Meeker School

4402 Nassau Ave Ne, Tacoma, WA 98422 | (253) 571-1377

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 743

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 743 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 198th out of 456 middle schools in WA.

School District Details

Tacoma School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,073
Graduation Rate: 50.4%
Dropout Rate: 6.5%
Students Per Teacher: 17.8
Enrolled Students: 28,890

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 743
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 363 (48.9%)
Females: 380 (51.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 50 (6.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 137 (18.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 187 (25.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

	Number	Percent
American Indian	9	1.2%
Black	96	12.9%
Asian	128	17.2%
Hispanic	67	9.0%
White	443	59.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	236	31.8%
7th Grade	252	33.9%
8th Grade	255	34.3%

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 Meeker School performed on average about the same as 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	53.2%	34.3%	51.9%
2009	55.3%	38.9%	50.9%

Reading Test
2010	68.5%	47.7%	64.6%
2009	85.7%	63.3%	72.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	45.3%	33.9%	55.3%
2009	54.4%	37.7%	51.8%

Reading Test
2010	63.6%	46.9%	63.4%
2009	66.0%	48.4%	59.3%

Writing Test
2010	78.5%	58.0%	70.3%
2009	77.6%	60.4%	69.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	56.0%	35.0%	51.6%
2009	53.5%	37.7%	50.8%

Reading Test
2010	69.4%	57.5%	69.4%
2009	76.6%	62.3%	67.5%

Science Test
2010	54.2%	38.9%	54.5%
2009	57.8%	36.8%	51.1%

Source: WA Department of Education 2009-2010

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