Lowell Primary School
810 North 13th St Tacoma WA, 98403, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-7200 Ranking: (181 out of 1,485, top 12%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools 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 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
Total Students: | 441 | 451 | 439 | 436 | 456 | 450 | 422 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 15.4% | 70 | 15.5% | 73 | 16.6% | 63 | 14.4% | 73 | 16.0% | 70 | 15.6% | 65 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 16.6% | 81 | 18.0% | 71 | 16.2% | 72 | 16.5% | 73 | 16.0% | 78 | 17.3% | 74 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 19.5% | 70 | 15.5% | 84 | 19.1% | 71 | 16.3% | 78 | 17.1% | 73 | 16.2% | 73 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 15.9% | 83 | 18.4% | 70 | 15.9% | 77 | 17.7% | 77 | 16.9% | 84 | 18.7% | 81 | 19.2% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 17.2% | 69 | 15.3% | 77 | 17.5% | 75 | 17.2% | 76 | 16.7% | 84 | 18.7% | 61 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 68 | 15.4% | 78 | 17.3% | 64 | 14.6% | 78 | 17.9% | 79 | 17.3% | 61 | 13.6% | 68 | 16.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 214 | 48.5% | 214 | 47.5% | 208 | 47.4% | 212 | 48.6% | 220 | 48.2% | 226 | 50.2% | 212 | 50.2% |
Female: | 227 | 51.5% | 237 | 52.5% | 231 | 52.6% | 224 | 51.4% | 228 | 50.0% | 216 | 48.0% | 206 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 18 | 4.1% | 28 | 6.2% | 15 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.1% | 31 | 6.8% | 31 | 6.9% | 30 | 7.1% |
Hispanic: | 30 | 6.8% | 29 | 6.4% | 31 | 7.1% | 20 | 4.6% | 21 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.8% | 20 | 4.7% |
Black: | 38 | 8.6% | 37 | 8.2% | 18 | 4.1% | 24 | 5.5% | 36 | 7.9% | 42 | 9.3% | 41 | 9.7% |
White: | 338 | 76.6% | 347 | 76.9% | 320 | 72.9% | 312 | 71.6% | 358 | 78.5% | 350 | 77.8% | 324 | 76.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 48 | 10.9% | 52 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 13.8% | 64 | 14.2% | 60 | 13.7% | 60 | 13.8% | 62 | 13.6% | 75 | 16.7% | 61 | 14.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 16 | 3.7% | 20 | 4.4% | 16 | 3.6% | 18 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.78 | 19.43 | 19.29 | 20.18 | 22.00 | 20.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 65.6% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 61% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 57% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 56.1% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 54% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 63.3% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 21% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 55% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 50% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 43% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 47% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 50.8% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 25% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Lowell Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.