Kapowsin Elementary Primary School
10412 264th St East
Graham WA, 98338, Pierce County
Phone: 253-683-8600
Ranking: 
(757 out of 1,485, bottom 49%)*
(757 out of 1,485, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Bethel 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: | NA | NA | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 356 | 413 | 458 | 489 | 527 | 435 | 455 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 17.1% | 62 | 15.0% | 64 | 14.0% | 63 | 12.9% | 78 | 14.8% | 39 | 9.0% | 48 | 10.5% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 18.3% | 55 | 13.3% | 54 | 11.8% | 74 | 15.1% | 51 | 9.7% | 53 | 12.2% | 69 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 16.6% | 47 | 11.4% | 64 | 14.0% | 51 | 10.4% | 59 | 11.2% | 72 | 16.6% | 66 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 14.9% | 57 | 13.8% | 46 | 10.0% | 59 | 12.1% | 83 | 15.7% | 64 | 14.7% | 70 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 18.0% | 50 | 12.1% | 61 | 13.3% | 90 | 18.4% | 71 | 13.5% | 73 | 16.8% | 79 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 14.9% | 58 | 14.0% | 90 | 19.7% | 71 | 14.5% | 89 | 16.9% | 81 | 18.6% | 52 | 11.4% |
| Grade 6: | 1 | 0.3% | 83 | 20.1% | 77 | 16.8% | 79 | 16.2% | 96 | 18.2% | 53 | 12.2% | 71 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 203 | 57.0% | 221 | 53.5% | 252 | 55.0% | 267 | 54.6% | 294 | 55.8% | 224 | 51.5% | 239 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 153 | 43.0% | 192 | 46.5% | 206 | 45.0% | 222 | 45.4% | 225 | 42.7% | 203 | 46.7% | 212 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.7% | 18 | 4.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.9% | 11 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 9.8% | 36 | 8.7% | 39 | 8.5% | 45 | 9.2% | 38 | 7.2% | 30 | 6.9% | 26 | 5.7% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.3% | 19 | 3.9% | 27 | 5.1% | 14 | 3.2% | 21 | 4.6% |
| White: | 270 | 75.8% | 328 | 79.4% | 360 | 78.6% | 387 | 79.1% | 432 | 82.0% | 358 | 82.3% | 379 | 83.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 7.3% | 21 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.5% | 17 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 40.4% | 124 | 30.0% | 175 | 38.2% | 111 | 22.7% | 151 | 28.7% | 115 | 26.4% | 101 | 22.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.9% | 14 | 3.4% | 31 | 6.8% | 32 | 6.5% | 35 | 6.6% | 31 | 7.1% | 33 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.39 | 21.11 | 19.98 | 20.84 | 18.00 | 18.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 59.1% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 62.4% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 64.2% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 63.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 71.1% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.6% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 48.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 55.9% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 55.1% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 64.7% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 66.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 68.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 53.4% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 56% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 56.5% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 58.5% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 55.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 59.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 63.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 64.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 71.0% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 20.4% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 48.5% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 64% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 65.3% | 66.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 44.1% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 50.9% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.7% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 58.9% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 60.2% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 68.4% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.3% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 69.5% | 71.4% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 57.8% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 60.5% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 64.9% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 69.2% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 66.8% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56.3% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 53.1% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 54.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 49.5% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 44.8% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 46.4% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 75.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 78.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 83.1% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 72.6% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 72.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 49.4% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 55.5% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 48.1% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 56.8% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 49.6% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 49.2% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 52.4% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 56.6% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 54.1% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 73.4% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.3% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 73.7% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 21.4% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 29.9% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 26.5% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 29.6% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 32.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 43.8% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 41.9% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 46.5% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 46% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 63.6% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 65% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.1% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 68.6% | 72% |
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* Kapowsin Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.