Potosi Elementary Primary School
205 State Hwy P Potosi MO, 63664, Washington County Phone: 573-438-2223 Ranking:  (500 out of 1,698, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Potosi R-III 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: | 55 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 804 | 789 | 779 | 806 | 809 | 837 | 783 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 66 | 8.2% | 59 | 7.5% | 40 | 5.1% | 64 | 7.9% | 74 | 9.1% | 77 | 9.2% | 19 | 2.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 178 | 22.1% | 202 | 25.6% | 184 | 23.6% | 187 | 23.2% | 166 | 20.5% | 203 | 24.3% | 178 | 22.7% |
| Grade 1: | 209 | 26.0% | 184 | 23.3% | 184 | 23.6% | 177 | 22.0% | 211 | 26.1% | 177 | 21.1% | 190 | 24.3% |
| Grade 2: | 177 | 22.0% | 176 | 22.3% | 173 | 22.2% | 204 | 25.3% | 167 | 20.6% | 189 | 22.6% | 194 | 24.8% |
| Grade 3: | 174 | 21.6% | 168 | 21.3% | 198 | 25.4% | 174 | 21.6% | 191 | 23.6% | 191 | 22.8% | 202 | 25.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 395 | 49.1% | 393 | 49.8% | 381 | 48.9% | 420 | 52.1% | 417 | 51.5% | 452 | 54.0% | 424 | 54.2% |
| Female: | 409 | 50.9% | 396 | 50.2% | 398 | 51.1% | 386 | 47.9% | 384 | 47.5% | 377 | 45.0% | 355 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.5% | 16 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.2% | 19 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.4% | 26 | 3.3% |
| White: | 766 | 95.3% | 747 | 94.7% | 728 | 93.5% | 758 | 94.0% | 769 | 95.1% | 793 | 94.7% | 740 | 94.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 62.8% | 483 | 61.2% | 483 | 62.0% | 463 | 57.4% | 441 | 54.5% | 423 | 50.5% | 387 | 49.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 4.7% | 38 | 4.8% | 52 | 6.7% | 66 | 8.2% | 76 | 9.4% | 64 | 7.6% | 68 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.65 | 14.51 | 14.04 | 13.89 | 14.53 | 15.00 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 38.7% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 41.9% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.8% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 51.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.5% | 62.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.5% | 37.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.4% | 39.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.6% | 60.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $36,515.0 | $35,215.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,539.0 | $29,990.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,497.0 | $38,585.0 |
* Potosi Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.