South Union Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4201 South Union

Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County

Phone: 515-242-8409

Ranking:

(645 out of 696, bottom 7%)*

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		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	39		37		40		38		40		40		38
Total Students:	562		571		545		571		551		560		572
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	29	5.1%	48	8.7%	36	6.4%	31	5.4%
Kindergarten:	99	17.6%	102	17.9%	101	18.5%	102	17.9%	74	13.4%	100	17.9%	115	20.1%
Grade 1:	99	17.6%	106	18.6%	85	15.6%	82	14.4%	95	17.2%	104	18.6%	102	17.8%
Grade 2:	103	18.3%	86	15.1%	88	16.1%	96	16.8%	97	17.6%	88	15.7%	73	12.8%
Grade 3:	93	16.5%	90	15.8%	88	16.1%	93	16.3%	90	16.3%	72	12.9%	92	16.1%
Grade 4:	86	15.3%	91	15.9%	95	17.4%	91	15.9%	67	12.2%	91	16.3%	70	12.2%
Grade 5:	82	14.6%	96	16.8%	88	16.1%	78	13.7%	80	14.5%	69	12.3%	89	15.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	296	52.7%	296	51.8%	283	51.9%	317	55.5%	311	56.4%	304	54.3%	301	52.6%
Female:	266	47.3%	275	48.2%	262	48.1%	254	44.5%	240	43.6%	248	44.3%	267	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%
Asian:	42	7.5%	39	6.8%	45	8.3%	40	7.0%	36	6.5%	35	6.3%	36	6.3%
Hispanic:	137	24.4%	146	25.6%	133	24.4%	129	22.6%	105	19.1%	74	13.2%	69	12.1%
Black:	74	13.2%	59	10.3%	57	10.5%	64	11.2%	65	11.8%	71	12.7%	79	13.8%
White:	262	46.6%	286	50.1%	279	51.2%	305	53.4%	320	58.1%	380	67.9%	386	67.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	1.1%	4	0.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	39	6.9%	36	6.3%	29	5.3%	30	5.3%	23	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	394	70.1%	428	75.0%	380	69.7%	366	64.1%	330	59.9%	296	52.9%	299	52.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	7.3%	38	6.7%	60	11.0%	72	12.6%	68	12.3%	71	12.7%	68	11.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.53		15.43		13.80		15.23		13.61		14.20		15.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
IA
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.67%	63.78%	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.59%	63.11%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.26%	60.41%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.53%	61.59%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.95%	58.98%	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	58.44%	61.67%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.01%	58.31%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.55%	61.31%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.90%	60.87%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.33%	62.05%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.49%	61.30%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.81%	61.33%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	24.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,518.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,767.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,027.0

* South Union 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.