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Carver Elementary Primary School
705 East University Ave Des Moines IA, 50316, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8418 Ranking:  (674 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: | 52 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 686 | 695 | 681 | 671 | 680 | 642 | 642 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 99 | 14.4% | 134 | 19.3% | 124 | 18.2% | 113 | 16.8% | 113 | 16.6% | 134 | 20.9% | 117 | 18.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 15.3% | 110 | 15.8% | 111 | 16.3% | 97 | 14.5% | 106 | 15.6% | 74 | 11.5% | 97 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 15.3% | 103 | 14.8% | 101 | 14.8% | 101 | 15.1% | 83 | 12.2% | 93 | 14.5% | 93 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 15.3% | 93 | 13.4% | 93 | 13.7% | 79 | 11.8% | 98 | 14.4% | 89 | 13.9% | 85 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 13.8% | 96 | 13.8% | 78 | 11.5% | 97 | 14.5% | 96 | 14.1% | 91 | 14.2% | 87 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 14.4% | 83 | 11.9% | 87 | 12.8% | 85 | 12.7% | 94 | 13.8% | 84 | 13.1% | 74 | 11.5% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 11.4% | 76 | 10.9% | 87 | 12.8% | 99 | 14.8% | 90 | 13.2% | 77 | 12.0% | 89 | 13.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 335 | 48.8% | 347 | 49.9% | 343 | 50.4% | 338 | 50.4% | 358 | 52.6% | 344 | 53.6% | 333 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 351 | 51.2% | 348 | 50.1% | 338 | 49.6% | 333 | 49.6% | 322 | 47.4% | 290 | 45.2% | 305 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 44 | 6.4% | 37 | 5.3% | 44 | 6.5% | 42 | 6.3% | 47 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.8% | 65 | 10.1% |
| Hispanic: | 346 | 50.4% | 364 | 52.4% | 324 | 47.6% | 313 | 46.6% | 311 | 45.7% | 266 | 41.4% | 233 | 36.3% |
| Black: | 139 | 20.3% | 132 | 19.0% | 146 | 21.4% | 146 | 21.8% | 156 | 22.9% | 147 | 22.9% | 135 | 21.0% |
| White: | 109 | 15.9% | 119 | 17.1% | 103 | 15.1% | 102 | 15.2% | 112 | 16.5% | 175 | 27.3% | 207 | 32.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 6.0% | 38 | 5.5% | 56 | 8.2% | 58 | 8.6% | 48 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 651 | 94.9% | 644 | 92.7% | 678 | 99.6% | 553 | 82.4% | 533 | 78.4% | 430 | 67.0% | 481 | 74.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.1% | 12 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 4.9% | 61 | 9.0% | 65 | 10.1% | 54 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.32 | 12.52 | 13.49 | 13.42 | 13.61 | 12.30 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.63% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.17% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.95% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.18% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.94% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.41% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.37% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.84% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.05% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.35% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.05% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
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* Carver Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.