St. James Northside Elementary Primary School
1273 10th Ave North Saint James MN, 56081, Watonwan County Phone: 507-375-3325 Ranking:  (1,133 out of 1,269, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: St. James Public 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: | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 433 | 445 | 477 | 389 | 311 | 337 | 356 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 6.8% | 27 | 7.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 19.4% | 71 | 16.0% | 99 | 20.8% | 78 | 20.1% | 71 | 22.8% | 73 | 21.7% | 74 | 20.8% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 14.1% | 92 | 20.7% | 75 | 15.7% | 70 | 18.0% | 75 | 24.1% | 72 | 21.4% | 89 | 25.0% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 20.3% | 74 | 16.6% | 65 | 13.6% | 75 | 19.3% | 74 | 23.8% | 91 | 27.0% | 79 | 22.2% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 15.2% | 59 | 13.3% | 72 | 15.1% | 79 | 20.3% | 91 | 29.3% | 78 | 23.1% | 87 | 24.4% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 15.0% | 73 | 16.4% | 77 | 16.1% | 87 | 22.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 15.9% | 76 | 17.1% | 89 | 18.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 48.3% | 234 | 52.6% | 260 | 54.5% | 216 | 55.5% | 166 | 53.4% | 192 | 57.0% | 201 | 56.5% |
| Female: | 224 | 51.7% | 211 | 47.4% | 217 | 45.5% | 173 | 44.5% | 137 | 44.1% | 137 | 40.7% | 151 | 42.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 204 | 47.1% | 197 | 44.3% | 219 | 45.9% | 183 | 47.0% | 134 | 43.1% | 155 | 46.0% | 155 | 43.5% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| White: | 222 | 51.3% | 238 | 53.5% | 249 | 52.2% | 198 | 50.9% | 169 | 54.3% | 178 | 52.8% | 194 | 54.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 222 | 51.3% | 223 | 50.1% | 228 | 47.8% | 203 | 52.2% | 152 | 48.9% | 144 | 42.7% | 149 | 41.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 9.7% | 46 | 10.3% | 66 | 13.8% | 45 | 11.6% | 45 | 14.5% | 43 | 12.8% | 44 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 13.91 | 15.21 | 12.98 | 13.21 | 13.80 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 76.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 79.3% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 75.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.5% | 67.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 73.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 54% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 62.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% | 60% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 63.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 59.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 11.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 11.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,799.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,326.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,338.0 |
* St. James Northside Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.