John Shaw Elementary Primary School
3750 East Paradise Ln
Wasilla AK, 99654, Matanuska Susitna County
Phone: 907-352-0500
Ranking: (88 out of 305, top 29%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 442 | 451 | 376 | 387 | 377 | 390 | 369 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 58 | 13.1% | 45 | 10.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.1% | 16 | 4.2% | 29 | 7.4% | 19 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten: | 65 | 14.7% | 69 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.6% | 52 | 13.4% | 55 | 14.6% | 55 | 14.1% | 61 | 16.5% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 15.6% | 62 | 13.7% | 52 | 13.8% | 67 | 17.3% | 55 | 14.6% | 64 | 16.4% | 53 | 14.4% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 12.0% | 63 | 14.0% | 70 | 18.6% | 56 | 14.5% | 65 | 17.2% | 57 | 14.6% | 50 | 13.6% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 16.1% | 77 | 17.1% | 60 | 16.0% | 76 | 19.6% | 60 | 15.9% | 55 | 14.1% | 61 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 15.8% | 60 | 13.3% | 72 | 19.1% | 57 | 14.7% | 58 | 15.4% | 70 | 17.9% | 57 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 56 | 12.7% | 75 | 16.6% | 53 | 14.1% | 63 | 16.3% | 68 | 18.0% | 60 | 15.4% | 68 | 18.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 220 | 49.8% | 239 | 53.0% | 197 | 52.4% | 202 | 52.2% | 201 | 53.3% | 211 | 54.1% | 189 | 51.2% |
Female: | 222 | 50.2% | 212 | 47.0% | 179 | 47.6% | 185 | 47.8% | 176 | 46.7% | 179 | 45.9% | 166 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 77 | 17.4% | 72 | 16.0% | 53 | 14.1% | 46 | 11.9% | 34 | 9.0% | 43 | 11.0% | 38 | 10.3% |
Asian: | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% |
Black: | 9 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% |
White: | 327 | 74.0% | 338 | 74.9% | 291 | 77.4% | 321 | 82.9% | 324 | 85.9% | 326 | 83.6% | 309 | 83.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 165 | 37.3% | 160 | 35.5% | 132 | 35.1% | 130 | 33.6% | 110 | 29.2% | 104 | 26.7% | 123 | 33.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.8% | 27 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.6% | 34 | 8.8% | 36 | 9.5% | 38 | 9.7% | 24 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.46 | 26.53 | 16.72 | 14.88 | 14.17 | 14.20 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 84% | 78.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 85.3% | 77.7% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 83.1% | 74.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 81.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.26% | 81.09% | 74.50% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.33% | 83.66% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 85.6% | 78.3% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 86.5% | 79.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 88.1% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 86.67% | 80.10% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.79% | 88.43% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 82.3% | 76.7% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.6% | 74.8% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.13% | 81.20% | 75.10% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 82.10% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.1% | 74.3% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81% | 73.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.1% | 75.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.56% | 78.23% | 73.90% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.38% | 80.28% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.8% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 85.7% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.2% | 78% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.8% | 80.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 85.50% | 77.10% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.93% | 83.91% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 51.7% | 46.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 55.2% | 46.3% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 56.2% | 49.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 55.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.79% | 51.28% | 49.90% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.90% | 52.46% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.6% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 83.7% | 78.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.6% | 78.6% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.6% | 79.2% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.93% | 81.90% | 76.60% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.48% | 81.22% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 84.1% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.63% | 76.46% | 70.20% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.28% | 75.10% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 86.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90.5% | 83.2% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 87.2% | 79.1% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.7% | 83.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 88% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 89.33% | 80.40% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.61% | 84.58% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.8% | 74.5% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.8% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 82.4% | 77.3% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 82.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.8% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 84.90% | 75.50% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.61% | 79.20% | N/A |
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* John Shaw Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.