Helen B. Stafford Elementary Primary School
1615 South 92nd St Tacoma WA, 98444, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-4300 Ranking:  (958 out of 1,485, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools 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 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 497 | 456 | 452 | 418 | 424 | 454 | 425 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 95 | 19.1% | 93 | 20.4% | 86 | 19.0% | 74 | 17.7% | 91 | 21.5% | 67 | 14.8% | 74 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 20.3% | 71 | 15.6% | 73 | 16.2% | 101 | 24.2% | 63 | 14.9% | 71 | 15.6% | 77 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 14.3% | 65 | 14.3% | 96 | 21.2% | 58 | 13.9% | 69 | 16.3% | 96 | 21.1% | 76 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 15.7% | 100 | 21.9% | 55 | 12.2% | 64 | 15.3% | 77 | 18.2% | 77 | 17.0% | 61 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 97 | 19.5% | 56 | 12.3% | 65 | 14.4% | 68 | 16.3% | 61 | 14.4% | 61 | 13.4% | 72 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 11.1% | 70 | 15.4% | 77 | 17.0% | 53 | 12.7% | 63 | 14.9% | 82 | 18.1% | 65 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 257 | 51.7% | 235 | 51.5% | 236 | 52.2% | 223 | 53.3% | 235 | 55.4% | 242 | 53.3% | 227 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 240 | 48.3% | 221 | 48.5% | 216 | 47.8% | 195 | 46.7% | 181 | 42.7% | 204 | 44.9% | 194 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 134 | 27.0% | 133 | 29.2% | 139 | 30.8% | 120 | 28.7% | 137 | 32.3% | 143 | 31.5% | 130 | 30.6% |
| Hispanic: | 142 | 28.6% | 125 | 27.4% | 113 | 25.0% | 99 | 23.7% | 94 | 22.2% | 93 | 20.5% | 76 | 17.9% |
| Black: | 60 | 12.1% | 59 | 12.9% | 67 | 14.8% | 78 | 18.7% | 96 | 22.6% | 115 | 25.3% | 106 | 24.9% |
| White: | 88 | 17.7% | 74 | 16.2% | 95 | 21.0% | 90 | 21.5% | 95 | 22.4% | 96 | 21.1% | 110 | 25.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 18 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.7% | 20 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 54 | 10.9% | 51 | 11.2% | 25 | 5.5% | 10 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 313 | 63.0% | 304 | 66.7% | 208 | 46.0% | 212 | 50.7% | 235 | 55.4% | 253 | 55.7% | 202 | 47.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 12.9% | 47 | 10.3% | 26 | 5.8% | 47 | 11.2% | 84 | 19.8% | 78 | 17.2% | 75 | 17.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.10 | 18.68 | 16.79 | 16.45 | 22.40 | 20.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Helen B. Stafford 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.