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River Woods Elementary School
2929 Se 22nd St Des Moines IA, 50320, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8433 Ranking:  (651 out of 696, bottom 6%)*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: | 41 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 571 | 538 | 540 | 519 | 544 | 514 | 484 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 5.4% | 29 | 5.4% | 31 | 5.7% | 30 | 5.8% | 17 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 107 | 18.7% | 100 | 18.6% | 96 | 17.8% | 93 | 17.9% | 108 | 19.9% | 94 | 18.3% | 82 | 16.9% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 14.2% | 95 | 17.7% | 92 | 17.0% | 92 | 17.7% | 89 | 16.4% | 85 | 16.5% | 77 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 102 | 17.9% | 89 | 16.5% | 88 | 16.3% | 85 | 16.4% | 93 | 17.1% | 90 | 17.5% | 88 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 14.9% | 86 | 16.0% | 89 | 16.5% | 67 | 12.9% | 86 | 15.8% | 80 | 15.6% | 78 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 15.2% | 81 | 15.1% | 64 | 11.9% | 82 | 15.8% | 80 | 14.7% | 75 | 14.6% | 72 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 13.7% | 58 | 10.8% | 80 | 14.8% | 70 | 13.5% | 71 | 13.1% | 75 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 49.9% | 271 | 50.4% | 274 | 50.7% | 254 | 48.9% | 287 | 52.8% | 279 | 54.3% | 265 | 54.8% |
| Female: | 286 | 50.1% | 267 | 49.6% | 266 | 49.3% | 265 | 51.1% | 257 | 47.2% | 227 | 44.2% | 215 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 52 | 9.1% | 55 | 10.2% | 54 | 10.0% | 56 | 10.8% | 69 | 12.7% | 75 | 14.6% | 67 | 13.8% |
| Hispanic: | 243 | 42.6% | 229 | 42.6% | 212 | 39.3% | 181 | 34.9% | 167 | 30.7% | 129 | 25.1% | 124 | 25.6% |
| Black: | 96 | 16.8% | 81 | 15.1% | 99 | 18.3% | 84 | 16.2% | 89 | 16.4% | 100 | 19.5% | 75 | 15.5% |
| White: | 134 | 23.5% | 129 | 24.0% | 135 | 25.0% | 152 | 29.3% | 179 | 32.9% | 209 | 40.7% | 216 | 44.6% |
| 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: | 45 | 7.9% | 43 | 8.0% | 39 | 7.2% | 43 | 8.3% | 36 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 424 | 74.3% | 385 | 71.6% | 401 | 74.3% | 348 | 67.1% | 339 | 62.3% | 246 | 47.9% | 260 | 53.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.1% | 32 | 5.9% | 38 | 7.0% | 32 | 6.2% | 32 | 5.9% | 37 | 7.2% | 38 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 14.42 | 14.79 | 13.84 | 14.71 | 15.10 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.75% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.11% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.75% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.41% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.17% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.52% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.39% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.44% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.49% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.34% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.38% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.3% | 76.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.7% | 23.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.5% | 44.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.5% | 55.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,198.0 | $40,172.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,329.0 | $33,732.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,678.0 | $45,385.0 |
* River Woods Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.