Lovejoy Elementary School
801 East Kenyon Ave Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8419 Ranking:  (676 out of 696, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Des Moines Independent 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: | 30 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 349 | 332 | 333 | 322 | 366 | 357 | 270 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 10.9% | 40 | 11.2% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 20.1% | 75 | 22.6% | 65 | 19.5% | 63 | 19.6% | 53 | 14.5% | 49 | 13.7% | 42 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 18.6% | 57 | 17.2% | 64 | 19.2% | 54 | 16.8% | 55 | 15.0% | 51 | 14.3% | 57 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 18.3% | 61 | 18.4% | 55 | 16.5% | 44 | 13.7% | 54 | 14.8% | 61 | 17.1% | 47 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 16.9% | 48 | 14.5% | 41 | 12.3% | 58 | 18.0% | 59 | 16.1% | 51 | 14.3% | 42 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 13.2% | 42 | 12.7% | 52 | 15.6% | 62 | 19.3% | 53 | 14.5% | 50 | 14.0% | 47 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 12.9% | 49 | 14.8% | 56 | 16.8% | 41 | 12.7% | 52 | 14.2% | 55 | 15.4% | 35 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 51.3% | 165 | 49.7% | 172 | 51.7% | 166 | 51.6% | 175 | 47.8% | 180 | 50.4% | 136 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 170 | 48.7% | 167 | 50.3% | 161 | 48.3% | 156 | 48.4% | 191 | 52.2% | 169 | 47.3% | 130 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 23 | 6.6% | 14 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.2% | 18 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.7% | 23 | 6.4% | 15 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 110 | 31.5% | 102 | 30.7% | 121 | 36.3% | 119 | 37.0% | 120 | 32.8% | 103 | 28.9% | 83 | 30.7% |
| Black: | 48 | 13.8% | 44 | 13.3% | 48 | 14.4% | 38 | 11.8% | 42 | 11.5% | 54 | 15.1% | 28 | 10.4% |
| White: | 145 | 41.5% | 150 | 45.2% | 128 | 38.4% | 130 | 40.4% | 170 | 46.4% | 177 | 49.6% | 143 | 53.0% |
| 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: | 23 | 6.6% | 22 | 6.6% | 22 | 6.6% | 17 | 5.3% | 12 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 283 | 81.1% | 267 | 80.4% | 256 | 76.9% | 227 | 70.5% | 227 | 62.0% | 209 | 58.5% | 194 | 71.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 6.0% | 28 | 8.4% | 37 | 11.1% | 38 | 11.8% | 47 | 12.8% | 37 | 10.4% | 22 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.83 | 12.77 | 11.68 | 11.50 | 14.90 | 15.10 | 12.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.50% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.90% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.78% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.78% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.15% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.91% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.4% | 60.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.6% | 39.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.0% | 21.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.0% | 78.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,953.0 | $45,115.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,875.0 | $32,908.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,706.0 | $48,506.0 |
* Lovejoy Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.