Michael T Simmons Elementary Primary School
1205 South 2nd Ave
Olympia WA, 98512, Thurston County
Phone: 360-709-7100
Ranking: 
(241 out of 1,485, top 16%)*
(241 out of 1,485, top 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Tumwater 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 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 37 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 701 | 680 | 700 | 709 | 688 | 683 | 667 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 90 | 12.8% | 69 | 10.1% | 81 | 11.6% | 74 | 10.4% | 76 | 11.0% | 60 | 8.8% | 62 | 9.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 11.6% | 77 | 11.3% | 78 | 11.1% | 81 | 11.4% | 62 | 9.0% | 69 | 10.1% | 71 | 10.6% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 12.7% | 75 | 11.0% | 87 | 12.4% | 74 | 10.4% | 76 | 11.0% | 83 | 12.2% | 106 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 12.4% | 89 | 13.1% | 83 | 11.9% | 81 | 11.4% | 85 | 12.4% | 116 | 17.0% | 77 | 11.5% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 13.6% | 92 | 13.5% | 80 | 11.4% | 84 | 11.8% | 112 | 16.3% | 80 | 11.7% | 93 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 13.0% | 82 | 12.1% | 84 | 12.0% | 119 | 16.8% | 82 | 11.9% | 107 | 15.7% | 80 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 82 | 11.7% | 82 | 12.1% | 120 | 17.1% | 85 | 12.0% | 112 | 16.3% | 82 | 12.0% | 84 | 12.6% |
| Grade 6: | 86 | 12.3% | 113 | 16.6% | 86 | 12.3% | 111 | 15.7% | 83 | 12.1% | 86 | 12.6% | 94 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 408 | 58.2% | 372 | 54.7% | 381 | 54.4% | 381 | 53.7% | 348 | 50.6% | 332 | 48.6% | 343 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 293 | 41.8% | 308 | 45.3% | 319 | 45.6% | 328 | 46.3% | 290 | 42.2% | 304 | 44.5% | 313 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 19 | 2.7% | 26 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.6% | 28 | 3.9% | 39 | 5.7% | 35 | 5.1% | 36 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 11.1% | 73 | 10.7% | 62 | 8.9% | 60 | 8.5% | 24 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 24 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.9% | 16 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.2% |
| White: | 495 | 70.6% | 489 | 71.9% | 512 | 73.1% | 545 | 76.9% | 547 | 79.5% | 558 | 81.7% | 576 | 86.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 74 | 10.6% | 64 | 9.4% | 65 | 9.3% | 47 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 251 | 35.8% | 223 | 32.8% | 205 | 29.3% | 166 | 23.4% | 115 | 16.7% | 115 | 16.8% | 107 | 16.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 5.7% | 40 | 5.9% | 31 | 4.4% | 38 | 5.4% | 38 | 5.5% | 43 | 6.3% | 54 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.45 | 20.43 | 18.33 | 19.94 | 18.50 | 18.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.9% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 65.9% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.2% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 71.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.8% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 81.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.4% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 58.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 67.5% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64.2% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 67.4% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.4% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 82.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 67.8% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.5% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 67.7% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.1% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 60.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.1% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 61.3% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.4% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 38.5% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 62.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 75.8% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 70.8% | 66.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 68% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.8% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.9% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 76.9% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.7% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.9% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88.4% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 85.4% | 71.4% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 76.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.5% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 75.2% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 79.5% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.6% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69.8% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 63.5% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66.1% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.1% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 85.7% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 86.8% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 81.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 78.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 70.7% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 66.5% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.3% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 67.8% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71.8% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 57.1% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 64.4% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.5% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 77.6% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 78.3% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.7% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.1% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 35.6% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 35.3% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 31.5% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 37.9% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 46.7% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 47.1% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 58.1% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 53% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 55.5% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.3% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 63.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 79.1% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.1% | 72% |
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* Michael T Simmons Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.