Dows Prairie Elementary Primary School
3940 Dows Prairie Rd
Mckinleyville CA, 95519, Humboldt County
Phone: 707-839-1558
Ranking: (2,700 out of 6,930, top 39%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: McKinleyville Union Elementary 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: | 21 | 20 | 18 | NA | NA | 25 | 21 | 24 | ||||||
Total Students: | 474 | 455 | 445 | 467 | 489 | 426 | 408 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 99 | 20.9% | 93 | 20.4% | 64 | 14.4% | 68 | 14.6% | 82 | 16.8% | 69 | 16.2% | 70 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 16.9% | 68 | 14.9% | 77 | 17.3% | 90 | 19.3% | 65 | 13.3% | 64 | 15.0% | 54 | 13.2% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 13.9% | 70 | 15.4% | 78 | 17.5% | 67 | 14.3% | 75 | 15.3% | 63 | 14.8% | 67 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 16.9% | 85 | 18.7% | 63 | 14.2% | 74 | 15.8% | 76 | 15.5% | 74 | 17.4% | 64 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 18.4% | 62 | 13.6% | 77 | 17.3% | 80 | 17.1% | 86 | 17.6% | 77 | 18.1% | 77 | 18.9% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 13.1% | 77 | 16.9% | 80 | 18.0% | 88 | 18.8% | 105 | 21.5% | 79 | 18.5% | 76 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 266 | 56.1% | 247 | 54.3% | 230 | 51.7% | 229 | 49.0% | 247 | 50.5% | 209 | 49.1% | 202 | 49.5% |
Female: | 208 | 43.9% | 208 | 45.7% | 215 | 48.3% | 238 | 51.0% | 242 | 49.5% | 217 | 50.9% | 202 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 48 | 10.1% | 40 | 8.8% | 33 | 7.4% | 35 | 7.5% | 84 | 17.2% | 64 | 15.0% | 65 | 15.9% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 6.5% | 32 | 7.0% | 33 | 7.4% | 33 | 7.1% | 20 | 4.1% | 17 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.2% |
Black: | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% |
White: | 327 | 69.0% | 315 | 69.2% | 306 | 68.8% | 331 | 70.9% | 358 | 73.2% | 318 | 74.6% | 308 | 75.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 49 | 10.3% | 54 | 11.9% | 62 | 13.9% | 57 | 12.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 38.0% | 176 | 38.7% | NA | NA | 172 | 36.8% | 184 | 37.6% | 141 | 33.1% | 139 | 34.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 14.6% | 60 | 13.2% | NA | NA | 76 | 16.3% | 74 | 15.1% | 65 | 15.3% | 55 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.15 | 22.75 | 24.08 | NA | NA | 19.29 | 17.80 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 353.6 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 353.9 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 367.2 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 357.3 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 355.5 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 371.3 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.4 | 368.1 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 364.6 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 390.6 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 361.5 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.7 | 366.2 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 366.3 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.2 | 390 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.8 | 371 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 366.6 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 398.3 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.4 | 386.5 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 371.8 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 393.7 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 384.1 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 342.4 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 337.1 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 337.9 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 351.8 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 347.6 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.8 | 357.2 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 349.8 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.3 | 358.6 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 357 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 357.3 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 352.8 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 353.5 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 366.5 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 377.3 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.8 | 370.9 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 358.3 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 360.2 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 394.4 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.2 | 382.7 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 390.3 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.2 | 361 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 354.9 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 361.1 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 357.6 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 374.8 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.9 | 382.8 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.5 | 378.7 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.4 | 381.4 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.8 | 382.4 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 389.1 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.3 | 369 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 359.5 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.3 | 362.4 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 362.6 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.4 | 377.9 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 382.2 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 368.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.3 | 372.4 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.1 | 396 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.4 | 388.5 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 352.3 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 350.6 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 352 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 346.7 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 356.8 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.6 | 371.7 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.2 | 370.1 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.9 | 365.2 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.4 | 374.8 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 369.4 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 348.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.1 | 358 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.1 | 360.8 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 340 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 354.4 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 380 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 364.6 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 353.6 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 366.1 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 369.5 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 332.9 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 335.6 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 337.9 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 338.7 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 351.9 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 369.9 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 366.6 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.9 | 362.3 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.3 | 368.1 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 361.5 | 366.9 |
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* Dows Prairie Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.