Findley Elementary School
3025 Oxford St Des Moines IA, 50313, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8407 Ranking:  (531 out of 696, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 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: | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 348 | 343 | 343 | 310 | 338 | 381 | 358 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 28 | 8.0% | 29 | 8.5% | 51 | 14.9% | 37 | 11.9% | 34 | 10.1% | 54 | 14.2% | 50 | 14.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 17.5% | 53 | 15.5% | 52 | 15.2% | 51 | 16.5% | 51 | 15.1% | 50 | 13.1% | 61 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 17.0% | 57 | 16.6% | 54 | 15.7% | 42 | 13.5% | 47 | 13.9% | 65 | 17.1% | 46 | 12.8% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 16.7% | 50 | 14.6% | 48 | 14.0% | 45 | 14.5% | 59 | 17.5% | 49 | 12.9% | 45 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 14.4% | 57 | 16.6% | 41 | 12.0% | 54 | 17.4% | 50 | 14.8% | 50 | 13.1% | 51 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 13.8% | 43 | 12.5% | 53 | 15.5% | 47 | 15.2% | 46 | 13.6% | 57 | 15.0% | 55 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 12.6% | 54 | 15.7% | 44 | 12.8% | 34 | 11.0% | 51 | 15.1% | 56 | 14.7% | 50 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 180 | 51.7% | 178 | 51.9% | 178 | 51.9% | 165 | 53.2% | 171 | 50.6% | 189 | 49.6% | 189 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 168 | 48.3% | 165 | 48.1% | 165 | 48.1% | 145 | 46.8% | 167 | 49.4% | 184 | 48.3% | 165 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 26 | 7.5% | 30 | 8.7% | 29 | 8.5% | 28 | 9.0% | 27 | 8.0% | 28 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic: | 96 | 27.6% | 77 | 22.4% | 56 | 16.3% | 50 | 16.1% | 47 | 13.9% | 61 | 16.0% | 53 | 14.8% |
| Black: | 71 | 20.4% | 87 | 25.4% | 97 | 28.3% | 98 | 31.6% | 114 | 33.7% | 141 | 37.0% | 142 | 39.7% |
| White: | 124 | 35.6% | 125 | 36.4% | 129 | 37.6% | 103 | 33.2% | 112 | 33.1% | 150 | 39.4% | 136 | 38.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 7.2% | 22 | 6.4% | 29 | 8.5% | 29 | 9.4% | 37 | 10.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 323 | 92.8% | 327 | 95.3% | 340 | 99.1% | 235 | 75.8% | 265 | 78.4% | 252 | 66.1% | 253 | 70.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 7.4% | 31 | 9.2% | 44 | 11.5% | 31 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.00 | 12.04 | 11.43 | 12.02 | 12.43 | 14.00 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.86% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.86% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.39% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.22% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.10% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.53% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.36% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.68% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.0% | 70.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.0% | 29.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.0% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.0% | 92.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,278.0 | $44,628.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,487.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,886.0 | $45,435.0 |
* Findley Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.