Berg Elementary School
1900 North 5th Ave East
Newton IA, 50208, Jasper County
Phone: 641-792-7742
Ranking: (407 out of 696, bottom 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Newton Community 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 | |||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 34 | 34 | 32 | ||||
Total Students: | 491 | 484 | 468 | 500 | ||||
Kindergarten: | 129 | 26.3% | 144 | 29.8% | 133 | 28.4% | 139 | 27.8% |
Grade 1: | 120 | 24.4% | 115 | 23.8% | 102 | 21.8% | 102 | 20.4% |
Grade 2: | 122 | 24.8% | 115 | 23.8% | 105 | 22.4% | 123 | 24.6% |
Grade 3: | 120 | 24.4% | 110 | 22.7% | 128 | 27.4% | 136 | 27.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||
Male: | 247 | 50.3% | 248 | 51.2% | 243 | 51.9% | 269 | 53.8% |
Female: | 244 | 49.7% | 236 | 48.8% | 225 | 48.1% | 231 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 5.3% | 21 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.8% |
Black: | 16 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 433 | 88.2% | 438 | 90.5% | 427 | 91.2% | 453 | 90.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.7% | 19 | 4.1% | 24 | 4.8% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 275 | 56.0% | 250 | 51.7% | 228 | 48.7% | 232 | 46.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.6% | 30 | 6.2% | 34 | 7.3% | 44 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.45 | 14.24 | 13.76 | 15.63 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.72% | 83.16% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.51% | 85.64% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.72% | 77.55% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.26% | 78.19% | 76.30% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Berg Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.