North Polk West Elementary School
1400 West Broadway
Polk City IA, 50226, Polk County
Phone: 515-984-3400
Ranking: (288 out of 696, top 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: North Polk 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: | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 432 | 478 | 428 | 400 | 380 | 351 | 308 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 13.9% | 61 | 12.8% | 56 | 13.1% | 48 | 12.0% | 31 | 8.2% | 19 | 5.4% | 19 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten: | 95 | 22.0% | 88 | 18.4% | 73 | 17.1% | 81 | 20.3% | 81 | 21.3% | 85 | 24.2% | 52 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 17.6% | 69 | 14.4% | 70 | 16.4% | 56 | 14.0% | 67 | 17.6% | 44 | 12.5% | 59 | 19.2% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 16.2% | 78 | 16.3% | 58 | 13.6% | 70 | 17.5% | 42 | 11.1% | 60 | 17.1% | 53 | 17.2% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 17.4% | 61 | 12.8% | 70 | 16.4% | 40 | 10.0% | 61 | 16.1% | 51 | 14.5% | 44 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 13.0% | 74 | 15.5% | 44 | 10.3% | 61 | 15.3% | 51 | 13.4% | 45 | 12.8% | 45 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 219 | 50.7% | 248 | 51.9% | 215 | 50.2% | 203 | 50.8% | 189 | 49.7% | 170 | 48.4% | 159 | 51.6% |
Female: | 213 | 49.3% | 230 | 48.1% | 213 | 49.8% | 197 | 49.3% | 191 | 50.3% | 173 | 49.3% | 145 | 47.1% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
White: | 419 | 97.0% | 453 | 94.8% | 409 | 95.6% | 381 | 95.3% | 357 | 93.9% | 342 | 97.4% | 301 | 97.7% |
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: | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.0% | 12 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.0% | 39 | 8.2% | 36 | 8.4% | 28 | 7.0% | 40 | 10.5% | 10 | 2.8% | 13 | 4.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.5% | 19 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.08 | 17.15 | 16.29 | 16.67 | 14.39 | 14.90 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.71% | 86.84% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 87.10% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 82.46% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 86.02% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.79% | 79.22% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.88% | 78.07% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 84.42% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 80.70% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.93% | 73.40% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.42% | 76.83% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 78.72% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.42% | 76.83% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.9% | 89.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.9% | 36.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 61.1% | 63.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,445.0 | $34,594.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,277.0 | $26,132.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,643.0 | $39,529.0 |
* North Polk West Elementary 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.