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3141 Sw 9th St Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8429 Ranking:  (643 out of 696, bottom 8%)*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 |
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 471 | 472 | 465 | 527 | 521 | 482 | 484 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 13.3% | 85 | 16.3% | 74 | 15.4% | 73 | 15.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 15.7% | 89 | 18.9% | 81 | 17.4% | 68 | 12.9% | 80 | 15.4% | 76 | 15.8% | 85 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 19.5% | 83 | 17.6% | 76 | 16.3% | 85 | 16.1% | 79 | 15.2% | 76 | 15.8% | 63 | 13.0% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 15.9% | 73 | 15.5% | 82 | 17.6% | 81 | 15.4% | 76 | 14.6% | 55 | 11.4% | 63 | 13.0% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 15.3% | 73 | 15.5% | 82 | 17.6% | 78 | 14.8% | 55 | 10.6% | 75 | 15.6% | 77 | 15.9% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 16.6% | 83 | 17.6% | 77 | 16.6% | 68 | 12.9% | 77 | 14.8% | 73 | 15.1% | 53 | 11.0% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 17.0% | 71 | 15.0% | 67 | 14.4% | 77 | 14.6% | 69 | 13.2% | 53 | 11.0% | 70 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 236 | 50.1% | 227 | 48.1% | 237 | 51.0% | 264 | 50.1% | 262 | 50.3% | 231 | 47.9% | 245 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 235 | 49.9% | 245 | 51.9% | 228 | 49.0% | 263 | 49.9% | 259 | 49.7% | 243 | 50.4% | 235 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 95 | 20.2% | 87 | 18.4% | 84 | 18.1% | 83 | 15.7% | 70 | 13.4% | 42 | 8.7% | 32 | 6.6% |
| Black: | 43 | 9.1% | 53 | 11.2% | 65 | 14.0% | 73 | 13.9% | 54 | 10.4% | 70 | 14.5% | 66 | 13.6% |
| White: | 288 | 61.1% | 280 | 59.3% | 264 | 56.8% | 320 | 60.7% | 346 | 66.4% | 352 | 73.0% | 374 | 77.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 5.5% | 33 | 7.0% | 39 | 8.4% | 33 | 6.3% | 31 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 332 | 70.5% | 346 | 73.3% | 304 | 65.4% | 307 | 58.3% | 249 | 47.8% | 194 | 40.2% | 205 | 42.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.9% | 24 | 5.1% | 39 | 8.4% | 61 | 11.6% | 57 | 10.9% | 57 | 11.8% | 47 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.58 | 13.56 | 13.76 | 13.94 | 14.76 | 15.50 | 16.40 | |||||||
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 63.78% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.17% | 63.11% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.72% | 60.41% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.97% | 61.59% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.82% | 58.98% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.72% | 61.67% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.88% | 58.31% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.79% | 61.31% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.38% | 60.87% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.88% | 62.05% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.74% | 61.30% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.38% | 61.33% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.4% | 38.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.6% | 61.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% | 30.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% | 69.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,146.0 | $46,345.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,922.0 | $34,711.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,493.0 | $51,516.0 |
* Park Ave 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.