Brubaker Elementary School
2900 East 42nd St Des Moines IA, 50317, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8405 Ranking:  (673 out of 696, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Des Moines Independent 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 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 642 | 672 | 694 | 661 | 680 | 685 | 713 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 3.8% | 33 | 4.8% | 33 | 4.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 110 | 17.1% | 124 | 18.5% | 125 | 18.0% | 121 | 18.3% | 119 | 17.5% | 115 | 16.8% | 121 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 119 | 18.5% | 115 | 17.1% | 121 | 17.4% | 120 | 18.2% | 111 | 16.3% | 119 | 17.4% | 121 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 109 | 17.0% | 110 | 16.4% | 118 | 17.0% | 103 | 15.6% | 116 | 17.1% | 113 | 16.5% | 109 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 107 | 16.7% | 116 | 17.3% | 102 | 14.7% | 118 | 17.9% | 110 | 16.2% | 95 | 13.9% | 104 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 112 | 17.4% | 100 | 14.9% | 114 | 16.4% | 104 | 15.7% | 96 | 14.1% | 108 | 15.8% | 104 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 13.2% | 107 | 15.9% | 114 | 16.4% | 95 | 14.4% | 102 | 15.0% | 102 | 14.9% | 121 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 338 | 52.6% | 345 | 51.3% | 347 | 50.0% | 322 | 48.7% | 338 | 49.7% | 334 | 48.8% | 350 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 304 | 47.4% | 327 | 48.7% | 347 | 50.0% | 339 | 51.3% | 342 | 50.3% | 343 | 50.1% | 359 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 19 | 3.0% | 13 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.1% | 21 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 95 | 14.8% | 93 | 13.8% | 109 | 15.7% | 105 | 15.9% | 86 | 12.6% | 54 | 7.9% | 58 | 8.1% |
| Black: | 82 | 12.8% | 72 | 10.7% | 71 | 10.2% | 53 | 8.0% | 48 | 7.1% | 68 | 9.9% | 64 | 9.0% |
| White: | 403 | 62.8% | 437 | 65.0% | 443 | 63.8% | 444 | 67.2% | 490 | 72.1% | 537 | 78.4% | 565 | 79.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 6.4% | 55 | 8.2% | 50 | 7.2% | 41 | 6.2% | 40 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 437 | 68.1% | 486 | 72.3% | 449 | 64.7% | 427 | 64.6% | 379 | 55.7% | 329 | 48.0% | 381 | 53.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 6.5% | 39 | 5.8% | 77 | 11.1% | 71 | 10.7% | 107 | 15.7% | 104 | 15.2% | 82 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.71 | 12.80 | 14.16 | 13.49 | 13.43 | 13.60 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.68% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.25% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.14% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.51% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.96% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.10% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.00% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.53% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.57% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.8% | 68.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.2% | 31.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.8% | 20.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,952.0 | $44,258.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,880.0 | $33,143.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,129.0 | $47,183.0 |
* Brubaker Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.