David Turnham Edl Center Primary School
Dunn And Locust Sts
Dale IN, 47523, Spencer County
Phone: 812-937-4300
Ranking:
(185 out of 1,449, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: North Spencer County School Corporation
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: | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 299 | 252 | 249 | 254 | 248 | 268 | 269 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 24 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 47 | 15.7% | 53 | 21.0% | 36 | 14.5% | 33 | 13.0% | 30 | 12.1% | 30 | 11.2% | 38 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 55 | 18.4% | 38 | 15.1% | 33 | 13.3% | 34 | 13.4% | 29 | 11.7% | 45 | 16.8% | 44 | 16.4% |
Grade 2: | 35 | 11.7% | 31 | 12.3% | 31 | 12.4% | 29 | 11.4% | 39 | 15.7% | 38 | 14.2% | 39 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 11.7% | 28 | 11.1% | 29 | 11.6% | 41 | 16.1% | 35 | 14.1% | 41 | 15.3% | 39 | 14.5% |
Grade 4: | 30 | 10.0% | 27 | 10.7% | 38 | 15.3% | 36 | 14.2% | 40 | 16.1% | 40 | 14.9% | 37 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 33 | 11.0% | 40 | 15.9% | 36 | 14.5% | 41 | 16.1% | 40 | 16.1% | 37 | 13.8% | 34 | 12.6% |
Grade 6: | 40 | 13.4% | 35 | 13.9% | 46 | 18.5% | 40 | 15.7% | 35 | 14.1% | 37 | 13.8% | 38 | 14.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 163 | 54.5% | 126 | 50.0% | 127 | 51.0% | 131 | 51.6% | 118 | 47.6% | 135 | 50.4% | 135 | 50.2% |
Female: | 136 | 45.5% | 126 | 50.0% | 122 | 49.0% | 123 | 48.4% | 117 | 47.2% | 118 | 44.0% | 123 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 76 | 25.4% | 62 | 24.6% | 62 | 24.9% | 54 | 21.3% | 50 | 20.2% | 55 | 20.5% | 52 | 19.3% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 209 | 69.9% | 185 | 73.4% | 179 | 71.9% | 191 | 75.2% | 190 | 76.6% | 205 | 76.5% | 209 | 77.7% |
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: | 8 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.2% | 9 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 40.8% | 107 | 42.5% | 101 | 40.6% | 104 | 40.9% | 83 | 33.5% | 86 | 32.1% | 76 | 28.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 8.0% | 10 | 4.0% | 27 | 10.8% | 17 | 6.7% | 34 | 13.7% | 27 | 10.1% | 36 | 13.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.61 | 13.26 | 13.11 | 16.14 | 14.75 | 16.60 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.7% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.4% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 90% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 91.4% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 92.6% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 96.6% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 93.6% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 92.5% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 94.3% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 95.9% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 83% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 91.7% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 86.4% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 92% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.5% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.6% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.8% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.7% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 88% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.5% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 94.8% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 93.9% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.3% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 80.3% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 89.7% | 64% |
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* David Turnham Edl Center Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.