Perry G Keithley Middle School

12324 12th Ave South, Tacoma, WA 98444 | (253) 535-9884

Grades: 6-9
Student Enrollment: 824

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3 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 824 middle and high school students from grades 6-9
Ranks 401st out of 456 middle schools in WA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 12324 12th Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98444

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Franklin Pierce School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,852
Graduation Rate: 49.8%
Dropout Rate: 5.2%
Students Per Teacher: 18.9
Enrolled Students: 7,545

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 824
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 381 (46.2%)
Females: 361 (43.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 106 (12.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 473 (57.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 579 (70.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Perry G Keithley Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	16	1.9%
Black	126	15.3%
Asian	154	18.7%
Hispanic	110	13.3%
White	336	40.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	250	30.3%
7th Grade	288	35.0%
8th Grade	275	33.4%
9th Grade	11	1.3%

Source: WA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Perry G Keithley Middle School

Reviewed by Student on April 13, 2011
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the school is good except the fact that we cant text on our breaks like the cafeteria or the court yard we still are not doing anything why not just let us use our phones.or even during passing time. thank you for your time. have a good day.

Reviewed by Student on April 10, 2009
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Personally, I love Keithley. The staff try their hardest to keep the school safe and free of gang violence, and they actually do a pretty good job of it. I'm an 8th grader, and comparing my 8th grade year to my 6th grade year, the school has improved a lot. Sure not all of the kids are the brightest, but thats just because most of our district's middle school funds go to Ford. It's not the staffs' or the students' faults that the test scores are low, or that the school is as some might say "ghetto." Our school isn't in located in a rich area, its not a poor area either though. As for the step program, yes sometimes I think its ridiculous, but its a lot better than having to stay after school in detention or going to Saturday school.
The teachers are great and they enjoy coming to our school and teaching us kids every day. They deal with the nonsense that we give them and teach us well. Overall, Keithley is a great school, and it shouldn't be judged the way it is. People think just because a good majority of the school is black, mexican, or asian, that the school is in "the hood." Well, really, take it from me, its not. It is just like any other middle school, it has the nerds, jocks, preps, all of those little clicks.
So stop judging Keithley!!! I love this school and that will never change.

Reviewed by Student on September 04, 2007
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am currently a student at Keithley Middle School, just entering the 8th grade. Because I AM a Kolt, and have been so for the past few years, I defend my school fiercely, and when a parent blindly bashes our school it does upset me a bit - they can't whole-heartedly speak from experience like I can, so I don't exactly view their opinions as legitimate. Issue #1, the Make Your Day system. It's a little [too] exaggerated to say "that kids get sent to Step 1 for tapping a pencil", that just isn't true. All teachers clearly set their expectations, and if a student steps past that boundary line, there's a consequence. It's as simple as that. I have NEVER seen a student get put on Step 1 for a "mistake" or "accidentally" making a noise - Step 1 is given out with reason, and most kids who choose Step 1 know they deserve it. Because parents aren't with our classes 24/7, they just can't know what it's like. They can rely on their own understandings and hear-say, but that's not good enough. Parents aren't there for the hours that we are. Sure, they can rely on what their child tells them, but you must know that ALL kids bend the truth... As every school does, we have students who blatantly refuse to act acceptable, now try dealing with these types of kids for six and a half hours a day, while simultaneously teaching another group of 30 or so kids. It's tough, and I can only defend our teachers by saying that if a parent has to leave early from work so often to have conferences, maybe... just maybe it's not the teacher's fault. Issue #2, the teachers. Keithley is stereotypically known as the "poor" school, or the "dumb" school... but those are just stereotypes. They don't mean anything. In fact, there isn't a school out there that I'd rather go to, for sheer fact that our teachers are awesome - I've never even had a teacher I didn't like! The staff is just so... COOL, for lack of a better word, and is so open and friendly, like they're truly glad you're there. Sometimes you can't always trust the opinions of students because they exaggerate heavily; there are some times I really like a teacher, but other people dislike them because "they're too strict". What's "strict" to someone who gets sent home everyday is very different than what an "average" kid thinks is strict. You just can't base an opinion on only one other. Lastly, there are issues that are unavoidable, and will pertain to ANY school. There is, to a certain degree, bullying, racism, et cetera at our school, and there lies the biggest problem. Our school could work better towards unity and school spirit, and that's what I'm especially going to work on this year. Keithley is a good school, despite all of the rumors by the uninformed.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 30, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I have two boys that attend this school, and it seems that the school can not handle kids. They are real quick to send kids on what they call a step instead of dealing with them. To me these steps should be for extremely dangerous issues,not oh my gosh a child tapped his pencil. The staff at the school will respond with well there is 30 plus kids in a class and the teacher can not always handle it. My opinion 1 the teacher shouldn't be teaching if they can't handle it and 2 downsize the classes to where the teachers can handle the situation. Calling the parent and inconveniencing the parent by having to take time off of work doesn't work for everyone.I have never seen a school ran like this before in my life.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Perry G Keithley Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MSP state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

MSP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	25.5%	39.7%	51.9%
2009	22.3%	40.9%	50.9%

Reading Test
2010	54.4%	63.3%	64.6%
2009	53.9%	71.1%	72.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	29.0%	41.5%	55.3%
2009	38.0%	46.3%	51.8%

Reading Test
2010	38.6%	53.6%	63.4%
2009	44.9%	57.6%	59.3%

Writing Test
2010	56.5%	67.4%	70.3%
2009	66.4%	73.7%	69.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	38.5%	47.4%	51.6%
2009	34.0%	41.3%	50.8%

Reading Test
2010	64.8%	69.0%	69.4%
2009	51.2%	64.7%	67.5%

Science Test
2010	38.5%	52.6%	54.5%
2009	33.3%	46.4%	51.1%

Source: WA Department of Education 2009-2010

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