Jensen Elementary School
6301 Aurora Ave
Urbandale IA, 50322, Polk County
Phone: 515-457-5100
Ranking: (402 out of 696, bottom 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Urbandale 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: | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 226 | 222 | 223 | 216 | 216 | 225 | 213 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 42 | 18.6% | 45 | 20.3% | 45 | 20.2% | 39 | 18.1% | 41 | 19.0% | 43 | 19.1% | 40 | 18.8% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 19.9% | 44 | 19.8% | 46 | 20.6% | 44 | 20.4% | 43 | 19.9% | 44 | 19.6% | 47 | 22.1% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 22.1% | 48 | 21.6% | 44 | 19.7% | 44 | 20.4% | 41 | 19.0% | 45 | 20.0% | 48 | 22.5% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 18.6% | 43 | 19.4% | 42 | 18.8% | 42 | 19.4% | 43 | 19.9% | 49 | 21.8% | 46 | 21.6% |
Grade 5: | 47 | 20.8% | 42 | 18.9% | 46 | 20.6% | 47 | 21.8% | 48 | 22.2% | 44 | 19.6% | 32 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 117 | 51.8% | 119 | 53.6% | 118 | 52.9% | 109 | 50.5% | 117 | 54.2% | 114 | 50.7% | 112 | 52.6% |
Female: | 109 | 48.2% | 103 | 46.4% | 105 | 47.1% | 107 | 49.5% | 99 | 45.8% | 103 | 45.8% | 97 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.7% | 7 | 3.1% | 7 | 3.2% | 8 | 3.7% | 12 | 5.3% | 8 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 9.7% | 20 | 9.0% | 16 | 7.2% | 14 | 6.5% | 18 | 8.3% | 15 | 6.7% | 19 | 8.9% |
Black: | 22 | 9.7% | 25 | 11.3% | 20 | 9.0% | 17 | 7.9% | 12 | 5.6% | 19 | 8.4% | 17 | 8.0% |
White: | 158 | 69.9% | 157 | 70.7% | 166 | 74.4% | 161 | 74.5% | 162 | 75.0% | 179 | 79.6% | 169 | 79.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 6.6% | 10 | 4.5% | 10 | 4.5% | 13 | 6.0% | 11 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 40.7% | 87 | 39.2% | 76 | 34.1% | 67 | 31.0% | 61 | 28.2% | 68 | 30.2% | 53 | 24.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 5.8% | 12 | 5.4% | 15 | 6.7% | 13 | 6.0% | 15 | 6.9% | 18 | 8.0% | 20 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.56 | 10.83 | 11.44 | 13.09 | 10.61 | 12.00 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.05% | 83.90% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.10% | 84.03% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 86.52% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 82.51% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 85.45% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.68% | 81.99% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 82.46% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.27% | 82.76% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.37% | 86.90% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 86.55% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | 79.37% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 85.82% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 86.7% | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | 20.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% | 26.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% | 73.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,380.0 | $39,969.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,316.0 | $31,649.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,089.0 | $42,994.0 |
* Jensen Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.