Minter Creek Elementary Primary School
12617 118th Ave Nw
Gig Harbor WA, 98329, Pierce County
Phone: 253-530-4300
Ranking: 
(558 out of 1,485, top 38%)*
(558 out of 1,485, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Peninsula 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 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 386 | 387 | 354 | 361 | 352 | 377 | 392 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 57 | 14.8% | 65 | 16.8% | 45 | 12.7% | 70 | 19.4% | 60 | 17.0% | 47 | 12.5% | 61 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 16.6% | 53 | 13.7% | 69 | 19.5% | 58 | 16.1% | 49 | 13.9% | 67 | 17.8% | 56 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 15.3% | 70 | 18.1% | 56 | 15.8% | 50 | 13.9% | 68 | 19.3% | 59 | 15.6% | 56 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 19.4% | 58 | 15.0% | 52 | 14.7% | 66 | 18.3% | 53 | 15.1% | 56 | 14.9% | 53 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 16.6% | 66 | 17.1% | 70 | 19.8% | 56 | 15.5% | 62 | 17.6% | 62 | 16.4% | 85 | 21.7% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 17.4% | 74 | 19.1% | 61 | 17.2% | 61 | 16.9% | 59 | 16.8% | 86 | 22.8% | 81 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 181 | 46.9% | 189 | 48.8% | 175 | 49.4% | 189 | 52.4% | 163 | 46.3% | 168 | 44.6% | 186 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 205 | 53.1% | 198 | 51.2% | 179 | 50.6% | 172 | 47.6% | 131 | 37.2% | 144 | 38.2% | 158 | 40.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 6.2% | 17 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 315 | 81.6% | 323 | 83.5% | 293 | 82.8% | 325 | 90.0% | 274 | 77.8% | 293 | 77.7% | 311 | 79.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 10.4% | 40 | 10.3% | 40 | 11.3% | 23 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 26.9% | 126 | 32.6% | 91 | 25.7% | 100 | 27.7% | 90 | 25.6% | 67 | 17.8% | 72 | 18.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.1% | 19 | 5.4% | 28 | 7.8% | 34 | 9.7% | 33 | 8.8% | 54 | 13.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.62 | 19.24 | 17.70 | 17.72 | 16.00 | 16.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 70.5% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.1% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 70.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 78.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.4% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 81.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 76% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.5% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 61.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 73.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 71.2% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 70.5% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75.1% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 77.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 84.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 82.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 68.3% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 74.5% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.1% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 65.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.7% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 75.2% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 81.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 76.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 81.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 81.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 71.1% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 75.8% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 71.9% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 77% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 77.1% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.6% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 70.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.9% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 66.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69.3% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 60.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 63.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.7% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.2% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 82.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.3% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 74.4% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71.3% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 68.3% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 70.2% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72.4% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 62.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.8% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71.5% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 71.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82.4% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 37.1% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 46.5% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 45.7% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 53.1% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 54.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 56.2% | 44.9% |
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* Minter Creek Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.