Shining Mountain Elementary Primary School
21615 38th Ave East
Spanaway WA, 98387, Pierce County
Phone: 253-683-5200
Ranking: 
(1,037 out of 1,485, bottom 30%)*
(1,037 out of 1,485, bottom 30%)*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 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 591 | 538 | 470 | 475 | 515 | 603 | 645 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 118 | 20.0% | 79 | 14.7% | 60 | 12.8% | 63 | 13.3% | 61 | 11.8% | 55 | 9.1% | 87 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 114 | 19.3% | 72 | 13.4% | 70 | 14.9% | 65 | 13.7% | 62 | 12.0% | 84 | 13.9% | 92 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 15.4% | 82 | 15.2% | 58 | 12.3% | 53 | 11.2% | 62 | 12.0% | 91 | 15.1% | 89 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 97 | 16.4% | 67 | 12.5% | 62 | 13.2% | 69 | 14.5% | 82 | 15.9% | 85 | 14.1% | 93 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 14.6% | 79 | 14.7% | 65 | 13.8% | 70 | 14.7% | 75 | 14.6% | 97 | 16.1% | 99 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 14.4% | 72 | 13.4% | 78 | 16.6% | 65 | 13.7% | 90 | 17.5% | 92 | 15.3% | 101 | 15.7% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 16.0% | 75 | 16.0% | 89 | 18.7% | 82 | 15.9% | 95 | 15.8% | 83 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 323 | 54.7% | 288 | 53.5% | 247 | 52.6% | 243 | 51.2% | 268 | 52.0% | 317 | 52.6% | 334 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 268 | 45.3% | 250 | 46.5% | 223 | 47.4% | 232 | 48.8% | 239 | 46.4% | 278 | 46.1% | 307 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.5% | 22 | 3.4% |
| Asian: | 20 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.9% | 29 | 6.2% | 38 | 8.0% | 54 | 10.5% | 55 | 9.1% | 65 | 10.1% |
| Hispanic: | 121 | 20.5% | 85 | 15.8% | 60 | 12.8% | 65 | 13.7% | 84 | 16.3% | 91 | 15.1% | 97 | 15.0% |
| Black: | 36 | 6.1% | 47 | 8.7% | 54 | 11.5% | 57 | 12.0% | 71 | 13.8% | 55 | 9.1% | 56 | 8.7% |
| White: | 294 | 49.7% | 298 | 55.4% | 283 | 60.2% | 280 | 58.9% | 295 | 57.3% | 387 | 64.2% | 405 | 62.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 29 | 4.9% | 24 | 4.5% | 16 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 87 | 14.7% | 57 | 10.6% | 24 | 5.1% | 13 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 43.8% | 191 | 35.5% | 219 | 46.6% | 123 | 25.9% | 194 | 37.7% | 240 | 39.8% | 222 | 34.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 11.0% | 30 | 5.6% | 32 | 6.8% | 26 | 5.5% | 50 | 9.7% | 51 | 8.5% | 101 | 15.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.55 | 17.34 | 15.81 | 17.04 | 17.40 | 18.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 59.1% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 62.4% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.2% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.1% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 74.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 70.6% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 48.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 55.9% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 55.1% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 63.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.7% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 66.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 66.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53.4% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.5% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 58.5% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 41% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 55.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 63.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 62.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 71.0% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 20.4% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 48.5% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 64% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 65.3% | 66.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 44.1% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 50.9% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62.7% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58.9% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 60.2% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.4% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.3% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.5% | 71.4% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 57.8% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 66% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 64.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 60.5% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.9% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69.2% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 66.8% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 56.3% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 53.1% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 54.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 49.5% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 44.8% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 46.4% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 75.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 78.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 83.1% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.6% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 49.4% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 55.5% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 48.1% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 56.8% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.6% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 49.2% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.4% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 56.6% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 54.1% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73.4% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 68.3% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.7% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 21.4% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 29.9% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 26.5% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 29.6% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 32.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 43.8% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 41.9% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 46.5% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 46% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.6% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 65% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.1% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 68.6% | 72% |
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* Shining Mountain Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.