Denison Elementary School
38 North 20th St Denison IA, 51442, Crawford County Phone: 712-263-3104 Ranking:  (257 out of 696, top 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Denison 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: | 55 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 751 | 748 | 727 | 657 | 588 | 577 | 774 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 104 | 13.8% | 104 | 13.9% | 96 | 13.2% | 47 | 7.2% | 19 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 189 | 25.2% | 192 | 25.7% | 186 | 25.6% | 176 | 26.8% | 166 | 28.2% | 146 | 25.3% | 156 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 158 | 21.0% | 150 | 20.1% | 151 | 20.8% | 150 | 22.8% | 129 | 21.9% | 152 | 26.3% | 119 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 144 | 19.2% | 149 | 19.9% | 156 | 21.5% | 131 | 19.9% | 147 | 25.0% | 123 | 21.3% | 135 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 156 | 20.8% | 153 | 20.5% | 138 | 19.0% | 153 | 23.3% | 127 | 21.6% | 143 | 24.8% | 103 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 401 | 53.4% | 403 | 53.9% | 383 | 52.7% | 334 | 50.8% | 296 | 50.3% | 290 | 50.3% | 395 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 350 | 46.6% | 345 | 46.1% | 344 | 47.3% | 323 | 49.2% | 292 | 49.7% | 279 | 48.4% | 375 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 536 | 71.4% | 536 | 71.7% | 517 | 71.1% | 468 | 71.2% | 399 | 67.9% | 364 | 63.1% | 459 | 59.3% |
| Black: | 19 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.3% | 22 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.7% |
| White: | 182 | 24.2% | 185 | 24.7% | 180 | 24.8% | 166 | 25.3% | 174 | 29.6% | 196 | 34.0% | 295 | 38.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 501 | 66.7% | 514 | 68.7% | 483 | 66.4% | 433 | 65.9% | 388 | 66.0% | 383 | 66.4% | 488 | 63.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 14.1% | 77 | 10.3% | 75 | 10.3% | 63 | 9.6% | 66 | 11.2% | 63 | 10.9% | 80 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.65 | 14.11 | 14.54 | 13.98 | 13.58 | 14.90 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.09% | 90.09% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 89.06% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 75.00% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.44% | 73.44% | 76.30% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.0% | 56.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.0% | 44.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,186.0 | $45,710.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,343.0 | $32,990.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,225.0 | $48,503.0 |
* Denison Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.