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Sunset Primary Primary School
4523 97th Ave West
Tacoma WA, 98466, Pierce County
Phone: 253-566-5640
Ranking: 
(307 out of 1,485, top 21%)*
(307 out of 1,485, top 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: University Place 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 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 444 | 447 | 379 | 415 | 434 | 410 | 385 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 15.5% | 91 | 20.4% | 71 | 18.7% | 60 | 14.5% | 69 | 15.9% | 71 | 17.3% | 58 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 21.2% | 88 | 19.7% | 67 | 17.7% | 87 | 21.0% | 87 | 20.0% | 75 | 18.3% | 75 | 19.5% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 19.6% | 94 | 21.0% | 89 | 23.5% | 88 | 21.2% | 81 | 18.7% | 86 | 21.0% | 97 | 25.2% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 21.4% | 95 | 21.3% | 71 | 18.7% | 81 | 19.5% | 90 | 20.7% | 106 | 25.9% | 70 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 22.3% | 78 | 17.4% | 81 | 21.4% | 98 | 23.6% | 107 | 24.7% | 72 | 17.6% | 85 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 246 | 55.4% | 238 | 53.2% | 192 | 50.7% | 202 | 48.7% | 195 | 44.9% | 196 | 47.8% | 188 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 198 | 44.6% | 209 | 46.8% | 187 | 49.3% | 213 | 51.3% | 231 | 53.2% | 183 | 44.6% | 190 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 34 | 7.7% | 37 | 8.3% | 35 | 9.2% | 36 | 8.7% | 56 | 12.9% | 58 | 14.1% | 69 | 17.9% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 11.3% | 61 | 13.6% | 39 | 10.3% | 46 | 11.1% | 32 | 7.4% | 31 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 44 | 9.9% | 37 | 8.3% | 31 | 8.2% | 37 | 8.9% | 73 | 16.8% | 56 | 13.7% | 56 | 14.5% |
| White: | 227 | 51.1% | 228 | 51.0% | 198 | 52.2% | 216 | 52.0% | 265 | 61.1% | 236 | 57.6% | 228 | 59.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 78 | 17.6% | 76 | 17.0% | 61 | 16.1% | 71 | 17.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 30.4% | 146 | 32.7% | 117 | 30.9% | 135 | 32.5% | 147 | 33.9% | 103 | 25.1% | 87 | 22.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 6.8% | 17 | 3.8% | 20 | 5.3% | 25 | 6.0% | 29 | 6.7% | 40 | 9.8% | 30 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.70 | 16.55 | 17.03 | 17.15 | 16.60 | 15.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 66.7% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.4% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 71.1% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 72.5% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 84.3% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 86.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 83.1% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.6% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.4% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.9% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.7% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 62.4% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.7% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 83.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 90.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.4% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.4% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.1% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74.8% | 62.1% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 82.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77.2% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 77.6% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 81% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 81.1% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 68.6% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.5% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.6% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 70.5% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.1% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 59.8% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 83.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 85.7% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86.1% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70.6% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 68.6% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 71.1% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.4% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 61% | 60.3% |
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* Sunset Primary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.