Four Mile Elementary School
670 Se 68th St
Pleasant Hill IA, 50327, Polk County
Phone: 515-265-1972
Ranking: 
(128 out of 696, top 18%)*
(128 out of 696, top 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Southeast Polk Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 43 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 510 | 503 | 487 | 491 | 596 | 628 | 582 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 16.1% | 88 | 17.5% | 70 | 14.4% | 85 | 17.3% | 63 | 10.6% | 80 | 12.7% | 84 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 17.5% | 72 | 14.3% | 83 | 17.0% | 60 | 12.2% | 80 | 13.4% | 91 | 14.5% | 80 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 14.3% | 100 | 19.9% | 64 | 13.1% | 87 | 17.7% | 89 | 14.9% | 82 | 13.1% | 70 | 12.0% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 20.2% | 66 | 13.1% | 88 | 18.1% | 83 | 16.9% | 82 | 13.8% | 89 | 14.2% | 76 | 13.1% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 13.3% | 93 | 18.5% | 84 | 17.2% | 87 | 17.7% | 89 | 14.9% | 84 | 13.4% | 102 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 95 | 18.6% | 84 | 16.7% | 98 | 20.1% | 89 | 18.1% | 87 | 14.6% | 104 | 16.6% | 84 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 47.5% | 242 | 48.1% | 222 | 45.6% | 225 | 45.8% | 297 | 49.8% | 304 | 48.4% | 291 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 268 | 52.5% | 261 | 51.9% | 265 | 54.4% | 266 | 54.2% | 299 | 50.2% | 316 | 50.3% | 287 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.8% | 25 | 4.2% | 25 | 4.0% | 27 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 9.0% | 45 | 8.9% | 35 | 7.2% | 31 | 6.3% | 36 | 6.0% | 40 | 6.4% | 30 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.2% |
| White: | 417 | 81.8% | 418 | 83.1% | 420 | 86.2% | 425 | 86.6% | 511 | 85.7% | 545 | 86.8% | 508 | 87.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 6.5% | 25 | 5.0% | 21 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.7% | 10 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 23.1% | 104 | 20.7% | 90 | 18.5% | 87 | 17.7% | 100 | 16.8% | 96 | 15.3% | 70 | 12.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.9% | 27 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.5% | 23 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.7% | 22 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.25 | 16.56 | 15.52 | 16.93 | 15.22 | 14.50 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.54% | 87.04% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.61% | 83.42% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.16% | 82.47% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.13% | 78.39% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 85.85% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.75% | 83.04% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.83% | 83.76% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.72% | 78.85% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.21% | 85.13% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.67% | 87.19% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.46% | 79.31% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 81.46% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.3% | 87.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | 12.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.3% | 22.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.7% | 77.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,750.0 | $42,965.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,614.0 | $34,101.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,530.0 | $45,550.0 |
* Four Mile Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.