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Minter Creek Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 12617 118th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, 98329

270
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Minter Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gig Harbor, Pierce County. The school has 270 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peninsula School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Peninsula School District

Enrollment & staffing

Minter Creek Elementary enrolls 270 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
143 (53%)
Female students
126 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.9
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 12% Two or more races and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White21580%
Two or more races3212%
Hispanic or Latino165.9%
Black or African American41.5%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

98 of the school's 270 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 91 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Minter Creek Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 26, state house district 26.

School district: Peninsula School District

Minter Creek Elementary is one of 18 schools in Peninsula School District, based in GIG HARBOR, Washington. The district serves 9,015 students district-wide and employs 491 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 270 students, Minter Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.

9,015
District students
18
Schools
491
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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