James Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1001 North Benton

Ottumwa IA, 52501, Wapello County

Phone: 641-684-5411

Ranking:

(644 out of 696, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Ottumwa 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:	21		17		18		17		18		19		18
Total Students:	212		212		225		228		219		233		234
Kindergarten:	42	19.8%	37	17.5%	42	18.7%	40	17.5%	42	19.2%	34	14.6%	34	14.5%
Grade 1:	37	17.5%	40	18.9%	39	17.3%	42	18.4%	37	16.9%	37	15.9%	41	17.5%
Grade 2:	34	16.0%	33	15.6%	38	16.9%	36	15.8%	38	17.4%	40	17.2%	32	13.7%
Grade 3:	32	15.1%	39	18.4%	39	17.3%	40	17.5%	37	16.9%	30	12.9%	33	14.1%
Grade 4:	37	17.5%	28	13.2%	35	15.6%	36	15.8%	35	16.0%	26	11.2%	32	13.7%
Grade 5:	30	14.2%	35	16.5%	32	14.2%	34	14.9%	30	13.7%	34	14.6%	30	12.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	110	51.9%	116	54.7%	125	55.6%	104	45.6%	100	45.7%	119	51.1%	124	53.0%
Female:	102	48.1%	96	45.3%	100	44.4%	124	54.4%	119	54.3%	106	45.5%	106	45.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.9%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.5%	2	0.9%	2	0.9%
Hispanic:	55	25.9%	66	31.1%	71	31.6%	76	33.3%	75	34.2%	85	36.5%	90	38.5%
Black:	38	17.9%	30	14.2%	26	11.6%	19	8.3%	17	7.8%	20	8.6%	12	5.1%
White:	117	55.2%	116	54.7%	123	54.7%	127	55.7%	123	56.2%	126	54.1%	130	55.6%
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:	2	0.9%	0	0.0%	4	1.8%	3	1.3%	2	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	148	69.8%	159	75.0%	150	66.7%	157	68.9%	85	38.8%	192	82.4%	180	76.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	13	6.1%	10	4.7%	20	8.9%	9	3.9%	17	7.8%	18	7.7%	22	9.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.89		12.28		12.35		13.41		12.17		12.50		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
IA
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44.00%	71.62%	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.25%	71.15%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	40.00%	57.43%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.38%	60.58%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.52%	68.35%	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.00%	76.33%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	37.93%	55.22%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	45.00%	59.01%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.17%	67.55%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.74%	71.33%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.67%	59.93%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51.61%	62.00%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.1%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.9%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.7%	16.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	83.3%	83.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,738.0	$40,200.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,340.0	$27,569.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,018.0	$42,727.0

* James 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.