Purdy Elementary School
13815 62nd Ave Nw
Gig Harbor WA, 98332, Pierce County
Phone: 253-530-4600
Ranking: 
(163 out of 1,485, top 11%)*
(163 out of 1,485, top 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Peninsula School District
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 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 712 | 774 | 744 | 689 | 678 | 668 | 631 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 28 | 3.9% | 28 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.5% | 33 | 4.9% | 35 | 5.2% | 24 | 3.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 12.6% | 108 | 14.0% | 123 | 16.5% | 112 | 16.3% | 116 | 17.1% | 111 | 16.6% | 107 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 15.2% | 130 | 16.8% | 119 | 16.0% | 112 | 16.3% | 109 | 16.1% | 126 | 18.9% | 93 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 126 | 17.7% | 133 | 17.2% | 122 | 16.4% | 119 | 17.3% | 117 | 17.3% | 99 | 14.8% | 103 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 132 | 18.5% | 127 | 16.4% | 133 | 17.9% | 110 | 16.0% | 102 | 15.0% | 105 | 15.7% | 89 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 109 | 15.3% | 126 | 16.3% | 116 | 15.6% | 106 | 15.4% | 107 | 15.8% | 93 | 13.9% | 106 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 119 | 16.7% | 122 | 15.8% | 109 | 14.7% | 106 | 15.4% | 94 | 13.9% | 99 | 14.8% | 109 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 345 | 48.5% | 364 | 47.0% | 337 | 45.3% | 314 | 45.6% | 280 | 41.3% | 260 | 38.9% | 274 | 43.4% |
| Female: | 367 | 51.5% | 410 | 53.0% | 407 | 54.7% | 375 | 54.4% | 293 | 43.2% | 266 | 39.8% | 287 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.1% | 18 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.2% | 26 | 3.8% | 19 | 2.8% | 26 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 7.0% | 62 | 8.0% | 48 | 6.5% | 41 | 6.0% | 13 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% |
| White: | 574 | 80.6% | 617 | 79.7% | 604 | 81.2% | 557 | 80.8% | 535 | 78.9% | 486 | 72.8% | 510 | 80.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 58 | 8.1% | 65 | 8.4% | 61 | 8.2% | 55 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 10.7% | 109 | 14.1% | 88 | 11.8% | 87 | 12.6% | 91 | 13.4% | 72 | 10.8% | 66 | 10.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 20 | 2.9% | 32 | 4.7% | 37 | 5.5% | 34 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.60 | 20.50 | 19.07 | 19.72 | 18.90 | 17.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 70.5% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.1% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 70.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 78.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 81.4% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 81.5% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 61.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.2% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 70.5% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 75.1% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 77.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 84.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 82.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.3% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.5% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.1% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.9% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 72.7% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 74% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.2% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 76.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 81.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 41% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 71.1% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 79.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.8% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 71.9% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 77% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 78.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 77.1% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.6% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.9% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 69.3% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 60.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 63.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 84.7% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88.2% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 82.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.3% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 74.4% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 71.3% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 68.3% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 70.2% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 72.4% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 62.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 71.8% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.5% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.3% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.4% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 84% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 37.1% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.5% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 45.7% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 53.1% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 54.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 56.2% | 44.9% |
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* Purdy Elementary 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.