Sheridan Primary School
5317 East Mckinley Ave Tacoma WA, 98404, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-5900 Ranking:  (1,333 out of 1,485, bottom 10%)*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 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 562 | 530 | 553 | 533 | 574 | 600 | 567 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 17.1% | 91 | 17.2% | 91 | 16.5% | 91 | 17.1% | 96 | 16.7% | 96 | 16.0% | 95 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 106 | 18.9% | 93 | 17.5% | 99 | 17.9% | 96 | 18.0% | 73 | 12.7% | 109 | 18.2% | 97 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 16.5% | 94 | 17.7% | 96 | 17.4% | 77 | 14.4% | 103 | 17.9% | 108 | 18.0% | 99 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 16.7% | 93 | 17.5% | 78 | 14.1% | 90 | 16.9% | 110 | 19.2% | 102 | 17.0% | 89 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 15.1% | 79 | 14.9% | 88 | 15.9% | 95 | 17.8% | 100 | 17.4% | 90 | 15.0% | 97 | 17.1% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 15.7% | 80 | 15.1% | 100 | 18.1% | 84 | 15.8% | 92 | 16.0% | 95 | 15.8% | 90 | 15.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 49.8% | 268 | 50.6% | 276 | 49.9% | 259 | 48.6% | 299 | 52.1% | 317 | 52.8% | 297 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 282 | 50.2% | 262 | 49.4% | 277 | 50.1% | 274 | 51.4% | 267 | 46.5% | 275 | 45.8% | 266 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 88 | 15.7% | 88 | 16.6% | 93 | 16.8% | 92 | 17.3% | 124 | 21.6% | 116 | 19.3% | 98 | 17.3% |
| Hispanic: | 214 | 38.1% | 213 | 40.2% | 215 | 38.9% | 201 | 37.7% | 202 | 35.2% | 195 | 32.5% | 190 | 33.5% |
| Black: | 121 | 21.5% | 112 | 21.1% | 88 | 15.9% | 101 | 18.9% | 140 | 24.4% | 159 | 26.5% | 157 | 27.7% |
| White: | 86 | 15.3% | 87 | 16.4% | 88 | 15.9% | 77 | 14.4% | 100 | 17.4% | 119 | 19.8% | 112 | 19.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.5% | 16 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 5.9% | 13 | 2.5% | 50 | 9.0% | 40 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 447 | 79.5% | 421 | 79.4% | 317 | 57.3% | 347 | 65.1% | 425 | 74.0% | 413 | 68.8% | 395 | 69.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 7.8% | 41 | 7.7% | 23 | 4.2% | 32 | 6.0% | 53 | 9.2% | 84 | 14.0% | 83 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.59 | 18.83 | 18.13 | 18.88 | 19.90 | 18.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Sheridan Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.