.