Whittier Elementary School
1306 West Salem
Indianola IA, 50125, Warren County
Phone: 515-961-9570
Ranking: (214 out of 696, top 31%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Indianola 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: | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 412 | 427 | 417 | 411 | 345 | 326 | 464 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 137 | 33.3% | 135 | 31.6% | 114 | 27.3% | 113 | 27.5% | 55 | 15.9% | 10 | 3.1% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 41 | 10.0% | 46 | 10.8% | 62 | 14.9% | 59 | 14.4% | 46 | 13.3% | 47 | 14.4% | 84 | 18.1% |
Grade 1: | 49 | 11.9% | 48 | 11.2% | 47 | 11.3% | 42 | 10.2% | 43 | 12.5% | 54 | 16.6% | 64 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 44 | 10.7% | 46 | 10.8% | 43 | 10.3% | 46 | 11.2% | 52 | 15.1% | 55 | 16.9% | 74 | 15.9% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 11.2% | 51 | 11.9% | 48 | 11.5% | 49 | 11.9% | 51 | 14.8% | 50 | 15.3% | 78 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 12.1% | 49 | 11.5% | 50 | 12.0% | 49 | 11.9% | 51 | 14.8% | 48 | 14.7% | 94 | 20.3% |
Grade 5: | 45 | 10.9% | 52 | 12.2% | 53 | 12.7% | 53 | 12.9% | 47 | 13.6% | 62 | 19.0% | 70 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 204 | 49.5% | 225 | 52.7% | 220 | 52.8% | 209 | 50.9% | 189 | 54.8% | 180 | 55.2% | 235 | 50.6% |
Female: | 208 | 50.5% | 202 | 47.3% | 197 | 47.2% | 202 | 49.1% | 156 | 45.2% | 138 | 42.3% | 225 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 5.1% | 9 | 2.1% | 15 | 3.6% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% |
Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
White: | 381 | 92.5% | 406 | 95.1% | 394 | 94.5% | 395 | 96.1% | 332 | 96.2% | 315 | 96.6% | 452 | 97.4% |
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: | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 24.8% | 90 | 21.1% | 99 | 23.7% | 70 | 17.0% | 73 | 21.2% | 66 | 20.2% | 89 | 19.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 6.1% | 33 | 7.7% | 50 | 12.0% | 33 | 8.0% | 28 | 8.1% | 27 | 8.3% | 18 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.74 | 20.60 | 20.48 | 18.60 | 13.22 | 12.00 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.47% | 73.36% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.08% | 84.07% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.07% | 81.47% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.08% | 76.00% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.78% | 68.58% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.05% | 79.13% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 78.76% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 80.39% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.00% | 81.50% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 82.81% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.00% | 82.61% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 82.81% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.2% | 79.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.8% | 20.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% | 20.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% | 79.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,117.0 | $45,019.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,805.0 | $31,091.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,249.0 | $48,684.0 |
* Whittier Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.