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Big Woods Elementary Primary School
13470 Frankfort Parkway Ne Saint Michael MN, 55376, Wright County Phone: 763-497-8025 Ranking:  (191 out of 1,269, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 4 School District: St. Michael-Albertville School District Title I Eligible School: No 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 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 648 | 626 | 616 | 612 | 566 | 686 | 634 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 151 | 23.3% | 162 | 25.9% | 153 | 24.8% | 166 | 27.1% | 136 | 24.0% | 148 | 21.6% | 146 | 23.0% |
| Grade 2: | 163 | 25.2% | 155 | 24.8% | 158 | 25.6% | 138 | 22.5% | 152 | 26.9% | 144 | 21.0% | 109 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 165 | 25.5% | 162 | 25.9% | 144 | 23.4% | 158 | 25.8% | 148 | 26.1% | 116 | 16.9% | 130 | 20.5% |
| Grade 4: | 169 | 26.1% | 147 | 23.5% | 161 | 26.1% | 150 | 24.5% | 130 | 23.0% | 136 | 19.8% | 133 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 352 | 54.3% | 340 | 54.3% | 352 | 57.1% | 343 | 56.0% | 313 | 55.3% | 365 | 53.2% | 332 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 296 | 45.7% | 286 | 45.7% | 264 | 42.9% | 269 | 44.0% | 245 | 43.3% | 313 | 45.6% | 298 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.3% | 19 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 3.2% | 17 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.1% | 18 | 3.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.1% |
| White: | 582 | 89.8% | 563 | 89.9% | 564 | 91.6% | 563 | 92.0% | 523 | 92.4% | 652 | 95.0% | 597 | 94.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 6.8% | 52 | 8.3% | 46 | 7.5% | 50 | 8.2% | 54 | 9.5% | 51 | 7.4% | 37 | 5.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.0% | 20 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.87 | 16.28 | 16.54 | 16.95 | 16.84 | 16.90 | 20.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 81.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88% | 82.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.7% | 76.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.9% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 83.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 78% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 74.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 85.6% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 84.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 83.3% | 72.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 82.8% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.4% | 75.3% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 88% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67.5% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 75.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.6% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 79.3% | N/A |
| 2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.1% | N/A |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.7% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.7% | 75.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.3% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.9% | 67.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 74.9% | 73.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 76% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 60.1% | 54% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,396.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,394.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,396.0 |
* Big Woods Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.