Stowe Elementary School
1411 East 33rd St Des Moines IA, 50317, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8435 Ranking:  (687 out of 696, bottom 1%)*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: | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 363 | 362 | 389 | 416 | 408 | 362 | 349 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 6.4% | 32 | 8.8% | 27 | 7.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 15.4% | 74 | 20.4% | 80 | 20.6% | 86 | 20.7% | 78 | 19.1% | 59 | 16.3% | 50 | 14.3% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 19.8% | 71 | 19.6% | 72 | 18.5% | 80 | 19.2% | 56 | 13.7% | 56 | 15.5% | 58 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 19.6% | 59 | 16.3% | 80 | 20.6% | 53 | 12.7% | 66 | 16.2% | 57 | 15.7% | 54 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 14.6% | 64 | 17.7% | 42 | 10.8% | 61 | 14.7% | 69 | 16.9% | 59 | 16.3% | 43 | 12.3% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 20.4% | 41 | 11.3% | 56 | 14.4% | 70 | 16.8% | 61 | 15.0% | 42 | 11.6% | 61 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 10.2% | 53 | 14.6% | 59 | 15.2% | 66 | 15.9% | 52 | 12.7% | 57 | 15.7% | 56 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 191 | 52.6% | 195 | 53.9% | 214 | 55.0% | 224 | 53.8% | 226 | 55.4% | 200 | 55.2% | 205 | 58.7% |
| Female: | 172 | 47.4% | 167 | 46.1% | 175 | 45.0% | 192 | 46.2% | 182 | 44.6% | 154 | 42.5% | 140 | 40.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 13 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 104 | 28.7% | 108 | 29.8% | 110 | 28.3% | 91 | 21.9% | 87 | 21.3% | 57 | 15.7% | 52 | 14.9% |
| Black: | 37 | 10.2% | 35 | 9.7% | 30 | 7.7% | 34 | 8.2% | 38 | 9.3% | 30 | 8.3% | 33 | 9.5% |
| White: | 189 | 52.1% | 194 | 53.6% | 231 | 59.4% | 271 | 65.1% | 260 | 63.7% | 264 | 72.9% | 252 | 72.2% |
| 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: | 18 | 5.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 278 | 76.6% | 289 | 79.8% | 288 | 74.0% | 295 | 70.9% | 279 | 68.4% | 222 | 61.3% | 235 | 67.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.9% | 20 | 5.5% | 33 | 8.5% | 55 | 13.2% | 47 | 11.5% | 44 | 12.2% | 48 | 13.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.38 | 11.49 | 12.16 | 13.42 | 13.18 | 12.70 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.68% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.94% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.58% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.65% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.16% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.67% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.86% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.33% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.94% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.28% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.9% | 61.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.1% | 38.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.8% | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,835.0 | $42,414.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,163.0 | $32,281.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,170.0 | $46,467.0 |
* Stowe 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.