Perry G Keithley Middle School
12324 12th Ave South
Tacoma WA, 98444, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9884
Ranking: 
(1,376 out of 1,485, bottom 7%)*
(1,376 out of 1,485, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Franklin Pierce 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 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 46 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 719 | 759 | 739 | 774 | 824 | 928 | 832 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 226 | 31.4% | 261 | 34.4% | 249 | 33.7% | 248 | 32.0% | 250 | 30.3% | 324 | 34.9% | 304 | 36.5% |
| Grade 7: | 254 | 35.3% | 256 | 33.7% | 250 | 33.8% | 257 | 33.2% | 288 | 35.0% | 314 | 33.8% | 244 | 29.3% |
| Grade 8: | 239 | 33.2% | 242 | 31.9% | 240 | 32.5% | 269 | 34.8% | 275 | 33.4% | 286 | 30.8% | 284 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 360 | 50.1% | 376 | 49.5% | 366 | 49.5% | 398 | 51.4% | 377 | 45.8% | 425 | 45.8% | 384 | 46.2% |
| Female: | 359 | 49.9% | 383 | 50.5% | 373 | 50.5% | 376 | 48.6% | 357 | 43.3% | 406 | 43.8% | 370 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.9% | 20 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 31 | 4.3% | 38 | 5.0% | 44 | 6.0% | 50 | 6.5% | 154 | 18.7% | 158 | 17.0% | 137 | 16.5% |
| Hispanic: | 146 | 20.3% | 150 | 19.8% | 129 | 17.5% | 138 | 17.8% | 110 | 13.3% | 124 | 13.4% | 103 | 12.4% |
| Black: | 107 | 14.9% | 120 | 15.8% | 129 | 17.5% | 140 | 18.1% | 126 | 15.3% | 161 | 17.3% | 142 | 17.1% |
| White: | 273 | 38.0% | 284 | 37.4% | 285 | 38.6% | 294 | 38.0% | 336 | 40.8% | 376 | 40.5% | 360 | 43.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 52 | 7.2% | 64 | 8.4% | 65 | 8.8% | 73 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 106 | 14.7% | 98 | 12.9% | 81 | 11.0% | 68 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 485 | 67.5% | 513 | 67.6% | 449 | 60.8% | 407 | 52.6% | 473 | 57.4% | 412 | 44.4% | 395 | 47.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 11.7% | 87 | 11.5% | 102 | 13.8% | 94 | 12.1% | 106 | 12.9% | 126 | 13.6% | 127 | 15.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.25 | 17.39 | 16.13 | 18.27 | 20.20 | 18.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 57.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 97.2% | 71.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 98.6% | 78.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 54.9% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 97.5% | 62.5% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.1% | 82.3% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 39.7% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 58% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 55.3% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 63.3% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 71.7% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 71.4% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 68.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 41.5% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 46.9% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 54.2% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 57.0% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 53.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 51.6% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 64.5% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 67.7% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 67% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 64.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 75.7% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 47.4% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 38.7% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 52.4% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 42.6% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70.3% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 65.4% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 61.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 52.6% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 56.3% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 60.7% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 60.0% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 41% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 38.4% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 38.9% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 40.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 61.5% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 66.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 67% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 71% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 35.2% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 40.4% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 34.4% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 48.7% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 41.8% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 46.3% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 53.8% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 41.9% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 63.3% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 55.2% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 57.6% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 54.3% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 55.3% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 67.4% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 65.8% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 73.7% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 41.7% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 36.7% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 42.1% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41.3% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 61.7% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 54.1% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 58.2% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 64.7% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 25.5% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 26% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 31.3% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 28.6% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 41.9% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.4% | 51.1% |
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* Perry G Keithley Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.