Dower Elementary School
7817 Dower Rd West
Lakewood WA, 98499, Pierce County
Phone: 253-583-5240
Ranking: (1,123 out of 1,485, bottom 24%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Clover Park 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 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
Total Students: | 302 | 302 | 314 | 297 | 302 | 296 | 291 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
Kindergarten: | 56 | 18.5% | 50 | 16.6% | 64 | 20.4% | 46 | 15.5% | 61 | 20.2% | 48 | 16.2% | 62 | 21.3% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 17.5% | 58 | 19.2% | 49 | 15.6% | 54 | 18.2% | 43 | 14.2% | 62 | 20.9% | 45 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 19.5% | 54 | 17.9% | 58 | 18.5% | 43 | 14.5% | 50 | 16.6% | 49 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 14.9% | 58 | 19.2% | 44 | 14.0% | 51 | 17.2% | 42 | 13.9% | 45 | 15.2% | 53 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 17.2% | 34 | 11.3% | 47 | 15.0% | 51 | 17.2% | 50 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.2% | 45 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 34 | 11.3% | 48 | 15.9% | 51 | 16.2% | 49 | 16.5% | 51 | 16.9% | 42 | 14.2% | 37 | 12.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 154 | 51.0% | 147 | 48.7% | 152 | 48.4% | 149 | 50.2% | 116 | 38.4% | 141 | 47.6% | 144 | 49.5% |
Female: | 148 | 49.0% | 155 | 51.3% | 162 | 51.6% | 148 | 49.8% | 134 | 44.4% | 114 | 38.5% | 128 | 44.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.1% |
Asian: | 22 | 7.3% | 24 | 7.9% | 32 | 10.2% | 27 | 9.1% | 36 | 11.9% | 34 | 11.5% | 36 | 12.4% |
Hispanic: | 78 | 25.8% | 67 | 22.2% | 69 | 22.0% | 57 | 19.2% | 33 | 10.9% | 37 | 12.5% | 38 | 13.1% |
Black: | 60 | 19.9% | 64 | 21.2% | 62 | 19.7% | 59 | 19.9% | 78 | 25.8% | 62 | 20.9% | 60 | 20.6% |
White: | 89 | 29.5% | 93 | 30.8% | 99 | 31.5% | 101 | 34.0% | 107 | 35.4% | 125 | 42.2% | 136 | 46.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 39 | 12.9% | 42 | 13.9% | 41 | 13.1% | 39 | 13.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 62.9% | 195 | 64.6% | 188 | 59.9% | 161 | 54.2% | 201 | 66.6% | 185 | 62.5% | 173 | 59.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 16.9% | 40 | 13.2% | 47 | 15.0% | 51 | 17.2% | 61 | 20.2% | 60 | 20.3% | 62 | 21.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.41 | 17.45 | 15.63 | 17.11 | 20.40 | 20.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 54.9% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 56.1% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.4% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 61.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 60.7% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.3% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 63.1% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.6% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42.4% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55.2% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 51.8% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 54.1% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50.3% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 57.6% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 64% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 67.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45.8% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 49.5% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 46.5% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 47.0% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 42% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54.5% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 54.9% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 59.5% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 57.2% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 55.4% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.3% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 74.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20.4% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 37.2% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 51.4% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 56.9% | 66.5% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 50.4% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.9% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 54% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 49.7% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 59.3% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 60.5% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 57.6% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 60.4% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 51% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 46.5% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 41.8% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.1% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 31.8% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 38.3% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 67.4% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 71.1% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 69.6% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.2% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61.2% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 64.3% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 47.5% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 49.4% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 47% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 46.9% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 49.5% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 40.4% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 46.5% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 43.8% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 51.8% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.7% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 60.6% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 61.3% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 67.6% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 17.8% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 22.5% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 19.4% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 18.7% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 26.7% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 26.8% | 44.9% |
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* Dower Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.