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Aquila Elementary Primary School
8500 West 31st St Minneapolis MN, 55426, Hennepin County Phone: 952-928-6500 Ranking:  (832 out of 1,269, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: St. Louis Park Public School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 557 | 511 | 478 | 442 | 460 | 427 | 435 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 113 | 20.3% | 120 | 23.5% | 85 | 17.8% | 75 | 17.0% | 117 | 25.4% | 109 | 25.5% | 98 | 22.5% |
| Grade 1: | 119 | 21.4% | 86 | 16.8% | 83 | 17.4% | 78 | 17.6% | 122 | 26.5% | 100 | 23.4% | 125 | 28.7% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 14.7% | 87 | 17.0% | 85 | 17.8% | 85 | 19.2% | 113 | 24.6% | 116 | 27.2% | 92 | 21.1% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 16.7% | 80 | 15.7% | 80 | 16.7% | 55 | 12.4% | 108 | 23.5% | 102 | 23.9% | 120 | 27.6% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 14.0% | 73 | 14.3% | 59 | 12.3% | 79 | 17.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 12.9% | 65 | 12.7% | 86 | 18.0% | 70 | 15.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 283 | 50.8% | 248 | 48.5% | 232 | 48.5% | 219 | 49.5% | 217 | 47.2% | 219 | 51.3% | 221 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 274 | 49.2% | 263 | 51.5% | 246 | 51.5% | 223 | 50.5% | 235 | 51.1% | 200 | 46.8% | 210 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 21 | 3.8% | 23 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.6% | 22 | 5.0% | 39 | 8.5% | 31 | 7.3% | 31 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 74 | 13.3% | 74 | 14.5% | 81 | 16.9% | 66 | 14.9% | 69 | 15.0% | 47 | 11.0% | 49 | 11.3% |
| Black: | 145 | 26.0% | 114 | 22.3% | 100 | 20.9% | 86 | 19.5% | 155 | 33.7% | 142 | 33.3% | 137 | 31.5% |
| White: | 252 | 45.2% | 225 | 44.0% | 216 | 45.2% | 205 | 46.4% | 190 | 41.3% | 197 | 46.1% | 210 | 48.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 63 | 11.3% | 67 | 13.1% | 51 | 10.7% | 52 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 46.7% | 229 | 44.8% | 198 | 41.4% | 180 | 40.7% | 214 | 46.5% | 167 | 39.1% | 169 | 38.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.0% | 35 | 6.8% | 35 | 7.3% | 38 | 8.6% | 40 | 8.7% | 43 | 10.1% | 31 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.59 | 14.73 | 14.95 | 14.30 | 14.73 | 13.80 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 73.6% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 71% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 76.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 83.6% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 86.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 82% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 77.2% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 77% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 80.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 81.6% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 81.1% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 78.6% | 76.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 84.6% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 84.8% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.1% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82.9% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.8% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.9% | 79.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 53.3% | 46% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 78.8% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.8% | 75.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 72.7% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 62.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73% | 67.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.9% | 73.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.7% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 63.6% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59% | 53.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.5% | 62.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 55.9% | 60% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 69.3% | 63.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 58.3% | 59.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,815.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,001.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,540.0 |
* Aquila Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.