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Cougar Creek Elementary School

Public | K-5 | 359 students
 

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Posted August 29, 2010
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Great school!We re from Marysville Distric and we re so happy that we got a chance to enjoy Lakewood District School!! Thanks for the Principal Priscilla Braidy because she made a huge change on that school and off couse the excellent teachers too !! Congratulation CCE team!!
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Posted August 13, 2008
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Cougar Creek staff, parents and students work together to make this school a tremendously effective and caring learning environment. It is a wonderful place to be.
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Posted January 15, 2008
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The district has placed all of the highly capable programs for grades 2 through 5 here, which skews the rating, unless your child is a part of the hi-cap program. This school is very close to the other elementary school in district (English Crossing) if you overlook the extrordinarily high scores that the gifted programs bring to this particular school.
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Posted January 13, 2008
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This school rates higher than English crossing (same district) due mostly to the fact that the district Gifted program is housed here for grades 2-5. This skews test results and ultimately ratings. Pretty much the same quality as English Crossing in a newer builder with smaller classrooms.
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 65% in 2012.

68 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
65%

2011

 
 
72%

2010

 
 
63%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 69% in 2012.

67 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
78%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
83%
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2012.

71 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
63%

2011

 
 
55%

2010

 
 
44%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 71% in 2012.

71 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
81%

2010

 
 
63%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 61% in 2012.

71 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
80%

2011

 
 
64%

2010

 
 
41%
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 64% in 2012.

74 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
55%

2011

 
 
56%

2010

 
 
33%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 71% in 2012.

74 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
74%

2011

 
 
56%

2010

 
 
70%
Science

The state average for Science was 66% in 2012.

75 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
49%

2011

 
 
39%

2010

 
 
19%
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

All Students65%
Female48%
Male76%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic42%
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White78%
Low income68%
Not low income63%
Special education67%
Not special education64%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students78%
Female85%
Male73%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic64%
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White83%
Low income71%
Not low income81%
Special education67%
Not special education80%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

All Students63%
Female66%
Male61%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic46%
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White66%
Low income44%
Not low income74%
Special education39%
Not special education69%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students85%
Female84%
Male85%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic62%
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White90%
Low income76%
Not low income89%
Special education69%
Not special education88%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Writing

All Students80%
Female90%
Male70%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic62%
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White88%
Low income68%
Not low income87%
Special education46%
Not special education88%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

All Students55%
Female48%
Male60%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White60%
Low income41%
Not low income67%
Special education8%
Not special education65%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students74%
Female76%
Male73%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White77%
Low income69%
Not low income79%
Special education33%
Not special education82%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students49%
Female48%
Male50%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White52%
Low income25%
Not low income68%
Special education8%
Not special education57%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 73% 63%
Hispanic 14% 18%
Two or more races 9% 5%
American Indian/Alaska Native 2% 2%
Asian 2% 7%
Black 1% 5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% 1%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 135%N/A40%
Special education 213%N/A13%
Transitional bilingual 23%N/A8%
Source: 1 NCES, 2010-2011
Source: 2 WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per classroom teacher 16N/A17
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Average years educational experience 10N/A12
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Teacher education levels

  This school District averageState average
Master's degree or higher 58%N/A66%
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

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