Sherman Primary School
4415 North 38th St Tacoma WA, 98407, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-5488 Ranking: (748 out of 1,485, bottom 50%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
Total Students: | 381 | 357 | 336 | 358 | 352 | 349 | 328 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 75 | 19.7% | 74 | 20.7% | 74 | 22.0% | 54 | 15.1% | 67 | 19.0% | 58 | 16.6% | 55 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 68 | 17.8% | 75 | 21.0% | 52 | 15.5% | 66 | 18.4% | 48 | 13.6% | 59 | 16.9% | 61 | 18.6% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 19.4% | 45 | 12.6% | 63 | 18.8% | 58 | 16.2% | 63 | 17.9% | 59 | 16.9% | 50 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 13.1% | 61 | 17.1% | 43 | 12.8% | 63 | 17.6% | 60 | 17.0% | 53 | 15.2% | 53 | 16.2% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 16.8% | 52 | 14.6% | 45 | 13.4% | 59 | 16.5% | 57 | 16.2% | 63 | 18.1% | 62 | 18.9% |
Grade 5: | 50 | 13.1% | 50 | 14.0% | 59 | 17.6% | 58 | 16.2% | 57 | 16.2% | 57 | 16.3% | 47 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 191 | 50.1% | 176 | 49.3% | 161 | 47.9% | 179 | 50.0% | 187 | 53.1% | 192 | 55.0% | 180 | 54.9% |
Female: | 190 | 49.9% | 181 | 50.7% | 175 | 52.1% | 179 | 50.0% | 157 | 44.6% | 149 | 42.7% | 144 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.4% | 12 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.3% | 14 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 9.4% | 46 | 12.9% | 41 | 12.2% | 45 | 12.6% | 25 | 7.1% | 23 | 6.6% | 19 | 5.8% |
Black: | 29 | 7.6% | 30 | 8.4% | 22 | 6.5% | 30 | 8.4% | 46 | 13.1% | 44 | 12.6% | 45 | 13.7% |
White: | 291 | 76.4% | 265 | 74.2% | 224 | 66.7% | 232 | 64.8% | 265 | 75.3% | 262 | 75.1% | 249 | 75.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 39 | 11.6% | 37 | 10.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 31.0% | 127 | 35.6% | 90 | 26.8% | 94 | 26.3% | 104 | 29.5% | 84 | 24.1% | 87 | 26.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.2% | 16 | 4.5% | 9 | 2.7% | 24 | 6.7% | 31 | 8.8% | 25 | 7.2% | 31 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.54 | 16.63 | 19.04 | 17.80 | 19.20 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 65.6% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 61% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 56.1% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 63.3% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 21% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 55% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 50% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 43% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 47% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 50.8% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 25% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Sherman Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.