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West Elementary Primary School
105 East Main St Slater IA, 50244, Story County Phone: 515-228-3890 Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2 School District: Ballard 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: | 28 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 435 | 415 | 401 | 571 | 539 | 564 | 534 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 4.6% | 25 | 6.0% | 27 | 6.7% | 22 | 3.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 22 | 3.9% | 22 | 4.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 161 | 37.0% | 160 | 38.6% | 146 | 36.4% | 162 | 28.4% | 133 | 24.7% | 168 | 29.8% | 161 | 30.1% |
| Grade 1: | 138 | 31.7% | 113 | 27.2% | 120 | 29.9% | 109 | 19.1% | 148 | 27.5% | 139 | 24.6% | 108 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 116 | 26.7% | 117 | 28.2% | 108 | 26.9% | 147 | 25.7% | 133 | 24.7% | 114 | 20.2% | 121 | 22.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 49.7% | 218 | 52.5% | 218 | 54.4% | 284 | 49.7% | 272 | 50.5% | 288 | 51.1% | 283 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 219 | 50.3% | 197 | 47.5% | 183 | 45.6% | 287 | 50.3% | 267 | 49.5% | 268 | 47.5% | 247 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.4% | 17 | 4.2% | 20 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% |
| White: | 409 | 94.0% | 386 | 93.0% | 374 | 93.3% | 535 | 93.7% | 510 | 94.6% | 545 | 96.6% | 517 | 96.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 15.6% | 75 | 18.1% | 73 | 18.2% | 115 | 20.1% | 106 | 19.7% | 88 | 15.6% | 75 | 14.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.9% | 16 | 4.0% | 14 | 2.5% | 31 | 5.8% | 27 | 4.8% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.51 | 14.09 | 13.69 | 15.54 | 14.18 | 15.50 | 16.60 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.1% | 73.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.9% | 26.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.4% | 23.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% | 76.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,904.0 | $41,169.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,950.0 | $29,865.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,442.0 | $44,560.0 |