Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530669002007
Minter Creek Elementary
12617 118th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98329 · (253) 530-4300 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
110 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
55.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 41.5% |
| 2018-19 | 63.7% | 59.7% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 60.6% |
| 2016-17 | 69.4% | 60.4% |
| 2015-16 | 63.4% | 58.2% |
| 2014-15 | 59.1% | 48.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Minter Creek Elementary
Minter Creek Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minter Creek Elementary this school | 272 | 40.4% | 56.8% |
| South Colby Elementary Port Orchard | 276 | 42.8% | 56.3% |
| Clear Lake Elementary School Clear Lake | 314 | 40.4% | 56.0% |
| Indian Trail Elementary Spokane | 303 | 38.0% | 49.5% |
| Olalla Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 315 | 39.7% | 65.9% |
| Harmony Elementary BELLINGHAM | 288 | 46.5% | 43.1% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Minter Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #310 of 936 | #49 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #317 of 1,103 ▲ 56 | #40 of 142 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #415 of 1,102 ▼ 56 | #58 of 142 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #120 of 928 | #23 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,020 of 1,268 | #138 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #644 of 1,085 | #77 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #925 of 1,088 | #139 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #795 of 1,169 | #106 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #102 of 778 | #5 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-56 (-17%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 272 | 16.8 | 16.2:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 18.8 | 15.3:1 | 47% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 18.9 | 14.3:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 25% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 26.9 | 14.6:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 36% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 35% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 20 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minter Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (393 to 272); teachers down 37% (26.9 to 16.8).
About Minter Creek Elementary
Minter Creek Elementary is a small elementary school in Washington, located in Gig Harbor. Total enrollment is 272 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Peninsula School District is the local district for Minter Creek Elementary. It runs 17 schools with 9,015 students.
The share of White students at Minter Creek Elementary is 76%, a majority. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Pierce County is roughly 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.2:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points below the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County.
Minter Creek Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Washington public elementary schools.
A school with Minter Creek Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 53.1%. Minter Creek Elementary scores 56.8%, 3.7 points above that line.
In Pierce County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $99,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 287 public schools and about 138,462 students.
Peninsula High School sits about 3.4 miles from Minter Creek Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Minter Creek Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Minter Creek Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Minter Creek Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peninsula School District
- Gig Harbor HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Peninsula High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Goodman Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Swift Water ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Kopachuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in Gig Harbor
- Gig Harbor HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Peninsula High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Goodman Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Swift Water ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Kopachuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Peninsula High School3.4 mi · 1,345
- Purdy Elementary School3.5 mi · 483
- Vaughn Elementary School4.1 mi · 326
- Voyager Elementary4.4 mi · 443
- Swift Water Elementary4.5 mi · 519
- Kopachuck Middle School4.7 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Minter Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Minter Creek Elementary?
Minter Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Minter Creek Elementary serve?
Minter Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Minter Creek Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Minter Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Minter Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Minter Creek Elementary are roughly 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is Minter Creek Elementary in?
Minter Creek Elementary is part of Peninsula School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.