East High School
815 East 13th St Des Moines IA, 50316, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7788 Ranking: (202 out of 205, bottom 1%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Des Moines Independent 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: | 118 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 119 | 124 | 122 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,294 | 2,292 | 2,230 | 2,268 | 2,224 | 2,158 | 2,219 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 599 | 26.1% | 585 | 25.5% | 576 | 25.8% | 576 | 25.4% | 579 | 26.0% | 575 | 26.6% | 572 | 25.8% |
Grade 10: | 574 | 25.0% | 587 | 25.6% | 566 | 25.4% | 572 | 25.2% | 587 | 26.4% | 568 | 26.3% | 599 | 27.0% |
Grade 11: | 518 | 22.6% | 535 | 23.3% | 532 | 23.9% | 546 | 24.1% | 517 | 23.2% | 526 | 24.4% | 531 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 603 | 26.3% | 585 | 25.5% | 556 | 24.9% | 574 | 25.3% | 541 | 24.3% | 489 | 22.7% | 517 | 23.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,144 | 49.9% | 1,137 | 49.6% | 1,169 | 52.4% | 1,186 | 52.3% | 1,156 | 52.0% | 1,114 | 51.6% | 1,148 | 51.7% |
Female: | 1,150 | 50.1% | 1,155 | 50.4% | 1,061 | 47.6% | 1,082 | 47.7% | 1,068 | 48.0% | 1,036 | 48.0% | 1,067 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.2% | 20 | 0.9% | 16 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 203 | 8.8% | 185 | 8.1% | 159 | 7.1% | 140 | 6.2% | 141 | 6.3% | 144 | 6.7% | 144 | 6.5% |
Hispanic: | 665 | 29.0% | 648 | 28.3% | 615 | 27.6% | 571 | 25.2% | 518 | 23.3% | 379 | 17.6% | 345 | 15.5% |
Black: | 328 | 14.3% | 331 | 14.4% | 305 | 13.7% | 310 | 13.7% | 305 | 13.7% | 352 | 16.3% | 345 | 15.5% |
White: | 930 | 40.5% | 952 | 41.5% | 991 | 44.4% | 1,104 | 48.7% | 1,152 | 51.8% | 1,263 | 58.5% | 1,369 | 61.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 154 | 6.7% | 160 | 7.0% | 150 | 6.7% | 130 | 5.7% | 101 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,483 | 64.6% | 1,589 | 69.3% | 1,441 | 64.6% | 1,390 | 61.3% | 1,267 | 57.0% | 1,004 | 46.5% | 1,135 | 51.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 6.2% | 161 | 7.0% | 225 | 10.1% | 242 | 10.7% | 274 | 12.3% | 242 | 11.2% | 242 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.46 | 18.88 | 18.51 | 19.38 | 18.70 | 17.40 | 18.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.40% | 59.21% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.13% | 61.77% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.14% | 66.88% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.05% | 71.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.0% | 53.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.9% | 45.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.7% | 19.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.3% | 80.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,305.0 | $45,705.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,783.0 | $34,086.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,784.0 | $48,494.0 |
* East High 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.