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Pocahontas Area Elementary School
208 1st Ave Sw Pocahontas IA, 50574, Pocahontas County Phone: 712-335-4642 Ranking:  (169 out of 696, top 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Pocahontas Area 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: | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 135 | 244 | 236 | 251 | 246 | 230 | 238 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 6.5% | 41 | 17.8% | 49 | 20.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 43.0% | 42 | 17.2% | 35 | 14.8% | 46 | 18.3% | 37 | 15.0% | 46 | 20.0% | 43 | 18.1% |
| Grade 1: | 39 | 28.9% | 29 | 11.9% | 32 | 13.6% | 30 | 12.0% | 30 | 12.2% | 28 | 12.2% | 28 | 11.8% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 28.1% | 34 | 13.9% | 30 | 12.7% | 34 | 13.5% | 30 | 12.2% | 27 | 11.7% | 35 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 12.7% | 31 | 13.1% | 33 | 13.1% | 32 | 13.0% | 29 | 12.6% | 26 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 13.5% | 31 | 13.1% | 36 | 14.3% | 32 | 13.0% | 27 | 11.7% | 28 | 11.8% |
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 12.3% | 34 | 14.4% | 34 | 13.5% | 29 | 11.8% | 32 | 13.9% | 29 | 12.2% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 18.4% | 43 | 18.2% | 38 | 15.1% | 40 | 16.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 65 | 48.1% | 133 | 54.5% | 128 | 54.2% | 132 | 52.6% | 124 | 50.4% | 112 | 48.7% | 120 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 70 | 51.9% | 111 | 45.5% | 108 | 45.8% | 119 | 47.4% | 122 | 49.6% | 110 | 47.8% | 114 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 7.4% | 10 | 4.1% | 8 | 3.4% | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 121 | 89.6% | 222 | 91.0% | 216 | 91.5% | 236 | 94.0% | 232 | 94.3% | 226 | 98.3% | 233 | 97.9% |
| 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: | 4 | 3.0% | 10 | 4.1% | 12 | 5.1% | 9 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 60.7% | 110 | 45.1% | 94 | 39.8% | 104 | 41.4% | 86 | 35.0% | 68 | 29.6% | 74 | 31.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 7.4% | 27 | 11.1% | 34 | 14.4% | 28 | 11.2% | 40 | 16.3% | 34 | 14.8% | 27 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.94 | 11.24 | 10.82 | 12.13 | 10.70 | 11.30 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.10% | 93.10% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 84.21% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.86% | 75.86% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 86.84% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 78.57% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 88.89% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 75.00% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 72.22% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.38% | 84.38% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 84.21% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.88% | 71.88% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 86.84% | 75.72% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.38% | 84.38% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 71.43% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 78.13% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 67.35% | 65.78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 94.1% | 87.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 22.0 years | 22.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,537.0 | $40,924.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,537.0 | $40,924.0 |
* Pocahontas Area Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.