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Garton Elementary Primary School
2820 East 24th St Des Moines IA, 50317, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8408 Ranking:  (632 out of 696, bottom 9%)*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: | 45 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 595 | 563 | 522 | 560 | 620 | 650 | 604 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 5.7% | 28 | 4.5% | 63 | 9.7% | 57 | 9.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 17.0% | 119 | 21.1% | 89 | 17.0% | 83 | 14.8% | 107 | 17.3% | 86 | 13.2% | 96 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 126 | 21.2% | 95 | 16.9% | 81 | 15.5% | 100 | 17.9% | 86 | 13.9% | 104 | 16.0% | 94 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 103 | 17.3% | 83 | 14.7% | 98 | 18.8% | 79 | 14.1% | 101 | 16.3% | 103 | 15.8% | 94 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 13.3% | 99 | 17.6% | 87 | 16.7% | 87 | 15.5% | 101 | 16.3% | 96 | 14.8% | 87 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 95 | 16.0% | 88 | 15.6% | 78 | 14.9% | 86 | 15.4% | 92 | 14.8% | 95 | 14.6% | 98 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | 91 | 15.3% | 79 | 14.0% | 89 | 17.0% | 93 | 16.6% | 105 | 16.9% | 103 | 15.8% | 78 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 329 | 55.3% | 300 | 53.3% | 267 | 51.1% | 279 | 49.8% | 323 | 52.1% | 336 | 51.7% | 326 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 266 | 44.7% | 263 | 46.7% | 255 | 48.9% | 281 | 50.2% | 297 | 47.9% | 306 | 47.1% | 274 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 65 | 10.9% | 52 | 9.2% | 45 | 8.6% | 43 | 7.7% | 49 | 7.9% | 43 | 6.6% | 34 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 182 | 30.6% | 165 | 29.3% | 149 | 28.5% | 153 | 27.3% | 164 | 26.5% | 154 | 23.7% | 120 | 19.9% |
| Black: | 119 | 20.0% | 107 | 19.0% | 90 | 17.2% | 100 | 17.9% | 124 | 20.0% | 119 | 18.3% | 111 | 18.4% |
| White: | 196 | 32.9% | 205 | 36.4% | 206 | 39.5% | 231 | 41.3% | 241 | 38.9% | 330 | 50.8% | 336 | 55.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.7% | 27 | 4.8% | 28 | 5.4% | 27 | 4.8% | 34 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 450 | 75.6% | 449 | 79.8% | 394 | 75.5% | 408 | 72.9% | 424 | 68.4% | 367 | 56.5% | 399 | 66.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.5% | 37 | 6.6% | 48 | 9.2% | 51 | 9.1% | 71 | 11.5% | 79 | 12.2% | 50 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.22 | 12.51 | 12.14 | 12.58 | 13.51 | 13.60 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.60% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.29% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.12% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.61% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.44% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.90% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.72% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.43% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.00% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.50% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.33% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.3% | 64.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.7% | 35.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.6% | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,898.0 | $44,387.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,895.0 | $34,060.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,899.0 | $48,518.0 |
* Garton Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.