Kate Dowdall Elementary School
3333 Shillelagh Dr
Flint MI, 48506, Genesee County
Phone: 810-591-3064
Ranking: 
(1,233 out of 2,213, bottom 44%)*
(1,233 out of 2,213, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Kearsley Community Schools
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 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 408 | 415 | 409 | 268 | 291 | 320 | 316 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 204 | 50.0% | 207 | 49.9% | 189 | 46.2% | 60 | 22.4% | 61 | 21.0% | 72 | 22.5% | 72 | 22.8% |
| Grade 3: | 204 | 50.0% | 208 | 50.1% | 220 | 53.8% | 64 | 23.9% | 78 | 26.8% | 73 | 22.8% | 74 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 52.9% | 222 | 53.5% | 218 | 53.3% | 157 | 58.6% | 168 | 57.7% | 176 | 55.0% | 171 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 192 | 47.1% | 193 | 46.5% | 191 | 46.7% | 111 | 41.4% | 115 | 39.5% | 136 | 42.5% | 141 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 14 | 3.4% | 15 | 5.6% | 11 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 19 | 4.7% | 28 | 6.7% | 24 | 5.9% | 9 | 3.4% | 14 | 4.8% | 13 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.8% |
| White: | 365 | 89.5% | 367 | 88.4% | 362 | 88.5% | 242 | 90.3% | 265 | 91.1% | 287 | 89.7% | 288 | 91.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 230 | 56.4% | 245 | 59.0% | 222 | 54.3% | 118 | 44.0% | 127 | 43.6% | 133 | 41.6% | 106 | 33.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 10.3% | 26 | 6.3% | 32 | 7.8% | 14 | 5.2% | 19 | 6.5% | 27 | 8.4% | 17 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.14 | 25.78 | 23.88 | 19.46 | 20.39 | 18.10 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 93.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 95.3% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.6% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 21.3% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 27.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 93.7% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.3% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.8% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 56.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 59.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 62.4% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 71% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 91.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 95.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 88.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.9% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 92.3% | 91.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.2% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 51.8% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 56% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 47% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 39.6% | 47.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81.3% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 85.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 84.7% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 81.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.6% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 90.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 92.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 91.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 84.8% | 85.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 89.6% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 93.7% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.7% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.9% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 73.9% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 50.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 68.4% | 63.4% |
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* Kate Dowdall 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.