North High School
501 Holcomb Ave Des Moines IA, 50313, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7200 Ranking: (204 out of 205, bottom 0%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 72 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 78 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,257 | 1,186 | 1,121 | 1,136 | 1,166 | 1,130 | 1,143 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 336 | 26.7% | 299 | 25.2% | 276 | 24.6% | 277 | 24.4% | 276 | 23.7% | 258 | 22.8% | 287 | 25.1% |
Grade 10: | 294 | 23.4% | 301 | 25.4% | 288 | 25.7% | 294 | 25.9% | 284 | 24.4% | 280 | 24.8% | 297 | 26.0% |
Grade 11: | 294 | 23.4% | 285 | 24.0% | 271 | 24.2% | 243 | 21.4% | 288 | 24.7% | 284 | 25.1% | 290 | 25.4% |
Grade 12: | 333 | 26.5% | 301 | 25.4% | 286 | 25.5% | 322 | 28.3% | 318 | 27.3% | 308 | 27.3% | 269 | 23.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 637 | 50.7% | 607 | 51.2% | 588 | 52.5% | 594 | 52.3% | 589 | 50.5% | 571 | 50.5% | 596 | 52.1% |
Female: | 620 | 49.3% | 579 | 48.8% | 533 | 47.5% | 542 | 47.7% | 577 | 49.5% | 551 | 48.8% | 543 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 124 | 9.9% | 116 | 9.8% | 100 | 8.9% | 106 | 9.3% | 92 | 7.9% | 70 | 6.2% | 82 | 7.2% |
Hispanic: | 340 | 27.0% | 317 | 26.7% | 293 | 26.1% | 269 | 23.7% | 269 | 23.1% | 221 | 19.6% | 229 | 20.0% |
Black: | 291 | 23.2% | 262 | 22.1% | 222 | 19.8% | 239 | 21.0% | 266 | 22.8% | 274 | 24.2% | 248 | 21.7% |
White: | 423 | 33.7% | 413 | 34.8% | 430 | 38.4% | 461 | 40.6% | 486 | 41.7% | 556 | 49.2% | 580 | 50.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 71 | 5.6% | 69 | 5.8% | 70 | 6.2% | 55 | 4.8% | 45 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 958 | 76.2% | 932 | 78.6% | 768 | 68.5% | 767 | 67.5% | 767 | 65.8% | 627 | 55.5% | 683 | 59.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 4.4% | 72 | 6.1% | 116 | 10.3% | 105 | 9.2% | 134 | 11.5% | 152 | 13.5% | 136 | 11.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.38 | 17.44 | 16.98 | 17.08 | 15.08 | 14.50 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.75% | 59.21% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.45% | 61.77% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.25% | 66.88% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 71.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.7% | 50.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 49.2% | 46.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.4% | 22.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% | 77.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,573.0 | $47,191.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,119.0 | $37,034.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,201.0 | $50,121.0 |
* North High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.