Dallas Center-Grimes High School
2555 West 1st St
Grimes IA, 50111, Polk County
Phone: 515-986-9747
Ranking: 
(19 out of 205, top 9%)*
(19 out of 205, top 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: Dallas Center-Grimes Community 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: | 32 | 31 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 527 | 484 | 598 | 584 | 544 | 530 | 528 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 174 | 33.0% | 168 | 34.7% | 162 | 27.1% | 140 | 24.0% | 129 | 23.7% | 139 | 26.2% | 134 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 182 | 34.5% | 171 | 35.3% | 148 | 24.7% | 131 | 22.4% | 137 | 25.2% | 139 | 26.2% | 131 | 24.8% |
| Grade 12: | 171 | 32.4% | 145 | 30.0% | 130 | 21.7% | 146 | 25.0% | 133 | 24.4% | 127 | 24.0% | 133 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 51.6% | 241 | 49.8% | 309 | 51.7% | 306 | 52.4% | 290 | 53.3% | 272 | 51.3% | 265 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 255 | 48.4% | 243 | 50.2% | 289 | 48.3% | 278 | 47.6% | 254 | 46.7% | 250 | 47.2% | 259 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 483 | 91.7% | 452 | 93.4% | 561 | 93.8% | 556 | 95.2% | 524 | 96.3% | 518 | 97.7% | 517 | 97.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 11.8% | 54 | 11.2% | 49 | 8.2% | 51 | 8.7% | 44 | 8.1% | 28 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.7% | 31 | 5.2% | 17 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.1% | 22 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.49 | 15.59 | 15.80 | 17.18 | 15.28 | 14.80 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.28% | 88.28% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | 90.38% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.25% | 92.25% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.51% | 95.51% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.3% | 81.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.7% | 18.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 41.7% | 31.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 58.3% | 68.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,957.0 | $39,212.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,669.0 | $29,382.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,591.0 | $43,799.0 |
* Dallas Center-Grimes High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.