Point Defiance Primary School
4330 North Visscher St Tacoma WA, 98407, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-6900 Ranking:  (705 out of 1,485, top 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools 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 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 441 | 441 | 422 | 394 | 405 | 375 | 356 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 14.7% | 72 | 16.3% | 65 | 15.4% | 66 | 16.8% | 66 | 16.3% | 70 | 18.7% | 65 | 18.3% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 16.1% | 66 | 15.0% | 70 | 16.6% | 58 | 14.7% | 71 | 17.5% | 56 | 14.9% | 55 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 16.1% | 67 | 15.2% | 61 | 14.5% | 72 | 18.3% | 67 | 16.5% | 56 | 14.9% | 68 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 14.7% | 64 | 14.5% | 62 | 14.7% | 67 | 17.0% | 60 | 14.8% | 69 | 18.4% | 63 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 18.1% | 91 | 20.6% | 76 | 18.0% | 65 | 16.5% | 71 | 17.5% | 67 | 17.9% | 48 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 89 | 20.2% | 81 | 18.4% | 88 | 20.9% | 65 | 16.5% | 69 | 17.0% | 57 | 15.2% | 57 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 46.5% | 215 | 48.8% | 207 | 49.1% | 191 | 48.5% | 210 | 51.9% | 189 | 50.4% | 185 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 236 | 53.5% | 226 | 51.2% | 215 | 50.9% | 203 | 51.5% | 187 | 46.2% | 178 | 47.5% | 167 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 35 | 7.9% | 35 | 7.9% | 32 | 7.6% | 26 | 6.6% | 30 | 7.4% | 33 | 8.8% | 24 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 10.0% | 36 | 8.2% | 34 | 8.1% | 27 | 6.9% | 26 | 6.4% | 22 | 5.9% | 19 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 50 | 11.3% | 54 | 12.2% | 43 | 10.2% | 40 | 10.2% | 57 | 14.1% | 50 | 13.3% | 40 | 11.2% |
| White: | 294 | 66.7% | 304 | 68.9% | 282 | 66.8% | 280 | 71.1% | 290 | 71.6% | 267 | 71.2% | 266 | 74.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 24 | 5.7% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 188 | 42.6% | 201 | 45.6% | 164 | 38.9% | 186 | 47.2% | 229 | 56.5% | 185 | 49.3% | 128 | 36.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.1% | 29 | 6.6% | 16 | 3.8% | 24 | 6.1% | 41 | 10.1% | 40 | 10.7% | 23 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.60 | 18.76 | 18.37 | 19.21 | 19.60 | 18.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Point Defiance 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.