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Southport Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,944 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
742 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
48%
Teachers
35 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic39.9%
White31.8%
Asian10.0%
Black3.4%
Other15.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Southport Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard16.0%
Met Standard23.0%
Below Standard61.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Southport Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points above the Washington Unified district average of 10.5%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.4 points higher (vs 10.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
16.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
39.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
20.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
4.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,944
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd7517.3%16.0%22.7%44.0%33.3%
4th8130.9%24.7%22.2%22.2%55.6%
5th8220.7%34.1%26.8%18.3%54.9%
6th9111.0%25.3%23.1%40.7%36.3%
7th818.6%34.6%27.2%29.6%43.2%
8th765.3%25.0%30.3%39.5%30.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd7617.1%21.1%22.4%39.5%38.2%
4th8132.1%27.2%21.0%19.8%59.3%
5th8220.7%19.5%34.1%25.6%40.2%
6th919.9%17.6%26.4%46.1%27.5%
7th7910.1%17.7%22.8%49.4%27.9%
8th777.8%13.0%16.9%62.3%20.8%