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Dassel Elementary Primary School
131 William Ave East Dassel MN, 55325, Meeker County Phone: 320-286-4100 Ranking:  (116 out of 1,269, top 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Dassel-Cokato Public 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: | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 357 | 354 | 367 | 372 | 374 | 404 | 387 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.7% | 19 | 5.2% | 20 | 5.4% | 15 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 64 | 17.9% | 69 | 19.5% | 69 | 18.8% | 69 | 18.5% | 59 | 15.8% | 79 | 19.6% | 73 | 18.9% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 20.4% | 70 | 19.8% | 65 | 17.7% | 64 | 17.2% | 77 | 20.6% | 75 | 18.6% | 67 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 19.9% | 58 | 16.4% | 66 | 18.0% | 79 | 21.2% | 76 | 20.3% | 70 | 17.3% | 78 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 18.2% | 67 | 18.9% | 77 | 21.0% | 73 | 19.6% | 66 | 17.6% | 82 | 20.3% | 83 | 21.4% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 19.6% | 77 | 21.8% | 71 | 19.3% | 67 | 18.0% | 81 | 21.7% | 85 | 21.0% | 75 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 197 | 55.2% | 185 | 52.3% | 175 | 47.7% | 177 | 47.6% | 180 | 48.1% | 204 | 50.5% | 195 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 160 | 44.8% | 169 | 47.7% | 192 | 52.3% | 195 | 52.4% | 186 | 49.7% | 192 | 47.5% | 188 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 12 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 342 | 95.8% | 339 | 95.8% | 347 | 94.6% | 347 | 93.3% | 353 | 94.4% | 380 | 94.1% | 373 | 96.4% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 21.6% | 77 | 21.8% | 84 | 22.9% | 90 | 24.2% | 79 | 21.1% | 72 | 17.8% | 63 | 16.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 10.4% | 41 | 11.6% | 41 | 11.2% | 46 | 12.4% | 42 | 11.2% | 48 | 11.9% | 49 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.94 | 18.30 | 18.38 | 17.85 | 16.82 | 18.30 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 74% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 69.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 88.1% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.9% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 78% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 75.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 84.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 87.1% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.2% | 76.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 88% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 70.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 75.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.5% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 79.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 75.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 79.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.1% | 72.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 83.2% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.7% | 75.3% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.3% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.1% | 75.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.6% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 69.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 77.6% | 67.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 77.1% | 73.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.7% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 65.3% | 54% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,064.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,563.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,171.0 |
* Dassel Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.