Mirror Lake Elementary
School Profile
School Website: http://www.fwps.org/mirrorlake/
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What is Special About Our School?
Mirror Lake Elementary opens its doors each year to 400 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. We are a learning community dedicated to bringing staff, students, and parents together in a safe and welcoming environment. The school strives to prepare students to become productive members of both the local and world communities. We share a common mission with our district: Every Child, A Reader. Reading and Math are a primary focus. All students participate in daily activities that help them become strong readers, problem solvers, and writers.
Mirror Lake is privileged to have a rich partnership with area community members, parents, and businesses, as nearly 60 volunteers tutor students each week. Last year over 100 students received additional reading support thanks to our valuable volunteers. Please contact us if you would like to join our volunteer team. We have been fortunate to receive grants to help support student achievement.
Our teachers and our master schedule allow a collaborative/teaming approach to support math and reading instruction. Each afternoon on a six-day rotation, grade-level teams meet with the school’s reading and math specialists and the principal to discuss student achievement and identify strategies and approaches to support all students. This collaborative model also allows our reading and math specialists to co-teach concepts and strategies to students within the classroom setting.
Our students pride themselves on working hard and displaying respectful, responsible, and cooperative behaviors in and out of the classroom. We recognize positive citizenship through programs such as our monthly “Terrific Kids Assembly” and weekly drawings for “Good Choice Awards."No Child Left Behind Report Card
The No Child Left Behind Act requires all schools and school districts in the United States to prepare annual reports for parents and the public detailing their academic achievement. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s web site makes this information available on-line. Find your school’s report card on-line at http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ Click on Federal Way in the “Summary” box, then choose your school from the list. You may also request a paper copy of the report card at your school’s office. For more information about the NCLB Act, go to http://www.nclb.gov/index.html.
Academic and Student Programs
| Accelerated Reader | Learning Assistance Program (LAP) |
| AmeriCorps | Librarian |
| Assemblies, Various | Looping Grades |
| Breakfast & Lunch Program | Music Program |
| Counselors or Dean | P. E. Specialist |
| Cross Grade Tutoring | PTA |
| English Language Learners (ELL) | Safety Patrol |
| Extended Learning (ELO) | Special Ed Inclusion |
| Field Trips – Grade Level | Special Ed Resource Rm. |
| GATE Gifted & Talented | Special Ed Self-Contained |
| Homework Club | Student Led Conference |
| Honor Choir | Success For All (SFA) |
| Instructional Coaches 2 | Summer School |
| Intramurals/After School | Technology Lab |
| Kindergarten All Day | Title 1 School |
| Kindergarten Integrated | Tutoring |
Student Characteristics
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Distribution of Student Ethnicity |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| African American | 17.13 | 15.40 | 13.72 |
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Asian American |
15.11 | 14.20 | 13.26 |
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Hispanic |
27.71 | 34.50 | 33.72 |
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Native American |
.50 | 1.40 | 1.40 |
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White |
31.99 | 24.30 | 25.58 |
| Pac Islander | 1.76 | 4.30 | 4.42 |
| Multi-Racial | 5.04 | 5.30 | 6.98 |
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Other Student Characteristics |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
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Number of Students (Oct.) |
411 | 391 | 430 |
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Free/Reduced Meals |
64.0% | 70.0% | 71.3% |
How Are We Using Our Financial Resources?
| Our District | Our School | ||
| “Per Pupil” Expenditures for 2007-08 | Funding | ||
Total Expenditure |
$8,902.00 | Building Expenditures |
$82,671.86 |
Supplies & Instructional Materials |
$512.00 | ASB (Associated Student Body) Expenditures |
$1,011.00 |
Equipment |
$51.00 | ||
Mirror Lake’s funds are used to enhance student curriculum and student programs. Most of the money is used for teaching supplies, materials, equipment, and photocopying for student lessons. ASB funds go for curricular and self-esteem assemblies, field trips and incentive awards.
How Are Our Students Doing on Required Tests?
Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)
*Beginning in spring of 2006, the state of Washington requires that the WASL be given at sixth grade.
Percentage Meeting Standard in:
| Grade 3 |
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Math |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
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84.0 |
73.0 | 66.0 |
District |
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70.0 |
74.1 | 71.0 |
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Reading |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
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83.0 |
67.6 | 50.0 |
District |
.0 |
72.0 |
73.5 | 71.0 |
| Grade 4 |
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Math |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
48.5 |
76.0 |
64.0 | 54.0 |
District |
61.7 |
66.0 |
60.1 | 60.0 |
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Reading |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
71.2 |
88.0 |
92.0 | 75.0 |
District |
84.4 |
86.0 |
80.2 | 77.0 |
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Writing |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
48.5 |
59.0 |
61.9 | 51.0 |
District |
58.6 |
58.0 |
56.2 | 58.0 |
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| Grade 5 |
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Math |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
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47.0 |
73.8 | 64.0 |
District |
.0 |
58.0 |
66.2 | 69.0 |
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Reading |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
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80.0 |
85.0 | 75.0 |
District |
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82.0 |
75.3 | 80.0 |
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Science |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 |
School |
30.0 |
32.0 |
36.0 | 33.0 |
District |
32.0 |
30.0 |
31.2 | 40.0 |