Harbor Heights Elementary School

4002 36th St Nw, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 | (253) 858-5600
  • Grades: PK-5
  • Student Enrollment: 593
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School Description

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School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
School District Details
  • Peninsula School District
  • Per-Pupil Spending: $8,272
  • Graduation Rate: 75.6%
  • Dropout Rate: 2.6%
  • Students Per Teacher: 20.5
  • Enrolled Students: 9,365

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 593
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.6
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.8
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 284 (47.9%)
  • Females: 236 (39.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 26 (4.4%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 99 (16.7%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 125 (21.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Harbor Heights Elementary School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian71.2%
Black81.3%
Asian284.7%
Hispanic325.4%
White44575.0%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Harbor Heights Elementary School
  Number Percent
Pre-Kindergarten223.7%
Kindergarten8314.0%
1st Grade8614.5%
2nd Grade8314.0%
3rd Grade10016.9%
4th Grade9816.5%
5th Grade12120.4%
Source: WA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Harbor Heights Elementary School performed on average better than many 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 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201063.9%70.5%61.8%
200980.0%73.3%66.3%
 
Reading Test
201077.3%81.4%72.1%
200990.5%79.7%71.4%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201054.6%61.9%53.7%
200951.4%63.5%52.3%
 
Reading Test
201074.2%75.1%67.2%
200986.5%83.5%73.6%
 
Writing Test
201066.0%69.0%61.1%
200976.6%72.6%60.4%
 

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201061.2%66.1%53.6%
200973.0%71.3%61.9%
 
Reading Test
201081.8%81.3%69.6%
200982.9%84.0%74.0%
 
Science Test
201046.7%41.1%34.0%
200963.1%56.2%44.9%
 
Source: WA Department of Education 2009-2010

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