Moulton Elementary School
1541 8th St Des Moines IA, 50314, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8427 Ranking:  (662 out of 696, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 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: | 37 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 519 | 471 | 422 | 407 | 415 | 466 | 461 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 122 | 23.5% | 102 | 21.7% | 65 | 15.4% | 40 | 9.8% | 17 | 4.1% | 47 | 10.1% | 53 | 11.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 16.2% | 67 | 14.2% | 45 | 10.7% | 44 | 10.8% | 42 | 10.1% | 56 | 12.0% | 56 | 12.1% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 13.7% | 46 | 9.8% | 41 | 9.7% | 33 | 8.1% | 50 | 12.0% | 52 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.3% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 10.2% | 48 | 10.2% | 35 | 8.3% | 49 | 12.0% | 47 | 11.3% | 51 | 10.9% | 52 | 11.3% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 11.8% | 41 | 8.7% | 43 | 10.2% | 34 | 8.4% | 43 | 10.4% | 49 | 10.5% | 54 | 11.7% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 8.7% | 51 | 10.8% | 38 | 9.0% | 37 | 9.1% | 48 | 11.6% | 52 | 11.2% | 54 | 11.7% |
| Grade 5: | 57 | 11.0% | 47 | 10.0% | 32 | 7.6% | 42 | 10.3% | 48 | 11.6% | 55 | 11.8% | 48 | 10.4% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 10.9% | 50 | 12.3% | 46 | 11.1% | 38 | 8.2% | 37 | 8.0% |
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 7.4% | 45 | 10.7% | 42 | 10.3% | 36 | 8.7% | 39 | 8.4% | 26 | 5.6% |
| Grade 8: | 26 | 5.0% | 34 | 7.2% | 32 | 7.6% | 36 | 8.8% | 38 | 9.2% | 27 | 5.8% | 29 | 6.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 53.9% | 264 | 56.1% | 221 | 52.4% | 197 | 48.4% | 201 | 48.4% | 231 | 49.6% | 242 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 239 | 46.1% | 207 | 43.9% | 201 | 47.6% | 210 | 51.6% | 214 | 51.6% | 227 | 48.7% | 215 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 35 | 6.7% | 28 | 5.9% | 28 | 6.6% | 24 | 5.9% | 22 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 23 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic: | 161 | 31.0% | 144 | 30.6% | 113 | 26.8% | 92 | 22.6% | 78 | 18.8% | 79 | 17.0% | 86 | 18.7% |
| Black: | 234 | 45.1% | 215 | 45.6% | 196 | 46.4% | 209 | 51.4% | 224 | 54.0% | 216 | 46.4% | 227 | 49.2% |
| White: | 57 | 11.0% | 58 | 12.3% | 59 | 14.0% | 66 | 16.2% | 88 | 21.2% | 149 | 32.0% | 123 | 26.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 6.2% | 26 | 5.5% | 26 | 6.2% | 14 | 3.4% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 484 | 93.3% | 393 | 83.4% | 419 | 99.3% | 313 | 76.9% | 313 | 75.4% | 223 | 47.9% | 458 | 99.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.8% | 24 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 5.2% | 46 | 11.1% | 30 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.03 | 11.78 | 10.10 | 9.74 | 9.07 | 9.10 | 9.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.50% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.85% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.50% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.10% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.45% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.52% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.13% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.76% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.82% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.73% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.49% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.53% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.76% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.88% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.50% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.4% | 68.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.6% | 31.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.7% | 39.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.3% | 60.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,500.0 | $41,632.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,704.0 | $33,494.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,608.0 | $46,883.0 |
* Moulton 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.