Jackson Elementary School
3825 Indianola Ave Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8415 Ranking:  (661 out of 696, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 418 | 413 | 395 | 403 | 345 | 385 | 401 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 17.9% | 74 | 17.9% | 68 | 17.2% | 69 | 17.1% | 63 | 18.3% | 68 | 17.7% | 67 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 17.9% | 69 | 16.7% | 65 | 16.5% | 69 | 17.1% | 62 | 18.0% | 61 | 15.8% | 63 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 15.8% | 64 | 15.5% | 74 | 18.7% | 74 | 18.4% | 58 | 16.8% | 68 | 17.7% | 69 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 15.1% | 78 | 18.9% | 62 | 15.7% | 61 | 15.1% | 58 | 16.8% | 63 | 16.4% | 76 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 18.2% | 63 | 15.3% | 61 | 15.4% | 70 | 17.4% | 52 | 15.1% | 67 | 17.4% | 55 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 15.1% | 65 | 15.7% | 65 | 16.5% | 60 | 14.9% | 52 | 15.1% | 58 | 15.1% | 71 | 17.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 231 | 55.3% | 214 | 51.8% | 211 | 53.4% | 231 | 57.3% | 183 | 53.0% | 211 | 54.8% | 213 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 187 | 44.7% | 199 | 48.2% | 184 | 46.6% | 172 | 42.7% | 162 | 47.0% | 166 | 43.1% | 184 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 41 | 9.8% | 42 | 10.2% | 41 | 10.4% | 43 | 10.7% | 30 | 8.7% | 39 | 10.1% | 40 | 10.0% |
| Hispanic: | 148 | 35.4% | 134 | 32.4% | 121 | 30.6% | 131 | 32.5% | 116 | 33.6% | 98 | 25.5% | 89 | 22.2% |
| Black: | 63 | 15.1% | 59 | 14.3% | 56 | 14.2% | 63 | 15.6% | 42 | 12.2% | 60 | 15.6% | 59 | 14.7% |
| White: | 131 | 31.3% | 146 | 35.4% | 139 | 35.2% | 136 | 33.7% | 121 | 35.1% | 188 | 48.8% | 212 | 52.9% |
| 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: | 33 | 7.9% | 30 | 7.3% | 37 | 9.4% | 29 | 7.2% | 36 | 10.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 291 | 69.6% | 307 | 74.3% | 286 | 72.4% | 296 | 73.4% | 223 | 64.6% | 211 | 54.8% | 242 | 60.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.8% | 15 | 3.6% | 21 | 5.3% | 23 | 5.7% | 29 | 8.4% | 45 | 11.7% | 39 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.93 | 13.77 | 13.17 | 13.90 | 12.34 | 13.30 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.67% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.87% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.79% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.41% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.85% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.38% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.15% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.57% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.36% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.36% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.4% | 65.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.6% | 34.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.5% | 31.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.5% | 69.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,845.0 | $43,402.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,766.0 | $34,423.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,838.0 | $47,442.0 |
* Jackson Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.