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Laura Macarthur Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

720 North Central Ave

Duluth MN, 55807, Saint Louis County

Phone: 218-336-8900

Ranking:

(1,130 out of 1,269, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Duluth Public 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:	34		35		34		34		33		33		33
Total Students:	454		486		466		458		441		469		458
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	95	20.9%	80	16.5%	80	17.2%	81	17.7%	69	15.6%	86	18.3%	74	16.2%
Grade 1:	85	18.7%	84	17.3%	86	18.5%	72	15.7%	87	19.7%	67	14.3%	69	15.1%
Grade 2:	74	16.3%	88	18.1%	70	15.0%	88	19.2%	70	15.9%	72	15.4%	83	18.1%
Grade 3:	66	14.5%	71	14.6%	84	18.0%	79	17.2%	63	14.3%	80	17.1%	88	19.2%
Grade 4:	60	13.2%	83	17.1%	76	16.3%	63	13.8%	75	17.0%	83	17.7%	78	17.0%
Grade 5:	74	16.3%	80	16.5%	70	15.0%	75	16.4%	77	17.5%	81	17.3%	66	14.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	241	53.1%	258	53.1%	240	51.5%	239	52.2%	225	51.0%	252	53.7%	257	56.1%
Female:	213	46.9%	228	46.9%	226	48.5%	219	47.8%	208	47.2%	209	44.6%	197	43.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	24	5.3%	29	6.0%	29	6.2%	20	4.4%	26	5.9%	29	6.2%	25	5.5%
Asian:	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	8	1.7%	8	1.8%	9	1.9%	11	2.4%
Hispanic:	12	2.6%	10	2.1%	7	1.5%	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	3	0.6%	9	2.0%
Black:	23	5.1%	22	4.5%	25	5.4%	29	6.3%	38	8.6%	40	8.5%	31	6.8%
White:	344	75.8%	376	77.4%	361	77.5%	365	79.7%	365	82.8%	388	82.7%	382	83.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	48	10.6%	44	9.1%	41	8.8%	31	6.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	333	73.3%	330	67.9%	329	70.6%	294	64.2%	270	61.2%	260	55.4%	264	57.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	28	6.2%	34	7.0%	38	8.2%	46	10.0%	53	12.0%	56	11.9%	52	11.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.22		14.08		13.67		13.43		13.53		14.30		14.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.8%	72.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	84.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	81.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68.9%	82.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62.3%	76%	N/A
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	77.9%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	79.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	84.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.7%	85.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	84.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.7%	87.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.6%	79.7%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	77.6%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.3%	80.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47.8%	72.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	46.2%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54.2%	73.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.6%	74.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	80.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.4%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.5%	78.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.7%	75.5%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	76%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.8%	74.2%	N/A
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	77.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	76.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	83.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	66.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36.4%	61.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	69.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	29.8%	65.3%	N/A
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	79.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	85.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	84.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	79.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	81.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	80.6%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	78.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.4%	78.9%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21.7%	44.9%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.5%	41.8%	N/A
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	75.5%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	81.4%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	83.7%	N/A
MCA-III
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	41.4%	69.4%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44.7%	67.9%	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.7%	66.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	41.2%	53.6%	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	62.3%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	40.8%	61.8%	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.1%	67.1%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.9%	58.4%	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	14.5%	50.2%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	14.1%	50.6%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40.9%	56.6%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.5%	65.1%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23%	58.4%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	15.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	84.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	93.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,294.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,978.0

* Laura Macarthur Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.