Fulton Elementary School
2540 Central Ave
Dubuque IA, 52001, Dubuque County
Phone: 563-552-3650
Ranking: 
(663 out of 696, bottom 5%)*
(663 out of 696, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dubuque 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 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 287 | 283 | 285 | 276 | 271 | 215 | 250 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 7.7% | 30 | 10.6% | 29 | 10.2% | 22 | 8.0% | 24 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 16.7% | 45 | 15.9% | 43 | 15.1% | 43 | 15.6% | 52 | 19.2% | 43 | 20.0% | 36 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 16.0% | 46 | 16.3% | 44 | 15.4% | 52 | 18.8% | 43 | 15.9% | 32 | 14.9% | 49 | 19.6% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 17.4% | 43 | 15.2% | 45 | 15.8% | 42 | 15.2% | 38 | 14.0% | 41 | 19.1% | 43 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 14.3% | 39 | 13.8% | 42 | 14.7% | 31 | 11.2% | 46 | 17.0% | 38 | 17.7% | 37 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 13.2% | 39 | 13.8% | 37 | 13.0% | 49 | 17.8% | 40 | 14.8% | 31 | 14.4% | 33 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 14.6% | 41 | 14.5% | 45 | 15.8% | 37 | 13.4% | 28 | 10.3% | 30 | 14.0% | 52 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 159 | 55.4% | 157 | 55.5% | 160 | 56.1% | 149 | 54.0% | 143 | 52.8% | 111 | 51.6% | 127 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 128 | 44.6% | 126 | 44.5% | 125 | 43.9% | 127 | 46.0% | 128 | 47.2% | 96 | 44.7% | 119 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 10 | 4.7% | 15 | 6.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.2% | 12 | 4.2% | 11 | 4.0% | 18 | 6.6% | 13 | 6.0% | 13 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 72 | 25.1% | 65 | 23.0% | 67 | 23.5% | 49 | 17.8% | 59 | 21.8% | 39 | 18.1% | 53 | 21.2% |
| White: | 154 | 53.7% | 168 | 59.4% | 175 | 61.4% | 192 | 69.6% | 162 | 59.8% | 152 | 70.7% | 169 | 67.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 19 | 6.6% | 15 | 5.3% | 9 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 10.5% | 21 | 7.4% | 19 | 6.7% | 13 | 4.7% | 18 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 78.0% | 212 | 74.9% | 214 | 75.1% | 202 | 73.2% | 205 | 75.6% | 149 | 69.3% | 175 | 70.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 5.6% | 24 | 8.5% | 30 | 10.5% | 34 | 12.3% | 28 | 10.3% | 30 | 14.0% | 35 | 14.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.90 | 9.22 | 10.18 | 9.86 | 10.04 | 7.90 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.88% | 75.07% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.52% | 72.85% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.52% | 77.93% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.38% | 72.51% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.39% | 78.63% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.00% | 75.23% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.16% | 71.61% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.57% | 73.47% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 85.90% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | 79.83% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | 77.15% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.14% | 72.48% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.6% | 71.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% | 33.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% | 66.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,134.0 | $36,853.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,833.0 | $29,110.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,610.0 | $40,724.0 |
* Fulton Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.