Scavo Alternative High School
3725 52nd St
Des Moines IA, 50310, Polk County
Phone: 515-242-7589
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 265 | 305 | 272 | 264 | 301 | 219 | 399 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% |
Grade 10: | 14 | 5.3% | 30 | 9.8% | 41 | 15.1% | 10 | 3.8% | 22 | 7.3% | 15 | 6.8% | 39 | 9.8% |
Grade 11: | 72 | 27.2% | 103 | 33.8% | 73 | 26.8% | 77 | 29.2% | 81 | 26.9% | 63 | 28.8% | 148 | 37.1% |
Grade 12: | 179 | 67.5% | 172 | 56.4% | 158 | 58.1% | 174 | 65.9% | 198 | 65.8% | 141 | 64.4% | 209 | 52.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 111 | 41.9% | 128 | 42.0% | 116 | 42.6% | 96 | 36.4% | 136 | 45.2% | 86 | 39.3% | 159 | 39.8% |
Female: | 154 | 58.1% | 177 | 58.0% | 156 | 57.4% | 168 | 63.6% | 165 | 54.8% | 125 | 57.1% | 236 | 59.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 49 | 18.5% | 53 | 17.4% | 51 | 18.8% | 47 | 17.8% | 53 | 17.6% | 21 | 9.6% | 44 | 11.0% |
Black: | 51 | 19.2% | 48 | 15.7% | 49 | 18.0% | 45 | 17.0% | 47 | 15.6% | 57 | 26.0% | 87 | 21.8% |
White: | 137 | 51.7% | 170 | 55.7% | 144 | 52.9% | 148 | 56.1% | 177 | 58.8% | 138 | 63.0% | 258 | 64.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 8.7% | 21 | 6.9% | 18 | 6.6% | 19 | 7.2% | 18 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 72.8% | 232 | 76.1% | 187 | 68.8% | 171 | 64.8% | 192 | 63.8% | 127 | 58.0% | 239 | 59.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 3.4% | 12 | 3.9% | 24 | 8.8% | 20 | 7.6% | 32 | 10.6% | 21 | 9.6% | 36 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.59 | 17.43 | 15.45 | 15.09 | 17.30 | 11.20 | 20.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.27% | 59.21% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.96% | 61.77% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.18% | 66.88% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.84% | 71.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.2% | 64.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.8% | 35.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% | 29.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% | 70.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,135.0 | $44,638.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,504.0 | $33,748.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,450.0 | $49,176.0 |