Notus Elementary School
20250 Purple Sage Rd Notus ID, 83656, Canyon County Phone: 208-459-7442 Ranking:  (277 out of 489, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Notus School District 135 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: | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 214 | 205 | 203 | 200 | 199 | 191 | 160 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 35 | 16.4% | 23 | 11.2% | 28 | 13.8% | 31 | 15.5% | 30 | 15.1% | 28 | 14.7% | 23 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 28 | 13.1% | 28 | 13.7% | 30 | 14.8% | 26 | 13.0% | 24 | 12.1% | 23 | 12.0% | 23 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 22 | 10.3% | 29 | 14.1% | 28 | 13.8% | 27 | 13.5% | 25 | 12.6% | 30 | 15.7% | 17 | 10.6% |
| Grade 3: | 31 | 14.5% | 30 | 14.6% | 28 | 13.8% | 25 | 12.5% | 30 | 15.1% | 21 | 11.0% | 28 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 16.4% | 29 | 14.1% | 30 | 14.8% | 28 | 14.0% | 24 | 12.1% | 36 | 18.8% | 25 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 34 | 15.9% | 26 | 12.7% | 32 | 15.8% | 28 | 14.0% | 35 | 17.6% | 29 | 15.2% | 22 | 13.8% |
| Grade 6: | 29 | 13.6% | 40 | 19.5% | 27 | 13.3% | 33 | 16.5% | 31 | 15.6% | 24 | 12.6% | 22 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 110 | 51.4% | 104 | 50.7% | 98 | 48.3% | 93 | 46.5% | 98 | 49.2% | 95 | 49.7% | 81 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 104 | 48.6% | 101 | 49.3% | 105 | 51.7% | 107 | 53.5% | 93 | 46.7% | 88 | 46.1% | 75 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 3.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 2.3% | 4 | 2.0% | 4 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 24.8% | 60 | 29.3% | 53 | 26.1% | 53 | 26.5% | 56 | 28.1% | 57 | 29.8% | 43 | 26.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 146 | 68.2% | 130 | 63.4% | 139 | 68.5% | 134 | 67.0% | 136 | 68.3% | 131 | 68.6% | 110 | 68.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 60.7% | 107 | 52.2% | 112 | 55.2% | 102 | 51.0% | 81 | 40.7% | 87 | 45.5% | 76 | 47.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 7.5% | 37 | 18.0% | 35 | 17.2% | 26 | 13.0% | 21 | 10.6% | 28 | 14.7% | 18 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.36 | 22.75 | 23.47 | 20.62 | 18.43 | 20.30 | 21.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,868.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,000.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,769.0 |
* Notus Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.