Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
20 West Broadway Colfax IA, 50054, Jasper County Phone: 515-674-3465 Ranking:  (190 out of 696, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Colfax-Mingo 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: | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 426 | 401 | 342 | 370 | 351 | 344 | 355 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 52 | 12.2% | 30 | 7.5% | 16 | 4.7% | 35 | 9.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 12.9% | 51 | 12.7% | 58 | 17.0% | 51 | 13.8% | 67 | 19.1% | 63 | 18.3% | 87 | 24.5% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 11.3% | 51 | 12.7% | 43 | 12.6% | 55 | 14.9% | 55 | 15.7% | 79 | 23.0% | 56 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 13.8% | 45 | 11.2% | 55 | 16.1% | 51 | 13.8% | 74 | 21.1% | 55 | 16.0% | 55 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 10.1% | 53 | 13.2% | 49 | 14.3% | 70 | 18.9% | 52 | 14.8% | 52 | 15.1% | 51 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 12.4% | 50 | 12.5% | 67 | 19.6% | 52 | 14.1% | 52 | 14.8% | 49 | 14.2% | 44 | 12.4% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 11.3% | 66 | 16.5% | 54 | 15.8% | 56 | 15.1% | 45 | 12.8% | 46 | 13.4% | 62 | 17.5% |
| Grade 6: | 68 | 16.0% | 55 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 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: | 219 | 51.4% | 206 | 51.4% | 177 | 51.8% | 191 | 51.6% | 175 | 49.9% | 175 | 50.9% | 173 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 207 | 48.6% | 195 | 48.6% | 165 | 48.2% | 179 | 48.4% | 176 | 50.1% | 161 | 46.8% | 178 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 4.2% | 11 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 396 | 93.0% | 379 | 94.5% | 329 | 96.2% | 352 | 95.1% | 334 | 95.2% | 342 | 99.4% | 350 | 98.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 38.0% | 148 | 36.9% | 122 | 35.7% | 119 | 32.2% | 96 | 27.4% | 103 | 29.9% | 108 | 30.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.8% | 21 | 5.2% | 29 | 8.5% | 29 | 7.8% | 39 | 11.1% | 24 | 7.0% | 16 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.49 | 15.54 | 13.68 | 14.80 | 13.60 | 14.20 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 90.91% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 78.43% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.45% | 95.45% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.39% | 80.39% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.65% | 80.65% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 86.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 70.97% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 88.89% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.71% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 83.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 81.63% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.27% | 76.27% | 75.72% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.00% | 92.00% | 73.04% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.00% | 66.00% | 65.78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 91.3% | 92.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.4% | 28.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.6% | 72.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,730.0 | $35,596.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,655.0 | $26,048.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,137.0 | $39,310.0 |
* Colfax-Mingo Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.