Phillips Elementary Primary School
1701 Lay St
Des Moines IA, 50317, Polk County
Phone: 515-242-8431
Ranking: 
(408 out of 696, bottom 41%)*
(408 out of 696, bottom 41%)*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
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: | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 407 | 404 | 402 | 399 | 394 | 379 | 369 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 9.8% | 40 | 9.9% | 40 | 10.0% | 40 | 10.0% | 40 | 10.2% | 40 | 10.6% | 39 | 10.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 17.2% | 69 | 17.1% | 65 | 16.2% | 68 | 17.0% | 69 | 17.5% | 62 | 16.4% | 63 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 16.5% | 64 | 15.8% | 66 | 16.4% | 67 | 16.8% | 62 | 15.7% | 63 | 16.6% | 68 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 15.2% | 62 | 15.3% | 66 | 16.4% | 58 | 14.5% | 64 | 16.2% | 65 | 17.2% | 45 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 14.3% | 61 | 15.1% | 51 | 12.7% | 62 | 15.5% | 60 | 15.2% | 46 | 12.1% | 52 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.9% | 57 | 14.2% | 57 | 14.3% | 47 | 11.9% | 54 | 14.2% | 53 | 14.4% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 12.3% | 56 | 13.9% | 57 | 14.2% | 47 | 11.8% | 52 | 13.2% | 49 | 12.9% | 49 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 193 | 47.4% | 207 | 51.2% | 210 | 52.2% | 205 | 51.4% | 209 | 53.0% | 194 | 51.2% | 192 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 214 | 52.6% | 197 | 48.8% | 192 | 47.8% | 194 | 48.6% | 185 | 47.0% | 177 | 46.7% | 173 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 14.0% | 62 | 15.3% | 52 | 12.9% | 43 | 10.8% | 42 | 10.7% | 24 | 6.3% | 25 | 6.8% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.2% | 14 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.3% | 18 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.6% |
| White: | 314 | 77.1% | 310 | 76.7% | 321 | 79.9% | 326 | 81.7% | 322 | 81.7% | 329 | 86.8% | 315 | 85.4% |
| 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: | 22 | 5.4% | 18 | 4.5% | 13 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 37.1% | 170 | 42.1% | 143 | 35.6% | 133 | 33.3% | 123 | 31.2% | 86 | 22.7% | 102 | 27.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 13.8% | 53 | 13.1% | 79 | 19.7% | 76 | 19.0% | 59 | 15.0% | 53 | 14.0% | 40 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.78 | 19.24 | 19.61 | 21.00 | 19.14 | 17.50 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.51% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.75% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.21% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.27% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.29% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.9% | 42.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 15.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.9% | 84.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,459.0 | $43,936.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $32,935.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,017.0 | $45,999.0 |
* Phillips Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.