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Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary Primary School
1181 Thompson Rd
Cowiche WA, 98923, Yakima County
Phone: 509-678-4435
Ranking: (863 out of 1,485, bottom 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Highland 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 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
Total Students: | 374 | 401 | 394 | 363 | 364 | 326 | 343 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 23.3% | 95 | 23.7% | 103 | 26.1% | 97 | 26.7% | 100 | 27.5% | 66 | 20.2% | 83 | 24.2% |
Grade 1: | 91 | 24.3% | 92 | 22.9% | 100 | 25.4% | 97 | 26.7% | 76 | 20.9% | 75 | 23.0% | 95 | 27.7% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 23.3% | 101 | 25.2% | 100 | 25.4% | 79 | 21.8% | 81 | 22.3% | 98 | 30.1% | 77 | 22.4% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 24.6% | 103 | 25.7% | 81 | 20.6% | 81 | 22.3% | 96 | 26.4% | 72 | 22.1% | 77 | 22.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 205 | 54.8% | 206 | 51.4% | 195 | 49.5% | 172 | 47.4% | 174 | 47.8% | 161 | 49.4% | 172 | 50.1% |
Female: | 169 | 45.2% | 195 | 48.6% | 199 | 50.5% | 191 | 52.6% | 177 | 48.6% | 154 | 47.2% | 167 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 260 | 69.5% | 274 | 68.3% | 280 | 71.1% | 275 | 75.8% | 252 | 69.2% | 220 | 67.5% | 231 | 67.3% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 104 | 27.8% | 117 | 29.2% | 104 | 26.4% | 77 | 21.2% | 99 | 27.2% | 93 | 28.5% | 103 | 30.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 241 | 64.4% | 281 | 70.1% | 276 | 70.1% | 195 | 53.7% | 240 | 65.9% | 201 | 61.7% | 217 | 63.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 13.6% | 43 | 10.7% | 33 | 8.4% | 34 | 9.4% | 39 | 10.7% | 45 | 13.8% | 51 | 14.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.60 | 20.61 | 17.22 | 16.88 | 15.50 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 73.0% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 71.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.