Karen Acres Elementary School
3500 74th St
Urbandale IA, 50322, Polk County
Phone: 515-457-5700
Ranking: (392 out of 696, bottom 44%)*
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: | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 178 | 186 | 198 | 217 | 216 | 221 | 232 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 35 | 19.7% | 40 | 21.5% | 34 | 17.2% | 37 | 17.1% | 38 | 17.6% | 42 | 19.0% | 44 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 38 | 21.3% | 32 | 17.2% | 37 | 18.7% | 42 | 19.4% | 39 | 18.1% | 45 | 20.4% | 42 | 18.1% |
Grade 3: | 29 | 16.3% | 36 | 19.4% | 39 | 19.7% | 40 | 18.4% | 46 | 21.3% | 41 | 18.6% | 44 | 19.0% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 20.2% | 37 | 19.9% | 40 | 20.2% | 48 | 22.1% | 47 | 21.8% | 45 | 20.4% | 48 | 20.7% |
Grade 5: | 40 | 22.5% | 41 | 22.0% | 48 | 24.2% | 50 | 23.0% | 46 | 21.3% | 48 | 21.7% | 54 | 23.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 89 | 50.0% | 88 | 47.3% | 103 | 52.0% | 118 | 54.4% | 112 | 51.9% | 119 | 53.8% | 123 | 53.0% |
Female: | 89 | 50.0% | 98 | 52.7% | 95 | 48.0% | 99 | 45.6% | 104 | 48.1% | 94 | 42.5% | 105 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.6% | 7 | 3.5% | 8 | 3.7% | 10 | 4.6% | 16 | 7.2% | 16 | 6.9% |
Hispanic: | 24 | 13.5% | 21 | 11.3% | 25 | 12.6% | 26 | 12.0% | 21 | 9.7% | 26 | 11.8% | 28 | 12.1% |
Black: | 13 | 7.3% | 16 | 8.6% | 19 | 9.6% | 39 | 18.0% | 40 | 18.5% | 39 | 17.6% | 36 | 15.5% |
White: | 130 | 73.0% | 135 | 72.6% | 134 | 67.7% | 135 | 62.2% | 139 | 64.4% | 140 | 63.3% | 152 | 65.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 4.5% | 11 | 5.9% | 13 | 6.6% | 9 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 27.0% | 61 | 32.8% | 58 | 29.3% | 74 | 34.1% | 73 | 33.8% | 74 | 33.5% | 60 | 25.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 9.0% | 16 | 8.6% | 19 | 9.6% | 16 | 7.4% | 5 | 2.3% | 10 | 4.5% | 19 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.34 | 10.50 | 11.31 | 12.06 | 11.21 | 12.10 | 12.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 83.90% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.42% | 84.03% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 86.52% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 82.51% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 85.45% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 81.99% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 82.46% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 82.76% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.40% | 86.90% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.11% | 86.55% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.12% | 79.37% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 85.82% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 53.3% | 62.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.7% | 37.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% | 18.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 81.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,036.0 | $43,796.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,368.0 | $31,259.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,203.0 | $46,690.0 |
* Karen Acres 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.