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J.W. Smith Elementary Primary School
1712 America Ave Bemidji MN, 56601, Beltrami County Phone: 218-333-3290 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Bemidji Public 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: | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 418 | 420 | 383 | 411 | 363 | 338 | 336 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 8.6% | 41 | 9.8% | 32 | 8.4% | 30 | 7.3% | 34 | 9.4% | 32 | 9.5% | 18 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten: | 83 | 19.9% | 77 | 18.3% | 74 | 19.3% | 107 | 26.0% | 71 | 19.6% | 65 | 19.2% | 78 | 23.2% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 18.2% | 59 | 14.0% | 64 | 16.7% | 64 | 15.6% | 58 | 16.0% | 55 | 16.3% | 52 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 14.1% | 69 | 16.4% | 64 | 16.7% | 54 | 13.1% | 52 | 14.3% | 48 | 14.2% | 42 | 12.5% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 13.4% | 59 | 14.0% | 50 | 13.1% | 56 | 13.6% | 51 | 14.0% | 46 | 13.6% | 50 | 14.9% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 12.2% | 58 | 13.8% | 52 | 13.6% | 52 | 12.7% | 48 | 13.2% | 45 | 13.3% | 51 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 57 | 13.6% | 57 | 13.6% | 47 | 12.3% | 48 | 11.7% | 49 | 13.5% | 47 | 13.9% | 45 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 231 | 55.3% | 236 | 56.2% | 202 | 52.7% | 216 | 52.6% | 181 | 49.9% | 170 | 50.3% | 173 | 51.5% |
Female: | 187 | 44.7% | 184 | 43.8% | 181 | 47.3% | 195 | 47.4% | 174 | 47.9% | 160 | 47.3% | 159 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 133 | 31.8% | 110 | 26.2% | 113 | 29.5% | 113 | 27.5% | 106 | 29.2% | 99 | 29.3% | 93 | 27.7% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 3.6% | 17 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.4% | 14 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.2% |
Black: | 12 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 19 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.4% | 11 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.1% |
White: | 208 | 49.8% | 222 | 52.9% | 208 | 54.3% | 243 | 59.1% | 228 | 62.8% | 218 | 64.5% | 232 | 69.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 46 | 11.0% | 49 | 11.7% | 25 | 6.5% | 15 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 298 | 71.3% | 298 | 71.0% | 268 | 70.0% | 268 | 65.2% | 241 | 66.4% | 231 | 68.3% | 212 | 63.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.7% | 26 | 6.2% | 31 | 8.1% | 41 | 10.0% | 38 | 10.5% | 31 | 9.2% | 29 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.61 | 17.41 | 15.87 | 17.00 | 15.36 | 14.70 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 67.7% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 70.6% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.7% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 73.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.9% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 77.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.1% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 74.3% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 74.4% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 78.8% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.8% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 76.2% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.1% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 82.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.3% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 73.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.7% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 69.5% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69.8% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.8% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 70.4% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 68.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 66.8% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 79.4% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 61% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 49.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 58.7% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.1% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.2% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 73.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 82.5% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.6% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 76.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.2% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.4% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.1% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.8% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 37.4% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 58.3% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 72.6% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 71.1% | N/A |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 64% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 75.4% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 66.8% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 53.8% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 55.6% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 68.8% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 61.1% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 48.6% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 45.6% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 56.6% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 51.6% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 62.8% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 57.4% | 59.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 58.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $51,637.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,979.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,635.0 |
* J.W. Smith Elementary Primary 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.