East Elementary School
1103 First St West Independence IA, 50644, Buchanan County Phone: 319-334-7425 Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2 School District: Independence Community 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: | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 296 | 276 | 281 | 264 | 301 | 301 | 302 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 35.1% | 93 | 33.7% | 98 | 34.9% | 81 | 30.7% | 101 | 33.6% | 95 | 31.6% | 101 | 33.4% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 31.1% | 100 | 36.2% | 85 | 30.2% | 97 | 36.7% | 93 | 30.9% | 100 | 33.2% | 102 | 33.8% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 33.8% | 83 | 30.1% | 98 | 34.9% | 86 | 32.6% | 107 | 35.5% | 106 | 35.2% | 99 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 168 | 56.8% | 156 | 56.5% | 148 | 52.7% | 128 | 48.5% | 150 | 49.8% | 149 | 49.5% | 161 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 128 | 43.2% | 120 | 43.5% | 133 | 47.3% | 136 | 51.5% | 151 | 50.2% | 144 | 47.8% | 137 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 282 | 95.3% | 264 | 95.7% | 267 | 95.0% | 261 | 98.9% | 300 | 99.7% | 290 | 96.3% | 292 | 96.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 28.7% | 70 | 25.4% | 88 | 31.3% | 82 | 31.1% | 87 | 28.9% | 79 | 26.2% | 72 | 23.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 8.8% | 29 | 10.5% | 40 | 14.2% | 21 | 8.0% | 25 | 8.3% | 25 | 8.3% | 31 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.70 | 12.38 | 12.57 | 12.00 | 11.75 | 11.30 | 10.80 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 39.1% | 45.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.9% | 54.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.0% | 18.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.0% | 81.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,542.0 | $40,669.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,799.0 | $27,241.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,054.0 | $43,653.0 |