Birney Primary School
1202 South 76th St Tacoma WA, 98408, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-4600 Ranking:  (1,236 out of 1,485, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools 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 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 393 | 388 | 329 | 331 | 349 | 368 | 362 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 12 | 3.1% | 36 | 9.3% | 21 | 6.4% | 18 | 5.4% | 11 | 3.2% | 21 | 5.7% | 19 | 5.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 19.1% | 75 | 19.3% | 71 | 21.6% | 51 | 15.4% | 52 | 14.9% | 51 | 13.9% | 48 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 19.6% | 62 | 16.0% | 59 | 17.9% | 52 | 15.7% | 55 | 15.8% | 60 | 16.3% | 41 | 11.3% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 16.5% | 57 | 14.7% | 50 | 15.2% | 46 | 13.9% | 59 | 16.9% | 47 | 12.8% | 57 | 15.7% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 14.8% | 54 | 13.9% | 39 | 11.9% | 50 | 15.1% | 52 | 14.9% | 64 | 17.4% | 64 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.2% | 44 | 13.4% | 48 | 14.5% | 66 | 18.9% | 59 | 16.0% | 67 | 18.5% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 11.7% | 49 | 12.6% | 45 | 13.7% | 66 | 19.9% | 54 | 15.5% | 66 | 17.9% | 66 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 201 | 51.1% | 208 | 53.6% | 163 | 49.5% | 155 | 46.8% | 170 | 48.7% | 174 | 47.3% | 186 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 192 | 48.9% | 180 | 46.4% | 166 | 50.5% | 176 | 53.2% | 171 | 49.0% | 186 | 50.5% | 172 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 25 | 6.4% | 30 | 7.7% | 25 | 7.6% | 31 | 9.4% | 54 | 15.5% | 60 | 16.3% | 70 | 19.3% |
| Hispanic: | 112 | 28.5% | 94 | 24.2% | 73 | 22.2% | 62 | 18.7% | 61 | 17.5% | 79 | 21.5% | 59 | 16.3% |
| Black: | 109 | 27.7% | 98 | 25.3% | 57 | 17.3% | 54 | 16.3% | 86 | 24.6% | 98 | 26.6% | 99 | 27.3% |
| White: | 110 | 28.0% | 137 | 35.3% | 110 | 33.4% | 118 | 35.6% | 142 | 40.7% | 129 | 35.1% | 131 | 36.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 14 | 3.6% | 16 | 4.1% | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 51 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 68.2% | 257 | 66.2% | 156 | 47.4% | 180 | 54.4% | 238 | 68.2% | 241 | 65.5% | 219 | 60.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.9% | 33 | 8.5% | 9 | 2.7% | 23 | 6.9% | 39 | 11.2% | 49 | 13.3% | 48 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.52 | 12.75 | 13.62 | 13.58 | 14.80 | 14.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Birney Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.