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Harbor Heights Elementary School

Summary:

Harbor Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gig Harbor, Washington, serving 433 students in grades PK-5 and part of the highly-ranked Peninsula School District.

Harbor Heights consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in Washington, with strong academic performance across grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (77.84%) and Math (73.71%) are significantly higher than state and district averages, and its 5th-grade Science proficiency (69.01%) also exceeds regional benchmarks. Harbor Heights' diverse student population, with higher percentages of Hispanic and multi-racial students compared to nearby schools, also performs exceptionally well, with these subgroups ranking in the top 10-15% of Washington elementary schools. Additionally, the school serves a relatively higher socioeconomic status student population, yet still maintains strong results for low-income students, ranking in the top 25% statewide.

When compared to other local elementary schools, such as Point Defiance Elementary and Tacoma Online Elementary in the Tacoma School District, as well as other Peninsula School District schools like Artondale Elementary, Harbor Heights consistently outperforms its peers, making it a standout institution within the local and statewide educational landscape.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4002 36th St NW
       Gig Harbor, WA  98335-8010

(253) 530-1800

District: Peninsula School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
126th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,512 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  420

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.7%
Hispanic:
15.0%
Two or more races:
10.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  21% Help


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Compare Details Harbor Heights Elementary School ranks better than 89.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3rd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Peninsula School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.44. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.7%), Hispanic (15%), two or more races (10.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 21% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harbor Heights Elementary School is 16, which is the 4th best among 10 elementary schools in the Peninsula School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harbor Heights Elementary School is $18,512. 5 elementary schools in the Peninsula School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harbor Heights Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harbor Heights Elementary School 126th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Harbor Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Peninsula School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peninsula School District 24th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harbor Heights Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.61 325th 1026 68.3%
2005 59.68 419th 1031 59.4%
2006 61.10 401st 1051 61.8%
2007 74.25 216th 1069 79.8%
2008 80.84 141st 1067 86.8%
2009 77.81 173rd 1072 83.9%
2010 66.24 329th 1088 69.8%
2011 70.13 294th 1092 73.1%
2012 69.03 318th 1097 71.0%
2013 76.00 225th 1106 79.7%
2015 71.88 268th 1067 74.9%
2016 68.85 321st 1053 69.5%
2017 73.51 268th 1056 74.6%
2018 64.08 381st 1054 63.9%
2019 71.58 309th 1130 72.7%
2021 79.25 212th 1107 80.8%
2022 82.54 195th 1169 83.3%
2023 87.34 139th 1169 88.1%
2024 88.44 126th 1168 89.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.17 63rd 212 70.3%
2019 49.77 167th 303 44.9%
2021 76.42 20th 128 84.4%
2022 71.99 69th 252 72.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.44 265th 637 58.4%
2019 43.75 279th 566 50.7%
2022 26.67 381st 478 20.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.74 452nd 835 45.9%
2019 58.88 385th 979 60.7%
2021 48.27 403rd 854 52.8%
2022 75.41 142nd 1019 86.1%
2023 72.42 208th 1013 79.5%
2024 66.15 290th 1024 71.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.85 380th 1004 62.2%
2019 67.71 343rd 1068 67.9%
2021 73.80 229th 1008 77.3%
2022 80.25 197th 1100 82.1%
2023 84.24 147th 1094 86.6%
2024 87.18 122nd 1093 88.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.10 348th 999 65.2%
2019 75.00 255th 1075 76.3%
2021 82.60 168th 1025 83.6%
2022 83.11 169th 1113 84.8%
2023 87.30 126th 1099 88.5%
2024 89.07 110th 1099 90.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.42 213th 697 69.4%
2021 57.35 144th 501 71.3%
2022 81.56 74th 694 89.3%
2023 94.25 11th 633 98.3%
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Rank History for White students at Harbor Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.89 406th 833 51.3%
2019 71.95 285th 1027 72.2%
2021 81.51 144th 943 84.7%
2022 80.60 175th 1031 83.0%
2023 83.84 137th 1011 86.4%
2024 86.61 95th 1009 90.6%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Harbor Heights Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 596 3 26 8 2 n/a n/a 0 635
1989 571 4 30 10 4 n/a n/a 0 619
1990 479 2 25 7 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1991 445 3 25 8 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1992 482 4 19 11 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1993 509 7 20 26 1 n/a n/a 0 563
1994 520 7 22 21 5 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 541 8 25 10 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1996 541 8 25 10 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1997 499 11 17 10 14 n/a n/a 0 551
1998 492 14 20 19 0 n/a n/a 0 545
1999 502 18 20 26 7 n/a n/a 0 573
2000 497 21 23 22 2 n/a n/a 0 565
2001 485 21 27 17 8 n/a n/a 0 558
2002 496 19 24 22 13 n/a n/a 0 574
2003 496 19 24 22 13 n/a n/a 0 574
2004 495 15 36 30 19 n/a n/a 0 595
2005 529 15 34 49 14 n/a n/a 5 646
2006 518 10 29 36 17 n/a n/a 14 624
2007 493 9 35 35 13 n/a n/a 34 619
2008 476 7 24 29 12 n/a n/a 56 604
2009 453 7 26 25 10 n/a n/a 74 595
2010 445 8 28 32 7 n/a n/a 73 593
2011 433 1 14 55 6 1 65 0 575
2012 432 2 12 56 4 1 77 0 584
2013 416 4 16 55 5 3 55 0 554
2014 431 5 15 55 3 2 55 0 566
2015 458 5 11 73 1 0 56 0 604
2016 434 3 6 76 1 0 61 0 581
2017 435 5 4 70 2 2 73 0 591
2018 418 8 7 77 0 2 70 0 582
2019 418 6 8 84 1 1 70 0 588
2020 423 9 5 83 0 1 57 0 578
2021 302 5 6 73 2 1 56 0 445
2022 302 4 9 63 2 0 55 0 435
2023 295 3 12 61 1 0 60 1 433
2024 301 4 6 63 1 0 44 1 420

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harbor Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 635 26.0 24.4 0
1989 619 27.0 22.9 n/a
1990 513 22.5 22.8 0
1991 481 21.0 22.9 n/a
1992 516 22.2 23.2 n/a
1993 563 25.0 22.5 n/a
1994 575 25.1 22.9 n/a
1995 584 26.5 22.0 n/a
1996 584 26.5 22.0 n/a
1997 551 33.0 16.7 n/a
1998 545 26.0 21.0 n/a
1999 573 27.9 20.5 n/a
2000 565 29.6 19.1 n/a
2001 558 29.5 18.9 n/a
2002 574 31.6 18.2 15
2003 574 31.6 18.2 15
2004 595 32.0 18.6 19.3
2005 646 31.5 20.5 22.3
2006 624 35.6 17.5 22
2007 619 34.1 18.2 17.6
2008 604 34.7 17.4 21.7
2009 595 34.7 17.1 24.2
2010 593 31.6 18.7 24
2011 575 29.3 19.5 21.6
2012 584 29.1 20.0 20.4
2013 554 32.6 16.9 21.1
2014 566 n/a n/a 18
2015 604 40.0 15.1 24.7
2016 581 32.0 18.1 26.9
2017 591 35.4 16.6 28.4
2018 582 34.9 16.6 26.5
2019 588 37.9 15.4 21.4
2020 578 38.9 14.8 18.3
2021 445 29.6 15.0 18.7
2022 435 30.9 14.0 14.7
2023 433 26.3 16.4 19.9
2024 420 26.2 16.0 21

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harbor Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 635 26.0 24.4 0
1989 619 27.0 22.9 n/a
1990 513 22.5 22.8 0
1991 481 21.0 22.9 n/a
1992 516 22.2 23.2 n/a
1993 563 25.0 22.5 n/a
1994 575 25.1 22.9 n/a
1995 584 26.5 22.0 n/a
1996 584 26.5 22.0 n/a
1997 551 33.0 16.7 n/a
1998 545 26.0 21.0 n/a
1999 573 27.9 20.5 n/a
2000 565 29.6 19.1 n/a
2001 558 29.5 18.9 n/a
2002 574 31.6 18.2 15
2003 574 31.6 18.2 15
2004 595 32.0 18.6 19.3
2005 646 31.5 20.5 22.3
2006 624 35.6 17.5 22
2007 619 34.1 18.2 17.6
2008 604 34.7 17.4 21.7
2009 595 34.7 17.1 24.2
2010 593 31.6 18.7 24
2011 575 29.3 19.5 21.6
2012 584 29.1 20.0 20.4
2013 554 32.6 16.9 21.1
2014 566 n/a n/a 18
2015 604 40.0 15.1 24.7
2016 581 32.0 18.1 26.9
2017 591 35.4 16.6 28.4
2018 582 34.9 16.6 26.5
2019 588 37.9 15.4 21.4
2020 578 38.9 14.8 18.3
2021 445 29.6 15.0 18.7
2022 435 30.9 14.0 14.7
2023 433 26.3 16.4 19.9
2024 420 26.2 16.0 21

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201690.8%1.1%1.1%1.1%92.0%93.1%94.3%93.1%93.1%93.1%
201790.2%1.0%0.0%2.9%5.9%92.2%95.1%95.1%94.1%96.1%95.1%
201896.5%1.2%0.0%1.2%1.2%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%
201993.5%0.0%1.1%1.1%4.4%94.6%95.7%94.6%94.6%94.6%95.7%
202089.1%4.4%2.2%1.1%4.4%91.3%92.4%92.4%90.2%92.4%91.3%91.3%91.3%92.4%
202198.4%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%
202281.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%90.9%86.4%90.9%88.6%86.4%88.6%88.6%88.6%86.4%
202393.6%0.0%1.6%1.6%3.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%96.8%95.2%96.8%96.8%96.8%95.2%
202493.4%1.6%1.6%0.0%1.6%93.4%93.4%95.1%93.4%93.4%93.4%93.4%93.4%93.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201994.9%0.2%0.2%4.4%96.3%97.2%96.7%96.0%96.5%97.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Harbor Heights Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $594 (4.1%) $13,816 (95.9%) $14,411
2020 $21 (0.2%) $11,438 (99.8%) $11,459
2021 $168 (0.9%) $17,863 (99.1%) $18,032
2022 $828 (4.5%) $17,685 (95.5%) $18,512

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harbor Heights Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 309th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 139th of 1169 Elementary schools
 15.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harbor Heights Elementary School)67.570.8
 3.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)71.663.5
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Harbor Heights Elementary School)71.175.4
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Peninsula School District)73.464.6
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harbor Heights Elementary School)74.465.7
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)70.766.6
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Harbor Heights Elementary School)66.770
 3.3%
   4th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)68.765.2
 3.6%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Harbor Heights Elementary School)67.373.6
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)73.272.5
 0.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Harbor Heights Elementary School)54.565.5
 11.1%
   5th Grade Math (Peninsula School District)61.357.2
 4.1%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Harbor Heights Elementary School)58.474.7
 16.3%
   5th Grade Science (Peninsula School District)7171.9
 0.9%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harbor Heights Elementary School)69.770.3
 0.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Peninsula School District)71.966.8
 5.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Harbor Heights Elementary School)63.369.8
 6.6%
   All Grades Math (Peninsula School District)60.752.1
 8.5%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Harbor Heights Elementary School)58.474.7
 16.3%
   All Grades Science (Peninsula School District)67.361.1
 6.2%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students588433
 26.4%
African American63
 50%
American Indian11
Asian812
 50%
Hispanic8461
 27.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White418295
 29.4%
Two or More Races7060
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.4%19.9%
 1.6%

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Students at Harbor Heights Elementary School are 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended Harbor Heights Elementary School.

Harbor Heights Elementary School ranks 126th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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