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Southeast Polk Junior High School
8325 Ne University Ave
Pleasant Hill IA, 50327, Polk County
Phone: 515-967-5509
Ranking: 
(327 out of 696, top 47%)*
(327 out of 696, top 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,008 | 975 | 1,003 | 1,002 | 941 | 861 | 841 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 518 | 51.4% | 495 | 50.8% | 474 | 47.3% | 523 | 52.2% | 470 | 49.9% | 461 | 53.5% | 399 | 47.4% |
| Grade 8: | 490 | 48.6% | 480 | 49.2% | 529 | 52.7% | 479 | 47.8% | 471 | 50.1% | 400 | 46.5% | 442 | 52.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 511 | 50.7% | 483 | 49.5% | 485 | 48.4% | 490 | 48.9% | 488 | 51.9% | 458 | 53.2% | 433 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 497 | 49.3% | 492 | 50.5% | 518 | 51.6% | 512 | 51.1% | 453 | 48.1% | 395 | 45.9% | 404 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.8% | 21 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 6.2% | 53 | 5.4% | 57 | 5.7% | 57 | 5.7% | 46 | 4.9% | 43 | 5.0% | 35 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 30 | 3.0% | 27 | 2.8% | 18 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.5% | 21 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.4% | 25 | 3.0% |
| White: | 856 | 84.9% | 842 | 86.4% | 880 | 87.7% | 886 | 88.4% | 842 | 89.5% | 771 | 89.5% | 765 | 91.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 37 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.3% | 28 | 2.8% | 23 | 2.3% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 23.3% | 222 | 22.8% | 187 | 18.6% | 200 | 20.0% | 180 | 19.1% | 131 | 15.2% | 117 | 13.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 6.0% | 70 | 7.2% | 80 | 8.0% | 91 | 9.1% | 86 | 9.1% | 59 | 6.9% | 59 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.68 | 17.17 | 17.29 | 17.89 | 15.95 | 14.10 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.46% | 82.46% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.93% | 77.93% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.53% | 71.53% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.52% | 72.52% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.36% | 68.36% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.65% | 74.65% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.57% | 69.57% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 74.19% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.7% | 64.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.6% | 35.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.1% | 21.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.9% | 78.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,944.0 | $46,255.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,323.0 | $34,653.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,697.0 | $49,456.0 |
* Southeast Polk Junior High 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.