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Ross Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1400 Se 34th St

Topeka KS, 66605, Shawnee County

Phone: 785-274-6280

Ranking:

(833 out of 973, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

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:	49		43		33		25		28		28		26
Total Students:	595		562		369		334		329		367		326
Prekindergarten:	46	7.7%	37	6.6%	NA	NA	16	4.8%	NA	NA	33	9.0%	32	9.8%
Kindergarten:	93	15.6%	109	19.4%	51	13.8%	57	17.1%	62	18.8%	70	19.1%	62	19.0%
Grade 1:	105	17.6%	84	14.9%	61	16.5%	51	15.3%	62	18.8%	65	17.7%	52	16.0%
Grade 2:	88	14.8%	93	16.5%	52	14.1%	56	16.8%	59	17.9%	51	13.9%	57	17.5%
Grade 3:	88	14.8%	88	15.7%	63	17.1%	57	17.1%	51	15.5%	64	17.4%	41	12.6%
Grade 4:	90	15.1%	78	13.9%	59	16.0%	47	14.1%	56	17.0%	39	10.6%	45	13.8%
Grade 5:	85	14.3%	73	13.0%	83	22.5%	50	15.0%	39	11.9%	45	12.3%	37	11.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	311	52.3%	285	50.7%	198	53.7%	179	53.6%	166	50.5%	182	49.6%	167	51.2%
Female:	284	47.7%	277	49.3%	171	46.3%	155	46.4%	163	49.5%	162	44.1%	136	41.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	3	0.8%	11	3.3%	14	4.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%
Asian:	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	3	0.9%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	162	27.2%	149	26.5%	102	27.6%	34	10.2%	13	4.0%	98	26.7%	82	25.2%
Black:	186	31.3%	177	31.5%	108	29.3%	111	33.2%	138	41.9%	144	39.2%	130	39.9%
White:	186	31.3%	176	31.3%	132	35.8%	151	45.2%	151	45.9%	110	30.0%	93	28.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	2	0.4%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	57	9.6%	53	9.4%	23	6.2%	24	7.2%	9	2.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	507	85.2%	465	82.7%	302	81.8%	270	80.8%	238	72.3%	263	71.7%	217	66.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	45	7.6%	46	8.2%	29	7.9%	30	9.0%	38	11.6%	49	13.4%	45	13.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.12		13.10		11.26		13.41		11.58		12.90		12.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.29%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.27%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.74%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.66%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.51%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.92%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.24%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.55%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.11%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.67%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.82%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.02%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.37%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.72%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.57%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.52%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.91%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.13%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.8%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.72%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.16%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.07%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.26%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.36%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.44%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.43%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.78%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.83%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.29%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.45%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.49%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.09%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.71%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.59%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.81%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.16%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	73.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,094.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,488.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,527.0

* Ross Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.