Spanaway Lake High School - Spanaway, Washington/WA

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Spanaway Lake High School

1305 168th Street East, Spanaway, WA, 98387-5906 -

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Definition of Terms

Spanaway Lake High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Pierce County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1487 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

67 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 430 students

Grade 11 - 482 students

Grade 12 - 575 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	3%	6%
% Asian	15%	6%
% Hispanic	7%	12%
% Black	18%	5%
% White	56%	69%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Bethel 403 School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	33	5
Number of Students Managed	18,090 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$156,367,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$161,346,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,644	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$8,919	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	74%	88%

Ballot issues mulled: Three Tacoma-area school districts won't seek new bonds (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:22:16 am
In a tough economy, school officials hoping to modernize or replace old buildings face difficult choices. Do they try to sell the public on the idea that building now is a bargain? Or do they wait until voters are in a better mood to raise their taxes?
Tacoma: NAACP wants federal review of rape case (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on September 8, 2009 at 07:24:21 am
The NAACP office in Seattle has called a news conference Wednesday in Tacoma where it says it will ask the Justice Department to review the case of a former school principal to see if his civil rights are being violated.
NAACP asking federal review of Tacoma rape case (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)
posted on September 7, 2009 at 09:03:18 pm
Associated Press - September 7, 2009 4:55 PM ET TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The NAACP office in Seattle has called a news conference Wednesday in Tacoma where it says it will ask the Justice...
NAACP to again ask for federal review of ex-Tacoma school principal's case (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on September 7, 2009 at 03:34:23 pm
The NAACP again plans to ask that the U.S. Department of Justice review the case of Harold Wright Jr. to determine whether his civil rights are being violated.
Court overturns Tacoma principal's rape conviction (KING5 Seattle)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 10:12:43 pm
A state appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former Tacoma middle school principal found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman.

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Spanaway Lake High School is a high school in Spanaway, WA, for grade levels 10 through 12.
AYP
In 2007, 86 percent of 10th graders met standard on the WASL writing test and 71 percent met standard on the WASL reading test. The overall writing scores have increased 28 percentage points in five years. SLHS currently has to improve in the areas of math and science. Among 10th graders, 33 percent met the standard in math and 23 percent met the standard in science. The school is offering a greater selection of math courses to its students, as well as providing increased training to teachers to help them reach struggling students in math and science.SLHS made adequate yearly progress (AYP) in 79% of student categories. The school did not meet the standard in math among several sub-groups and reading among special education students. Each year individual schools and the school district must “raise the bar” in gradual increments so that by 2014, 100 percent of students achieve proficiency in each subject.
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