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Minter Creek Elementary

Summary:

Minter Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Gig Harbor, Washington, serving around 270 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Peninsula School District, which is ranked 24th out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

While Minter Creek Elementary's test scores are generally above the state average, they lag behind the Peninsula School District and some nearby schools, especially in math. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 288th out of 1,056 Washington elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 688th out of 1,169 in 2022-2023, placing it in the middle to lower range compared to other elementary schools. Minter Creek's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students, are also generally in the middle to lower range.

Minter Creek Elementary's declining performance and test scores suggest the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic outcomes. The school's growing population of students from lower-income families, with the free and reduced-price lunch rate increasing from 25% in 2020-2021 to 36.3% in 2022-2023, could be a contributing factor. When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Harbor Heights, Artondale, and Purdy Elementary, Minter Creek generally performs in the middle to lower range in terms of test scores and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public K-5

 12617 118th Ave NW
       Gig Harbor, WA  98329-5492

(253) 530-4300

District: Peninsula School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
399th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,537 Help


Students who attend Minter Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Key Peninsula Middle School
High:    Peninsula High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  288

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.0%
Two or more races:
12.2%
Hispanic:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Minter Creek Elementary ranks better than 65.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 9th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Peninsula School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.67. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Minter Creek Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Peninsula School District. Racial makeup is: White (75%), two or more races (12.2%), Hispanic (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Minter Creek Elementary is 15.3, which is the 2nd best among 10 elementary schools in the Peninsula School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Minter Creek Elementary is $19,537, which is the 3rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Peninsula School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Minter Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Minter Creek Elementary 399th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Minter Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Peninsula School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peninsula School District 24th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Minter Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Minter Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.61 112th 1026 89.1%
2005 77.61 183rd 1031 82.3%
2006 59.64 422nd 1051 59.8%
2007 64.09 372nd 1069 65.2%
2008 60.50 431st 1067 59.6%
2009 69.91 279th 1072 74.0%
2010 67.95 308th 1088 71.7%
2011 58.32 457th 1092 58.2%
2012 52.44 559th 1097 49.0%
2013 51.81 572nd 1106 48.3%
2015 55.15 461st 1067 56.8%
2016 63.35 392nd 1053 62.8%
2017 71.66 288th 1056 72.7%
2018 64.88 372nd 1054 64.7%
2019 64.20 396th 1130 65.0%
2021 52.36 487th 1107 56.0%
2022 52.38 523rd 1169 55.3%
2023 40.06 688th 1169 41.1%
2024 63.67 399th 1168 65.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Minter Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.75 271st 637 57.5%
2019 43.13 282nd 566 50.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Minter Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.01 133rd 835 84.1%
2019 67.47 244th 979 75.1%
2021 36.68 552nd 854 35.4%
2022 49.35 486th 1019 52.3%
2023 39.29 630th 1013 37.8%
2024 60.12 367th 1024 64.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Minter Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.69 382nd 1004 62.0%
2019 70.41 306th 1068 71.3%
2021 42.12 549th 1008 45.5%
2022 44.57 582nd 1100 47.1%
2023 38.89 653rd 1094 40.3%
2024 62.41 369th 1093 66.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Minter Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.19 341st 999 65.9%
2019 61.13 408th 1075 62.0%
2021 58.03 384th 1025 62.5%
2022 55.97 448th 1113 59.7%
2023 38.52 665th 1099 39.5%
2024 60.67 410th 1099 62.7%
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Rank History for White students at Minter Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.94 404th 833 51.5%
2019 53.89 491st 1027 52.2%
2021 40.00 567th 943 39.9%
2022 42.67 596th 1031 42.2%
2023 24.29 829th 1011 18.0%
2024 52.23 480th 1009 52.4%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Minter Creek Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Minter Creek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 301 1 2 9 3 n/a n/a 0 316
1989 385 5 4 5 8 n/a n/a 0 407
1990 412 2 6 8 5 n/a n/a 0 433
1991 419 4 5 8 9 n/a n/a 0 445
1992 416 3 9 7 8 n/a n/a 0 443
1993 416 6 6 6 5 n/a n/a 0 439
1994 438 5 3 9 11 n/a n/a 0 466
1995 413 7 8 10 8 n/a n/a 0 446
1996 413 7 8 10 8 n/a n/a 0 446
1997 400 4 8 11 16 n/a n/a 0 439
1998 400 7 8 15 22 n/a n/a 0 452
1999 400 4 3 8 17 n/a n/a 0 432
2000 353 7 9 9 34 n/a n/a 0 412
2001 387 2 0 5 14 n/a n/a 0 408
2002 365 2 7 7 15 n/a n/a 0 396
2003 365 2 7 7 15 n/a n/a 0 396
2004 352 5 6 9 10 n/a n/a 0 382
2005 353 3 6 12 5 n/a n/a 3 382
2006 346 2 13 13 3 n/a n/a 3 380
2007 340 1 17 18 2 n/a n/a 25 403
2008 311 2 13 15 7 n/a n/a 44 392
2009 293 2 11 11 3 n/a n/a 57 377
2010 274 3 10 10 5 n/a n/a 50 352
2011 325 1 1 7 3 1 23 0 361
2012 293 2 1 13 5 0 40 0 354
2013 323 2 1 17 4 0 40 0 387
2014 315 3 2 24 2 0 40 0 386
2015 315 2 3 22 2 0 43 0 387
2016 314 2 7 29 2 0 38 0 392
2017 309 1 7 30 3 0 35 0 385
2018 318 1 5 29 1 0 39 0 393
2019 319 1 4 32 2 0 42 0 400
2020 350 0 3 34 3 0 34 0 424
2021 266 1 3 24 3 0 31 0 328
2022 225 3 0 15 2 1 30 1 277
2023 215 4 1 16 1 0 32 1 270
2024 216 3 1 28 1 3 35 1 288

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Minter Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 316 13.0 24.3 0
1989 407 16.0 25.4 n/a
1990 433 17.6 24.6 0
1991 445 20.1 22.1 n/a
1992 443 19.7 22.4 n/a
1993 439 19.4 22.6 n/a
1994 466 19.5 23.9 n/a
1995 446 19.2 23.2 n/a
1996 446 19.2 23.2 n/a
1997 439 20.8 21.1 n/a
1998 452 21.2 21.3 n/a
1999 432 20.6 21.0 n/a
2000 412 21.2 19.4 n/a
2001 408 22.7 18.0 n/a
2002 396 21.4 18.5 27.8
2003 396 21.4 18.5 27.8
2004 382 20.0 19.1 34.6
2005 382 20.3 18.8 35.1
2006 380 22.2 17.1 31.6
2007 403 22.7 17.8 31.5
2008 392 23.5 16.7 36.2
2009 377 23.5 16.0 31.3
2010 352 19.8 17.7 41.1
2011 361 20.4 17.6 35.5
2012 354 18.4 19.2 31.1
2013 387 18.7 20.6 35.7
2014 386 n/a n/a 31.6
2015 387 25.0 15.4 36.7
2016 392 25.0 15.6 35.7
2017 385 23.3 16.5 33
2018 393 26.8 14.6 37.4
2019 400 27.0 14.7 37
2020 424 27.0 15.6 27.4
2021 328 25.2 13.0 25
2022 277 22.0 12.5 31.4
2023 270 18.8 14.2 36.3
2024 288 18.8 15.3 47.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Minter Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 316 13.0 24.3 0
1989 407 16.0 25.4 n/a
1990 433 17.6 24.6 0
1991 445 20.1 22.1 n/a
1992 443 19.7 22.4 n/a
1993 439 19.4 22.6 n/a
1994 466 19.5 23.9 n/a
1995 446 19.2 23.2 n/a
1996 446 19.2 23.2 n/a
1997 439 20.8 21.1 n/a
1998 452 21.2 21.3 n/a
1999 432 20.6 21.0 n/a
2000 412 21.2 19.4 n/a
2001 408 22.7 18.0 n/a
2002 396 21.4 18.5 27.8
2003 396 21.4 18.5 27.8
2004 382 20.0 19.1 34.6
2005 382 20.3 18.8 35.1
2006 380 22.2 17.1 31.6
2007 403 22.7 17.8 31.5
2008 392 23.5 16.7 36.2
2009 377 23.5 16.0 31.3
2010 352 19.8 17.7 41.1
2011 361 20.4 17.6 35.5
2012 354 18.4 19.2 31.1
2013 387 18.7 20.6 35.7
2014 386 n/a n/a 31.6
2015 387 25.0 15.4 36.7
2016 392 25.0 15.6 35.7
2017 385 23.3 16.5 33
2018 393 26.8 14.6 37.4
2019 400 27.0 14.7 37
2020 424 27.0 15.6 27.4
2021 328 25.2 13.0 25
2022 277 22.0 12.5 31.4
2023 270 18.8 14.2 36.3
2024 288 18.8 15.3 47.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Minter Creek Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201692.9%0.0%2.4%2.4%95.2%95.2%92.9%95.2%95.2%95.2%
201789.5%0.0%0.0%1.8%8.8%98.3%98.3%96.5%91.2%94.7%98.3%
201892.2%0.0%0.0%3.1%4.7%95.3%95.3%95.3%95.3%95.3%95.3%
201990.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%8.3%93.3%93.3%95.0%91.7%93.3%93.3%
202197.6%2.4%0.0%0.0%2.4%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%
202285.7%7.1%2.4%0.0%0.0%85.7%85.7%85.7%85.7%85.7%90.5%90.5%90.5%85.7%
202376.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%81.6%79.0%92.1%79.0%79.0%79.0%79.0%79.0%79.0%
202482.5%5.0%2.5%2.5%0.0%87.5%85.0%90.0%87.5%85.0%90.0%90.0%90.0%85.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Minter Creek Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201993.3%0.5%0.3%5.9%95.8%95.8%96.1%93.8%95.3%95.8%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Minter Creek Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $590 (4.1%) $13,787 (95.9%) $14,377
2020 $457 (4.4%) $9,940 (95.6%) $10,397
2021 $455 (2.4%) $18,355 (97.6%) $18,810
2022 $3,366 (17.2%) $16,172 (82.8%) $19,537

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Minter Creek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 396th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 688th of 1169 Elementary schools
 23.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Minter Creek Elementary)68.849
 19.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)71.663.5
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Minter Creek Elementary)60.944.9
 16%
   3rd Grade Math (Peninsula School District)73.464.6
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Minter Creek Elementary)61.242
 19.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)70.766.6
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Minter Creek Elementary)61.244
 17.2%
   4th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)68.765.2
 3.6%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Minter Creek Elementary)61.454
 7.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)73.272.5
 0.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Minter Creek Elementary)57.130
 27.1%
   5th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)61.357.2
 4.1%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Minter Creek Elementary)62.942
 20.9%
   5th Grade Science (Peninsula School District)7171.9
 0.9%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Minter Creek Elementary)63.748.3
 15.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)71.966.8
 5.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Minter Creek Elementary)59.739.6
 20.1%
   All Grades Math (Peninsula School District)60.752.1
 8.5%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Minter Creek Elementary)62.942
 20.9%
   All Grades Science (Peninsula School District)67.361.1
 6.2%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students400270
 32.5%
African American14
 300%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic3216
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White319215
 32.6%
Two or More Races4232
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37%36.3%
 0.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Minter Creek Elementary

Students at Minter Creek Elementary are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 288 students attended Minter Creek Elementary.

Students who attend Minter Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Key Peninsula Middle School
High : Peninsula High School

Minter Creek Elementary ranks 399th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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