Greenwood Elementary School
316 37th St Des Moines IA, 50312, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8410 Ranking: (444 out of 696, bottom 36%)* 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 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 414 | 446 | 413 | 452 | 452 | 454 | 452 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 8.8% | 32 | 7.1% | 34 | 7.5% | 28 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten: | 68 | 16.4% | 75 | 16.8% | 79 | 19.1% | 57 | 12.6% | 77 | 17.0% | 71 | 15.6% | 67 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 16.7% | 85 | 19.1% | 59 | 14.3% | 74 | 16.4% | 71 | 15.7% | 60 | 13.2% | 73 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 18.1% | 65 | 14.6% | 74 | 17.9% | 67 | 14.8% | 66 | 14.6% | 65 | 14.3% | 71 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 14.3% | 80 | 17.9% | 67 | 16.2% | 70 | 15.5% | 67 | 14.8% | 79 | 17.4% | 65 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 16.9% | 75 | 16.8% | 66 | 16.0% | 71 | 15.7% | 68 | 15.0% | 72 | 15.9% | 69 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 17.6% | 66 | 14.8% | 68 | 16.5% | 73 | 16.2% | 71 | 15.7% | 73 | 16.1% | 79 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 222 | 53.6% | 234 | 52.5% | 222 | 53.8% | 225 | 49.8% | 237 | 52.4% | 217 | 47.8% | 233 | 51.5% |
Female: | 192 | 46.4% | 212 | 47.5% | 191 | 46.2% | 227 | 50.2% | 215 | 47.6% | 229 | 50.4% | 215 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 17 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.3% | 26 | 6.3% | 21 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.0% | 28 | 6.2% | 32 | 7.1% |
Hispanic: | 67 | 16.2% | 72 | 16.1% | 60 | 14.5% | 65 | 14.4% | 65 | 14.4% | 46 | 10.1% | 42 | 9.3% |
Black: | 82 | 19.8% | 104 | 23.3% | 90 | 21.8% | 93 | 20.6% | 108 | 23.9% | 103 | 22.7% | 103 | 22.8% |
White: | 210 | 50.7% | 206 | 46.2% | 196 | 47.5% | 227 | 50.2% | 224 | 49.6% | 277 | 61.0% | 275 | 60.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 8.7% | 43 | 9.6% | 38 | 9.2% | 43 | 9.5% | 34 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 51.4% | 246 | 55.2% | 197 | 47.7% | 211 | 46.7% | 185 | 40.9% | 162 | 35.7% | 174 | 38.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.8% | 31 | 7.5% | 22 | 4.9% | 26 | 5.8% | 28 | 6.2% | 16 | 3.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.53 | 17.15 | 15.95 | 16.50 | 15.50 | 15.20 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.14% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.51% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.57% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.73% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.13% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.67% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.66% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.8% | 48.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.2% | 52.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 12.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.7% | 88.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,487.0 | $47,583.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $36,023.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,856.0 | $49,159.0 |
* Greenwood Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.