Samuelson Elementary School
3929 Belaire Rd Des Moines IA, 50310, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8441 Ranking:  (653 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 37 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 515 | 526 | 514 | 481 | 475 | 467 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 18.8% | 87 | 16.5% | 93 | 18.1% | 80 | 16.6% | 80 | 16.8% | 91 | 19.5% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 14.6% | 107 | 20.3% | 88 | 17.1% | 76 | 15.8% | 87 | 18.3% | 79 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 18.6% | 83 | 15.8% | 82 | 16.0% | 84 | 17.5% | 77 | 16.2% | 67 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 16.3% | 79 | 15.0% | 94 | 18.3% | 80 | 16.6% | 67 | 14.1% | 87 | 18.6% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 15.1% | 86 | 16.3% | 82 | 16.0% | 68 | 14.1% | 86 | 18.1% | 77 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 16.5% | 84 | 16.0% | 75 | 14.6% | 93 | 19.3% | 78 | 16.4% | 66 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 52.0% | 273 | 51.9% | 273 | 53.1% | 243 | 50.5% | 248 | 52.2% | 227 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 247 | 48.0% | 253 | 48.1% | 241 | 46.9% | 238 | 49.5% | 227 | 47.8% | 232 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 123 | 23.9% | 144 | 27.4% | 127 | 24.7% | 77 | 16.0% | 50 | 10.5% | 36 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 11.5% | 53 | 10.1% | 46 | 8.9% | 45 | 9.4% | 48 | 10.1% | 34 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 89 | 17.3% | 100 | 19.0% | 106 | 20.6% | 115 | 23.9% | 121 | 25.5% | 138 | 29.6% |
| White: | 212 | 41.2% | 204 | 38.8% | 205 | 39.9% | 214 | 44.5% | 223 | 46.9% | 258 | 55.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 6.2% | 25 | 4.8% | 29 | 5.6% | 29 | 6.0% | 32 | 6.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 313 | 60.8% | 349 | 66.3% | 297 | 57.8% | 253 | 52.6% | 253 | 53.3% | 215 | 46.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.5% | 23 | 4.4% | 35 | 6.8% | 46 | 9.6% | 36 | 7.6% | 35 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.71 | 15.25 | 15.58 | 15.03 | 14.41 | 12.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.38% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.41% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.17% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.75% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.32% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.25% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.10% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.12% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.10% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.42% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
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* Samuelson 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.