Salem Elementary School
412 East Jackson St
Salem IA, 52649, Henry County
Phone: 319-258-7799
Ranking: (223 out of 696, top 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Mount Pleasant 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: | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
Total Students: | 113 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 104 | 106 | 105 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 20 | 17.7% | 17 | 14.2% | 15 | 12.5% | 17 | 13.4% | 16 | 15.4% | 21 | 19.8% | 15 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 17 | 15.0% | 17 | 14.2% | 19 | 15.8% | 19 | 15.0% | 20 | 19.2% | 16 | 15.1% | 15 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 14 | 12.4% | 22 | 18.3% | 20 | 16.7% | 25 | 19.7% | 16 | 15.4% | 15 | 14.2% | 19 | 18.1% |
Grade 3: | 19 | 16.8% | 20 | 16.7% | 24 | 20.0% | 17 | 13.4% | 16 | 15.4% | 18 | 17.0% | 17 | 16.2% |
Grade 4: | 19 | 16.8% | 25 | 20.8% | 17 | 14.2% | 25 | 19.7% | 17 | 16.3% | 16 | 15.1% | 22 | 21.0% |
Grade 5: | 24 | 21.2% | 19 | 15.8% | 25 | 20.8% | 24 | 18.9% | 19 | 18.3% | 20 | 18.9% | 17 | 16.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 56 | 49.6% | 63 | 52.5% | 64 | 53.3% | 71 | 55.9% | 58 | 55.8% | 48 | 45.3% | 43 | 41.0% |
Female: | 57 | 50.4% | 57 | 47.5% | 56 | 46.7% | 56 | 44.1% | 46 | 44.2% | 50 | 47.2% | 58 | 55.2% |
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: | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.9% | 1 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.9% |
Black: | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.9% |
White: | 110 | 97.3% | 117 | 97.5% | 117 | 97.5% | 124 | 97.6% | 101 | 97.1% | 100 | 94.3% | 100 | 95.2% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 42.5% | 40 | 33.3% | 31 | 25.8% | 38 | 29.9% | 29 | 27.9% | 27 | 25.5% | 23 | 21.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 6.2% | 15 | 12.5% | 12 | 10.0% | 14 | 11.0% | 10 | 9.6% | 15 | 14.2% | 10 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.13 | 13.33 | 13.33 | 15.30 | 12.84 | 13.90 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 81.16% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 79.83% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 76.81% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 74.79% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.75% | 76.74% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | 77.30% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 75.19% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 72.34% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 86.11% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 85.07% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 77.78% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 72.39% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% | 71.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% | 71.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,546.0 | $42,696.0 |
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: | $47,649.0 | $47,126.0 |
* Salem 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.