Southeast Polk High School
7945 Ne University Ave
Pleasant Hill IA, 50327, Polk County
Phone: 515-967-6631
Ranking: 
(116 out of 205, bottom 43%)*
(116 out of 205, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Southeast Polk Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 113 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 119 | 117 | 110 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,994 | 1,919 | 1,816 | 1,791 | 1,724 | 1,698 | 1,668 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 488 | 24.5% | 545 | 28.4% | 478 | 26.3% | 491 | 27.4% | 403 | 23.4% | 447 | 26.3% | 456 | 27.3% |
| Grade 10: | 543 | 27.2% | 484 | 25.2% | 487 | 26.8% | 405 | 22.6% | 444 | 25.8% | 461 | 27.1% | 421 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 471 | 23.6% | 482 | 25.1% | 407 | 22.4% | 432 | 24.1% | 460 | 26.7% | 399 | 23.5% | 417 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 492 | 24.7% | 408 | 21.3% | 444 | 24.4% | 463 | 25.9% | 417 | 24.2% | 391 | 23.0% | 374 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 992 | 49.7% | 977 | 50.9% | 929 | 51.2% | 926 | 51.7% | 885 | 51.3% | 851 | 50.1% | 842 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 1,002 | 50.3% | 942 | 49.1% | 887 | 48.8% | 865 | 48.3% | 839 | 48.7% | 839 | 49.4% | 822 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 43 | 2.2% | 45 | 2.3% | 45 | 2.5% | 40 | 2.2% | 40 | 2.3% | 40 | 2.4% | 48 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 119 | 6.0% | 131 | 6.8% | 100 | 5.5% | 89 | 5.0% | 75 | 4.4% | 45 | 2.7% | 50 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 43 | 2.2% | 34 | 1.8% | 37 | 2.0% | 35 | 2.0% | 37 | 2.1% | 28 | 1.6% | 31 | 1.9% |
| White: | 1,735 | 87.0% | 1,662 | 86.6% | 1,595 | 87.8% | 1,605 | 89.6% | 1,552 | 90.0% | 1,579 | 93.0% | 1,532 | 91.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 52 | 2.6% | 45 | 2.3% | 33 | 1.8% | 17 | 0.9% | 15 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 19.7% | 417 | 21.7% | 330 | 18.2% | 338 | 18.9% | 268 | 15.5% | 199 | 11.7% | 166 | 10.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 5.6% | 134 | 7.0% | 93 | 5.1% | 154 | 8.6% | 122 | 7.1% | 97 | 5.7% | 76 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.59 | 16.85 | 15.93 | 16.28 | 14.49 | 14.50 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.68% | 85.68% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.96% | 80.96% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.75% | 85.75% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.37% | 84.37% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.6% | 66.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.4% | 33.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.9% | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.1% | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,288.0 | $45,007.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,996.0 | $37,107.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,170.0 | $47,641.0 |
* Southeast Polk High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.