USA.com / Iowa / Kossuth County / Algona, IA / Public Schools / Sentral Elementary Elementary School
Sentral Elementary Elementary School
308 310th St Fenton IA, 50539, Kossuth County Phone: 515-889-2261 Ranking:  (324 out of 696, top 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Sentral 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: | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 217 | 226 | 93 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 94 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 15.7% | 26 | 11.5% | 16 | 17.2% | 19 | 22.4% | 10 | 12.5% | 12 | 14.8% | 11 | 11.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 15.2% | 40 | 17.7% | 16 | 17.2% | 8 | 9.4% | 16 | 20.0% | 7 | 8.6% | 16 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 36 | 16.6% | 37 | 16.4% | 9 | 9.7% | 14 | 16.5% | 8 | 10.0% | 14 | 17.3% | 10 | 10.6% |
| Grade 2: | 35 | 16.1% | 23 | 10.2% | 15 | 16.1% | 8 | 9.4% | 12 | 15.0% | 12 | 14.8% | 14 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 22 | 10.1% | 36 | 15.9% | 10 | 10.8% | 13 | 15.3% | 11 | 13.8% | 12 | 14.8% | 16 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 29 | 13.4% | 29 | 12.8% | 14 | 15.1% | 11 | 12.9% | 11 | 13.8% | 11 | 13.6% | 13 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 12.9% | 35 | 15.5% | 13 | 14.0% | 12 | 14.1% | 12 | 15.0% | 13 | 16.0% | 14 | 14.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 104 | 47.9% | 110 | 48.7% | 45 | 48.4% | 39 | 45.9% | 36 | 45.0% | 32 | 39.5% | 44 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 113 | 52.1% | 116 | 51.3% | 48 | 51.6% | 46 | 54.1% | 44 | 55.0% | 41 | 50.6% | 46 | 48.9% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.5% | 5 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 204 | 94.0% | 213 | 94.2% | 92 | 98.9% | 85 | 100.0% | 80 | 100.0% | 78 | 96.3% | 89 | 94.7% |
| 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: | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 32.7% | 67 | 29.6% | 49 | 52.7% | 32 | 37.6% | 37 | 46.3% | 35 | 43.2% | 44 | 46.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 13.8% | 25 | 11.1% | 13 | 14.0% | 22 | 25.9% | 12 | 15.0% | 11 | 13.6% | 14 | 14.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.35 | 14.94 | 13.21 | 12.07 | 10.20 | 8.00 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.00% | 100.00% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 81.82% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 83.33% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 63.64% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.00% | 100.00% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 75.00% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 91.67% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.50% | 87.50% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 77.78% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 76.92% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.44% | 44.44% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 69.23% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 57.1% | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 42.9% | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $30,699.0 | $30,140.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,075.0 | $25,500.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $35,530.0 | $32,923.0 |
* Sentral Elementary Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.