South Whidbey Elementary Primary School
South Whidbey Elem School
Langley WA, 98260, Island County
Phone: 360-221-4600
Ranking: 
(738 out of 1,485, top 50%)*
(738 out of 1,485, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South Whidbey 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 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 532 | 562 | 561 | 594 | 566 | 365 | 372 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 12.2% | 80 | 14.2% | 89 | 15.9% | 105 | 17.7% | 75 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 16.9% | 94 | 16.7% | 107 | 19.1% | 79 | 13.3% | 88 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 16.9% | 98 | 17.4% | 84 | 15.0% | 87 | 14.6% | 95 | 16.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 18.8% | 92 | 16.4% | 89 | 15.9% | 99 | 16.7% | 89 | 15.7% | 117 | 32.1% | 97 | 26.1% |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 17.3% | 92 | 16.4% | 96 | 17.1% | 94 | 15.8% | 121 | 21.4% | 101 | 27.7% | 148 | 39.8% |
| Grade 5: | 93 | 17.5% | 101 | 18.0% | 93 | 16.6% | 127 | 21.4% | 98 | 17.3% | 147 | 40.3% | 127 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 261 | 49.1% | 284 | 50.5% | 288 | 51.3% | 298 | 50.2% | 276 | 48.8% | 171 | 46.8% | 178 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 271 | 50.9% | 278 | 49.5% | 273 | 48.7% | 296 | 49.8% | 276 | 48.8% | 184 | 50.4% | 186 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 12 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 23 | 3.9% | 25 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 47 | 8.8% | 40 | 7.1% | 31 | 5.5% | 28 | 4.7% | 19 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.4% |
| White: | 433 | 81.4% | 469 | 83.5% | 481 | 85.7% | 514 | 86.5% | 501 | 88.5% | 327 | 89.6% | 333 | 89.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 5.3% | 25 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 29.9% | 163 | 29.0% | 151 | 26.9% | 143 | 24.1% | 137 | 24.2% | 61 | 16.7% | 48 | 12.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.0% | 38 | 6.8% | 39 | 6.6% | 38 | 6.7% | 25 | 6.8% | 27 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.92 | 19.11 | 21.85 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 21.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 55.1% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.9% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 61.2% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 63.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.1% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.3% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.6% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.8% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.1% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.2% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.6% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62.8% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 56.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.7% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59.8% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 66.4% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 26.5% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.7% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66.4% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 73.6% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 66.4% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 70.7% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.5% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.3% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 56.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55.2% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 56.6% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 39.9% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.8% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 72.9% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.3% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.9% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 74.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.4% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 50% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.2% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 55.3% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 42.5% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 60.3% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 63.6% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 54.4% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 52.9% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.5% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.5% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.2% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.4% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.8% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 40.7% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 36.4% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27.9% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 31.4% | 44.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Whidbey Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.