Hillis Elementary School
2401 56th St Des Moines IA, 50310, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8412 Ranking:  (560 out of 696, bottom 20%)*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: | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 507 | 483 | 465 | 471 | 471 | 460 | 466 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 7.9% | 40 | 8.3% | 40 | 8.6% | 40 | 8.5% | 40 | 8.5% | 40 | 8.7% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 95 | 18.7% | 79 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.0% | 84 | 17.8% | 74 | 15.7% | 72 | 15.7% | 80 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 14.0% | 81 | 16.8% | 85 | 18.3% | 63 | 13.4% | 75 | 15.9% | 72 | 15.7% | 73 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 16.4% | 85 | 17.6% | 66 | 14.2% | 72 | 15.3% | 73 | 15.5% | 59 | 12.8% | 85 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 16.4% | 70 | 14.5% | 70 | 15.1% | 73 | 15.5% | 58 | 12.3% | 80 | 17.4% | 73 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 14.6% | 64 | 13.3% | 66 | 14.2% | 64 | 13.6% | 74 | 15.7% | 71 | 15.4% | 70 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 12.0% | 64 | 13.3% | 59 | 12.7% | 75 | 15.9% | 77 | 16.3% | 66 | 14.3% | 85 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 252 | 49.7% | 250 | 51.8% | 243 | 52.3% | 233 | 49.5% | 217 | 46.1% | 221 | 48.0% | 235 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 255 | 50.3% | 233 | 48.2% | 222 | 47.7% | 238 | 50.5% | 254 | 53.9% | 231 | 50.2% | 227 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 33 | 6.5% | 29 | 6.0% | 26 | 5.6% | 25 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 18 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 113 | 22.3% | 92 | 19.0% | 82 | 17.6% | 86 | 18.3% | 80 | 17.0% | 64 | 13.9% | 71 | 15.2% |
| Black: | 56 | 11.0% | 53 | 11.0% | 51 | 11.0% | 58 | 12.3% | 42 | 8.9% | 57 | 12.4% | 70 | 15.0% |
| White: | 271 | 53.5% | 273 | 56.5% | 275 | 59.1% | 265 | 56.3% | 292 | 62.0% | 319 | 69.3% | 309 | 66.3% |
| 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: | 32 | 6.3% | 32 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.0% | 35 | 7.4% | 33 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 274 | 54.0% | 262 | 54.2% | 233 | 50.1% | 222 | 47.1% | 200 | 42.5% | 162 | 35.2% | 207 | 44.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 9.5% | 48 | 9.9% | 46 | 9.9% | 48 | 10.2% | 34 | 7.2% | 43 | 9.3% | 41 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.84 | 15.58 | 16.32 | 15.70 | 14.74 | 13.90 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.30% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.66% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.77% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.52% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.54% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.10% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.59% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.66% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.2% | 72.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.8% | 28.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,380.0 | $46,431.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,346.0 | $33,357.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,485.0 | $48,214.0 |
* Hillis Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.