Lawson Elementary School
5450 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston IA, 50131, Polk County
Phone: 515-278-0478
Ranking: (51 out of 696, top 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Johnston 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: | 41 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 652 | 613 | 477 | 489 | 501 | 483 | 491 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 110 | 16.9% | 93 | 15.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 25 | 5.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Kindergarten: | 89 | 13.7% | 89 | 14.5% | 81 | 17.0% | 88 | 18.0% | 77 | 15.4% | 73 | 15.1% | 67 | 13.6% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 15.6% | 90 | 14.7% | 93 | 19.5% | 78 | 16.0% | 71 | 14.2% | 74 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.7% |
Grade 2: | 88 | 13.5% | 98 | 16.0% | 81 | 17.0% | 67 | 13.7% | 75 | 15.0% | 76 | 15.7% | 89 | 18.1% |
Grade 3: | 96 | 14.7% | 82 | 13.4% | 66 | 13.8% | 84 | 17.2% | 79 | 15.8% | 90 | 18.6% | 70 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 12.6% | 75 | 12.2% | 82 | 17.2% | 74 | 15.1% | 92 | 18.4% | 73 | 15.1% | 97 | 19.8% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 13.0% | 86 | 14.0% | 73 | 15.3% | 97 | 19.8% | 82 | 16.4% | 95 | 19.7% | 89 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 374 | 57.4% | 342 | 55.8% | 254 | 53.2% | 259 | 53.0% | 251 | 50.1% | 225 | 46.6% | 231 | 47.0% |
Female: | 278 | 42.6% | 271 | 44.2% | 223 | 46.8% | 230 | 47.0% | 250 | 49.9% | 250 | 51.8% | 256 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 30 | 4.6% | 33 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.6% | 18 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.3% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 7.8% | 45 | 7.3% | 27 | 5.7% | 25 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.9% |
Black: | 36 | 5.5% | 33 | 5.4% | 31 | 6.5% | 22 | 4.5% | 28 | 5.6% | 46 | 9.5% | 42 | 8.6% |
White: | 495 | 75.9% | 473 | 77.2% | 373 | 78.2% | 396 | 81.0% | 404 | 80.6% | 399 | 82.6% | 411 | 83.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 40 | 6.1% | 28 | 4.6% | 24 | 5.0% | 26 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 20.9% | 115 | 18.8% | 79 | 16.6% | 77 | 15.7% | 83 | 16.6% | 71 | 14.7% | 63 | 12.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.6% | 23 | 4.8% | 29 | 5.9% | 28 | 5.6% | 23 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.95 | 15.65 | 13.69 | 13.81 | 15.19 | 14.10 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.23% | 91.90% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.01% | 93.27% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 90.81% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.52% | 92.83% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.33% | 90.02% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 92.44% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 89.14% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 90.28% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.10% | 93.44% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 93.36% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.75% | 88.18% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.16% | 90.04% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.5% | 75.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.5% | 24.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.9% | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.1% | 96.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,440.0 | $42,065.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,009.0 | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,541.0 | $42,344.0 |
* Lawson Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.