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La Porte City Elementary School
515 Fillmore
La Porte City IA, 50651, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-342-3033
Ranking:
(523 out of 696, bottom 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Union 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: | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 325 | 336 | 343 | 337 | 344 | 338 | 334 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 52 | 16.0% | 54 | 16.1% | 61 | 17.8% | 48 | 14.2% | 62 | 18.0% | 59 | 17.5% | 62 | 18.6% |
Grade 1: | 46 | 14.2% | 60 | 17.9% | 39 | 11.4% | 59 | 17.5% | 51 | 14.8% | 59 | 17.5% | 56 | 16.8% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 18.8% | 38 | 11.3% | 61 | 17.8% | 55 | 16.3% | 59 | 17.2% | 58 | 17.2% | 51 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 41 | 12.6% | 60 | 17.9% | 59 | 17.2% | 62 | 18.4% | 58 | 16.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 60 | 18.0% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 18.8% | 56 | 16.7% | 64 | 18.7% | 60 | 17.8% | 50 | 14.5% | 64 | 18.9% | 44 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 59 | 18.2% | 64 | 19.0% | 59 | 17.2% | 53 | 15.7% | 64 | 18.6% | 46 | 13.6% | 61 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 164 | 50.5% | 170 | 50.6% | 177 | 51.6% | 183 | 54.3% | 186 | 54.1% | 182 | 53.8% | 184 | 55.1% |
Female: | 161 | 49.5% | 166 | 49.4% | 166 | 48.4% | 154 | 45.7% | 158 | 45.9% | 148 | 43.8% | 146 | 43.7% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.4% |
Black: | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 7 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.9% |
White: | 312 | 96.0% | 322 | 95.8% | 328 | 95.6% | 323 | 95.8% | 331 | 96.2% | 326 | 96.4% | 323 | 96.7% |
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: | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 23.4% | 71 | 21.1% | 71 | 20.7% | 73 | 21.7% | 59 | 17.2% | 56 | 16.6% | 47 | 14.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.4% | 26 | 7.7% | 31 | 9.0% | 33 | 9.8% | 35 | 10.2% | 42 | 12.4% | 37 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.68 | 13.54 | 16.29 | 15.09 | 13.48 | 13.80 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.15% | 71.95% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 79.55% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 79.27% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 81.82% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.54% | 65.98% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.45% | 76.19% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.10% | 73.20% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 77.38% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.18% | 74.73% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.90% | 70.30% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.70% | 79.12% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 78.22% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% | 22.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% | 77.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,231.0 | $36,382.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $26,755.0 | $27,645.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $35,990.0 | $38,951.0 |
* La Porte City Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.