Taylor Elementary School
720 7th Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids IA, 52404, Linn County
Phone: 319-558-2477
Ranking: 
(667 out of 696, bottom 4%)*
(667 out of 696, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cedar Rapids 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 | 2007-2008 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 312 | 300 | 266 | 261 | 249 | 239 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 53 | 17.0% | 47 | 15.7% | 31 | 11.7% | 35 | 13.4% | 31 | 12.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 15.7% | 44 | 14.7% | 53 | 19.9% | 41 | 15.7% | 38 | 15.3% | 51 | 21.3% |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 15.1% | 53 | 17.7% | 42 | 15.8% | 36 | 13.8% | 32 | 12.9% | 33 | 13.8% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 14.4% | 43 | 14.3% | 40 | 15.0% | 34 | 13.0% | 41 | 16.5% | 43 | 18.0% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 12.8% | 38 | 12.7% | 36 | 13.5% | 39 | 14.9% | 30 | 12.0% | 44 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 13.5% | 34 | 11.3% | 33 | 12.4% | 33 | 12.6% | 40 | 16.1% | 33 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 11.5% | 41 | 13.7% | 31 | 11.7% | 43 | 16.5% | 37 | 14.9% | 35 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 50.0% | 162 | 54.0% | 136 | 51.1% | 140 | 53.6% | 126 | 50.6% | 112 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 156 | 50.0% | 138 | 46.0% | 130 | 48.9% | 121 | 46.4% | 123 | 49.4% | 123 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 7.4% | 17 | 5.7% | 16 | 6.0% | 17 | 6.5% | 17 | 6.8% | 12 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 74 | 23.7% | 73 | 24.3% | 63 | 23.7% | 59 | 22.6% | 68 | 27.3% | 59 | 24.7% |
| White: | 190 | 60.9% | 184 | 61.3% | 173 | 65.0% | 179 | 68.6% | 163 | 65.5% | 164 | 68.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 7.1% | 24 | 8.0% | 11 | 4.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 77.6% | 258 | 86.0% | 210 | 78.9% | 196 | 75.1% | 177 | 71.1% | 168 | 70.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.7% | 13 | 4.3% | 23 | 8.6% | 30 | 11.5% | 28 | 11.2% | 24 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.67 | 12.24 | 11.12 | 11.35 | 13.39 | 10.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.48% | 80.11% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 76.85% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.03% | 73.21% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.58% | 72.08% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.74% | 76.76% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.83% | 78.81% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.71% | 68.38% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.28% | 71.44% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.71% | 79.65% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 81.09% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 72.92% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.89% | 72.75% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.9% | 78.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.1% | 21.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.4% | 30.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.6% | 69.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,041.0 | $42,443.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,699.0 | $33,679.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,815.0 | $46,277.0 |
* Taylor 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.