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Perry Elementary Primary School
1600 8th St Perry IA, 50220, Dallas County Phone: 515-465-5656 Ranking:  (638 out of 696, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Perry 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: | 63 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 773 | 807 | 790 | 883 | 843 | 911 | 915 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 26 | 3.4% | 20 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.5% | 104 | 11.8% | 23 | 2.7% | 118 | 13.0% | 107 | 11.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 116 | 15.0% | 143 | 17.7% | 133 | 16.8% | 111 | 12.6% | 138 | 16.4% | 124 | 13.6% | 157 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 145 | 18.8% | 130 | 16.1% | 101 | 12.8% | 132 | 14.9% | 125 | 14.8% | 150 | 16.5% | 119 | 13.0% |
| Grade 2: | 128 | 16.6% | 99 | 12.3% | 136 | 17.2% | 119 | 13.5% | 153 | 18.1% | 123 | 13.5% | 138 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 12.9% | 144 | 17.8% | 123 | 15.6% | 156 | 17.7% | 127 | 15.1% | 136 | 14.9% | 134 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 137 | 17.7% | 119 | 14.7% | 150 | 19.0% | 128 | 14.5% | 140 | 16.6% | 129 | 14.2% | 134 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 121 | 15.7% | 152 | 18.8% | 127 | 16.1% | 133 | 15.1% | 137 | 16.3% | 131 | 14.4% | 126 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 424 | 54.9% | 426 | 52.8% | 418 | 52.9% | 452 | 51.2% | 448 | 53.1% | 490 | 53.8% | 483 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 349 | 45.1% | 381 | 47.2% | 372 | 47.1% | 431 | 48.8% | 395 | 46.9% | 413 | 45.3% | 428 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 377 | 48.8% | 409 | 50.7% | 390 | 49.4% | 433 | 49.0% | 401 | 47.6% | 436 | 47.9% | 429 | 46.9% |
| Black: | 22 | 2.8% | 13 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.3% | 18 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.1% |
| White: | 345 | 44.6% | 359 | 44.5% | 367 | 46.5% | 418 | 47.3% | 421 | 49.9% | 444 | 48.7% | 469 | 51.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 510 | 63.2% | 466 | 59.0% | 541 | 61.3% | 534 | 63.3% | 486 | 53.3% | 507 | 55.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 70 | 8.7% | 69 | 8.7% | 72 | 8.2% | 97 | 11.5% | 106 | 11.6% | 99 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.37 | 13.56 | 13.17 | 13.69 | 12.04 | 13.20 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.19% | 70.19% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.91% | 53.91% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.65% | 58.65% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.63% | 40.63% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.69% | 59.69% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 68.18% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.26% | 54.26% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.27% | 47.27% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.47% | 75.47% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.63% | 70.63% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.21% | 63.21% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.34% | 56.34% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 95.0% | 93.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 5.0% | 6.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.7% | 21.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.3% | 78.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,899.0 | $38,304.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,648.0 | $28,814.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,722.0 | $40,929.0 |
* Perry Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.