Dowling Elementary Primary School
3900 West River Parkway
Minneapolis MN, 55406, Hennepin County
Phone: 612-668-4410
Ranking: 
(684 out of 1,269, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 33 | | 32 | | 31 | | 31 | | 30 | | 32 | | 22 | |
Total Students: | 515 | | 503 | | 490 | | 486 | | 485 | | 488 | | 500 | |
Kindergarten: | 79 | 15.3% | 82 | 16.3% | 75 | 15.3% | 82 | 16.9% | 81 | 16.7% | 80 | 16.4% | 76 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 87 | 16.9% | 80 | 15.9% | 82 | 16.7% | 81 | 16.7% | 83 | 17.1% | 81 | 16.6% | 87 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 83 | 16.1% | 86 | 17.1% | 83 | 16.9% | 84 | 17.3% | 84 | 17.3% | 80 | 16.4% | 91 | 18.2% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 16.7% | 83 | 16.5% | 86 | 17.6% | 82 | 16.9% | 83 | 17.1% | 80 | 16.4% | 86 | 17.2% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 17.9% | 88 | 17.5% | 83 | 16.9% | 82 | 16.9% | 76 | 15.7% | 86 | 17.6% | 87 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 17.1% | 84 | 16.7% | 81 | 16.5% | 75 | 15.4% | 78 | 16.1% | 81 | 16.6% | 73 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 257 | 49.9% | 241 | 47.9% | 237 | 48.4% | 248 | 51.0% | 237 | 48.9% | 258 | 52.9% | 271 | 54.2% |
Female: | 258 | 50.1% | 262 | 52.1% | 253 | 51.6% | 238 | 49.0% | 240 | 49.5% | 222 | 45.5% | 225 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.9% | 25 | 5.1% | 28 | 5.6% |
Asian: | 20 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.0% | 22 | 4.5% | 28 | 5.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.7% | 24 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 5.6% | 22 | 4.4% | 28 | 5.7% | 32 | 6.6% | 28 | 5.8% | 27 | 5.5% | 26 | 5.2% |
Black: | 126 | 24.5% | 115 | 22.9% | 91 | 18.6% | 108 | 22.2% | 118 | 24.3% | 125 | 25.6% | 158 | 31.6% |
White: | 300 | 58.3% | 312 | 62.0% | 323 | 65.9% | 299 | 61.5% | 296 | 61.0% | 283 | 58.0% | 264 | 52.8% |
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: | 25 | 4.9% | 21 | 4.2% | 13 | 2.7% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 184 | 35.7% | 165 | 32.8% | 133 | 27.1% | 136 | 28.0% | 136 | 28.0% | 143 | 29.3% | 164 | 32.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.4% | 30 | 6.0% | 30 | 6.1% | 37 | 7.6% | 33 | 6.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 38 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.67 | | 15.52 | | 15.79 | | 15.77 | | 16.39 | | 15.10 | | 22.70 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II |
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 50.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 49.3% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 56.7% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 57.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 60.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 63.3% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 68.5% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 64.8% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 46% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 49.6% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 55.8% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 64.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 59.2% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 53.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 58.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 53.8% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 57.9% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 63.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 48.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 53.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 52.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 55.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 54.9% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 59.5% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 49.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 49.3% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 51.4% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 52.5% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 55.7% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 53.9% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 49% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 50.2% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 59.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 38% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 48.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 47.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 50.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 45.7% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 48.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 48.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 56.2% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 55.1% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 51.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 50.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 50.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 53.5% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 61% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 59.5% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 25.3% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 28.6% | N/A |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 45.7% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 55.9% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 60.1% | N/A |
MCA-III |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 49.1% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 51.8% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 52.4% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 42% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 42.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 44.8% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 49.9% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 38.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 31.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 36.1% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 40.4% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 43.8% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 36.9% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 25.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 75.0% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $63,991.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $63,991.0 |
* Dowling Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.