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Watkins Elementary Primary School
732 West Talmage
Springfield MO, 65803, Greene County
Phone: 417-523-5000
Ranking: (1,375 out of 1,698, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield 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: | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 333 | 317 | 323 | 319 | 286 | 288 | 256 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 19.8% | 53 | 16.7% | 54 | 16.7% | 70 | 21.9% | 42 | 14.7% | 63 | 21.9% | 39 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 58 | 17.4% | 51 | 16.1% | 58 | 18.0% | 45 | 14.1% | 55 | 19.2% | 49 | 17.0% | 37 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 13.8% | 61 | 19.2% | 58 | 18.0% | 57 | 17.9% | 44 | 15.4% | 42 | 14.6% | 45 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 18.3% | 50 | 15.8% | 54 | 16.7% | 49 | 15.4% | 47 | 16.4% | 55 | 19.1% | 37 | 14.5% |
Grade 4: | 54 | 16.2% | 48 | 15.1% | 56 | 17.3% | 42 | 13.2% | 56 | 19.6% | 37 | 12.8% | 42 | 16.4% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 14.4% | 54 | 17.0% | 43 | 13.3% | 56 | 17.6% | 42 | 14.7% | 42 | 14.6% | 41 | 16.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 174 | 52.3% | 154 | 48.6% | 151 | 46.7% | 159 | 49.8% | 151 | 52.8% | 148 | 51.4% | 147 | 57.4% |
Female: | 159 | 47.7% | 163 | 51.4% | 172 | 53.3% | 160 | 50.2% | 127 | 44.4% | 132 | 45.8% | 105 | 41.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 3.9% | 15 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.2% |
Black: | 17 | 5.1% | 14 | 4.4% | 25 | 7.7% | 27 | 8.5% | 26 | 9.1% | 26 | 9.0% | 18 | 7.0% |
White: | 280 | 84.1% | 267 | 84.2% | 269 | 83.3% | 280 | 87.8% | 253 | 88.5% | 258 | 89.6% | 233 | 91.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 6.0% | 16 | 5.0% | 12 | 3.7% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 234 | 70.3% | 239 | 75.4% | 246 | 76.2% | 225 | 70.5% | 196 | 68.5% | 167 | 58.0% | 128 | 50.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 9.3% | 26 | 8.2% | 36 | 11.1% | 31 | 9.7% | 28 | 9.8% | 53 | 18.4% | 40 | 15.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.90 | 14.01 | 14.36 | 15.08 | 14.39 | 15.90 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 46% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 45% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 39.7% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 40.9% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 44.9% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 40.9% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 42.2% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 44.5% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 50.2% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 49.4% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 52.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 49.4% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 48.4% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 45.9% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 43.9% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 49.2% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 47.4% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 46.1% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 45.9% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 50.5% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52.8% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 48.5% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.4% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 52.3% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 53.1% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 48.6% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 52% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 48.4% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 47.8% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 50.4% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 55.5% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.6% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 51% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 55% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 53.8% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 52.7% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 51.8% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 57.1% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 56.7% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 52.9% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 56.8% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 57.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 58.2% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 57.3% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.9% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.9% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 47.9% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 51.4% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 49.2% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.4% | 25.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.6% | 75.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.5% | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.5% | 87.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,142.0 | $41,828.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,411.0 | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,828.0 | $43,314.0 |
* Watkins 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.