Indus Elementary Primary School
8560 Hwy 11 Birchdale MN, 56629, Koochiching County Phone: 218-634-2425 Ranking:  (1,014 out of 1,269, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: South Koochiching 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: | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 74 | 61 | 74 | 71 | 80 | 90 | 84 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 9 | 12.2% | 7 | 11.5% | 12 | 16.2% | 7 | 9.9% | 12 | 15.0% | 11 | 12.2% | 17 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 7 | 9.5% | 9 | 14.8% | 9 | 12.2% | 6 | 8.5% | 10 | 12.5% | 11 | 12.2% | 13 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 12 | 16.2% | 7 | 11.5% | 8 | 10.8% | 14 | 19.7% | 9 | 11.3% | 18 | 20.0% | 12 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 12 | 16.2% | 6 | 9.8% | 12 | 16.2% | 10 | 14.1% | 13 | 16.3% | 11 | 12.2% | 14 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 7 | 9.5% | 10 | 16.4% | 10 | 13.5% | 10 | 14.1% | 11 | 13.8% | 13 | 14.4% | 9 | 10.7% |
| Grade 5: | 13 | 17.6% | 12 | 19.7% | 11 | 14.9% | 12 | 16.9% | 12 | 15.0% | 13 | 14.4% | 11 | 13.1% |
| Grade 6: | 13 | 17.6% | 9 | 14.8% | 12 | 16.2% | 12 | 16.9% | 12 | 15.0% | 12 | 13.3% | 7 | 8.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 38 | 51.4% | 34 | 55.7% | 38 | 51.4% | 33 | 46.5% | 37 | 46.3% | 40 | 44.4% | 38 | 45.2% |
| Female: | 36 | 48.6% | 27 | 44.3% | 36 | 48.6% | 38 | 53.5% | 35 | 43.8% | 42 | 46.7% | 42 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 2.7% | 4 | 6.6% | 5 | 6.8% | 3 | 4.2% | 3 | 3.8% | 5 | 5.6% | 3 | 3.6% |
| Asian: | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.6% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 2.7% | 2 | 3.3% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 8 | 10.8% | 10 | 16.4% | 11 | 14.9% | 5 | 7.0% | 4 | 5.0% | 4 | 4.4% | 4 | 4.8% |
| White: | 60 | 81.1% | 44 | 72.1% | 56 | 75.7% | 63 | 88.7% | 72 | 90.0% | 81 | 90.0% | 77 | 91.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 64.9% | 34 | 55.7% | 38 | 51.4% | 37 | 52.1% | 45 | 56.3% | 41 | 45.6% | 30 | 35.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 5.4% | 1 | 1.6% | 3 | 4.1% | 7 | 9.9% | 1 | 1.3% | 11 | 12.2% | 10 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.28 | 6.66 | 7.63 | 8.39 | 7.71 | 8.50 | 8.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 61.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 56.7% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 85.7% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 75% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.3% | 80.4% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 62.9% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 54.5% | 77% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.9% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 66.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 54.1% | 75.3% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 62.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 64.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 50% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 44.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 50% | 68.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 62.4% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 75.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 74% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 65.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 71.4% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.8% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55.1% | 79.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 35.7% | 46% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 23.8% | 46% |
| 2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 56.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 70.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 63.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.3% | 68.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 61.4% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 76.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.3% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.7% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.7% | 76.2% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70% | 75.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 73.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 77.4% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 43.4% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 31.8% | 53.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32.2% | 62.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 20% | 60% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 36.7% | 63.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 40% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 25.8% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 38.5% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 20.6% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 20.7% | 59.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,615.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,364.0 |
* Indus Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.