Pender Elementary School
609 Whitney St Pender NE, 68047, Thurston County Phone: 402-385-3244 Ranking:  (395 out of 761, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Pender Public Schools 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: | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 206 | 210 | 203 | 185 | 191 | 165 | 169 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 43 | 20.9% | 45 | 21.4% | 38 | 18.7% | 35 | 18.9% | 53 | 27.7% | 12 | 7.3% | 20 | 11.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 30 | 14.6% | 31 | 14.8% | 33 | 16.3% | 38 | 20.5% | 17 | 8.9% | 30 | 18.2% | 14 | 8.3% |
| Grade 1: | 28 | 13.6% | 24 | 11.4% | 34 | 16.7% | 17 | 9.2% | 20 | 10.5% | 15 | 9.1% | 19 | 11.2% |
| Grade 2: | 19 | 9.2% | 33 | 15.7% | 17 | 8.4% | 20 | 10.8% | 16 | 8.4% | 18 | 10.9% | 22 | 13.0% |
| Grade 3: | 29 | 14.1% | 16 | 7.6% | 24 | 11.8% | 15 | 8.1% | 19 | 9.9% | 22 | 13.3% | 19 | 11.2% |
| Grade 4: | 18 | 8.7% | 20 | 9.5% | 14 | 6.9% | 19 | 10.3% | 20 | 10.5% | 19 | 11.5% | 26 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 21 | 10.2% | 15 | 7.1% | 23 | 11.3% | 21 | 11.4% | 20 | 10.5% | 25 | 15.2% | 24 | 14.2% |
| Grade 6: | 18 | 8.7% | 26 | 12.4% | 20 | 9.9% | 20 | 10.8% | 26 | 13.6% | 24 | 14.5% | 25 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 107 | 51.9% | 98 | 46.7% | 98 | 48.3% | 86 | 46.5% | 81 | 42.4% | 79 | 47.9% | 90 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 99 | 48.1% | 112 | 53.3% | 105 | 51.7% | 99 | 53.5% | 102 | 53.4% | 78 | 47.3% | 75 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.6% | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 5.8% | 16 | 7.6% | 20 | 9.9% | 10 | 5.4% | 15 | 7.9% | 13 | 7.9% | 12 | 7.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 187 | 90.8% | 189 | 90.0% | 181 | 89.2% | 171 | 92.4% | 171 | 89.5% | 149 | 90.3% | 155 | 91.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 31.1% | 58 | 27.6% | 71 | 35.0% | 53 | 28.6% | 52 | 27.2% | 54 | 32.7% | 43 | 25.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 7.8% | 18 | 8.6% | 19 | 9.4% | 19 | 10.3% | 26 | 13.6% | 25 | 15.2% | 21 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.65 | 14.95 | 15.32 | 15.10 | 16.75 | 15.10 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.79 | 96.79 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 131.43 | 131.43 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.18 | 122.18 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.28 | 100.28 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.93 | 98.93 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 114.43 | 114.43 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 119.53 | 119.53 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 93.05 | 93.05 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.00 | 100.00 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.33 | 122.33 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 93.19 | 93.19 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 107.75 | 107.75 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 103.86 | 103.86 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 124.57 | 124.57 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 51.29 | 51.29 | 43.59 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.05 | 92.05 | 102.67 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.95 | 100.95 | 108.48 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.88 | 99.88 | 108.93 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 112.00 | 112.00 | 101.08 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.05 | 120.05 | 107.65 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 113.14 | 113.14 | 114.26 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 108.75 | 108.75 | 118.18 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 108.91 | 108.91 | 101.12 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 102.56 | 102.56 | 104.29 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.90 | 104.90 | 100.35 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.70 | 117.70 | 106.09 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.62 | 96.62 | 106.35 |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 90.29 | 90.29 | 101.38 |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 111.15 | 111.15 | 108.81 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.30 | 106.30 | 112.59 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.65 | 109.65 | 115.06 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,098.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,126.0 |
* Pender 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.