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Technology Access Foundation Academy
26720 40th Ave South
Kent WA, 98032, King County
Phone: 253-945-5187
| Ranking: | High School:  (262 out of 331, bottom 21%)Elementary/Middle School:  (500 out of 1,485, top 34%)* |
Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Federal Way 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | NA | NA | ||||
| Total Students: | 274 | 244 | 237 | 207 | 182 | 124 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 50 | 18.2% | 58 | 23.8% | 49 | 20.7% | 49 | 23.7% | 49 | 26.9% | 48 | 38.7% |
| Grade 7: | 53 | 19.3% | 50 | 20.5% | 46 | 19.4% | 51 | 24.6% | 49 | 26.9% | 49 | 39.5% |
| Grade 8: | 52 | 19.0% | 48 | 19.7% | 50 | 21.1% | 47 | 22.7% | 47 | 25.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 9: | 49 | 17.9% | 27 | 11.1% | 37 | 15.6% | 26 | 12.6% | 12 | 6.6% | 27 | 21.8% |
| Grade 10: | 23 | 8.4% | 35 | 14.3% | 22 | 9.3% | 12 | 5.8% | 25 | 13.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 11: | 32 | 11.7% | 16 | 6.6% | 14 | 5.9% | 22 | 10.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 12: | 15 | 5.5% | 10 | 4.1% | 19 | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 58.4% | 137 | 56.1% | 130 | 54.9% | 122 | 58.9% | 95 | 52.2% | 65 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 114 | 41.6% | 107 | 43.9% | 107 | 45.1% | 85 | 41.1% | 69 | 37.9% | 42 | 33.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 39 | 14.2% | 31 | 12.7% | 33 | 13.9% | 27 | 13.0% | 26 | 14.3% | 19 | 15.3% |
| Hispanic: | 64 | 23.4% | 58 | 23.8% | 50 | 21.1% | 45 | 21.7% | 39 | 21.4% | 29 | 23.4% |
| Black: | 39 | 14.2% | 37 | 15.2% | 37 | 15.6% | 36 | 17.4% | 41 | 22.5% | 27 | 21.8% |
| White: | 87 | 31.8% | 80 | 32.8% | 86 | 36.3% | 78 | 37.7% | 65 | 35.7% | 39 | 31.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 13.1% | 32 | 13.1% | 29 | 12.2% | 20 | 9.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 44.5% | 111 | 45.5% | 92 | 38.8% | 63 | 30.4% | 70 | 38.5% | 36 | 29.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 9.5% | 29 | 11.9% | 36 | 15.2% | 22 | 10.6% | 34 | 18.7% | 21 | 16.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.27 | 16.16 | 15.18 | 14.48 | NA | NA | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 35% | 49.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 72.5% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 62.3% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 64.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 72.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 50% | 66% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 71.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 81.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 43.1% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 77.5% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 76.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.7% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 39.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 84.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 83.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.9% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85.7% | 84.9% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 54.4% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52.6% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 63.9% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 66.8% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67.8% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 66.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 49.2% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 56% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 56.6% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.4% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56.5% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 67.2% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 64.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.4% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 71.7% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 65.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 67.9% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 55% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 48.4% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 52.1% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 48.1% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.4% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69.9% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 61.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 45.2% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 55.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.6% | 64.9% |
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* Technology Access Foundation Academy was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.