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148 North Oliphant West Branch IA, 52358, Cedar County Phone: 319-643-7211 Ranking:  (430 out of 696, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: West Branch Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 351 | 365 | 400 | 405 | 358 | 344 | 325 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 58 | 16.5% | 63 | 17.3% | 45 | 11.3% | 36 | 8.9% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 20.5% | 73 | 20.0% | 62 | 15.5% | 58 | 14.3% | 54 | 15.1% | 78 | 22.7% | 50 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 17.9% | 52 | 14.2% | 49 | 12.3% | 58 | 14.3% | 72 | 20.1% | 52 | 15.1% | 66 | 20.3% |
| Grade 2: | 48 | 13.7% | 53 | 14.5% | 56 | 14.0% | 69 | 17.0% | 52 | 14.5% | 58 | 16.9% | 52 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 16.2% | 56 | 15.3% | 68 | 17.0% | 58 | 14.3% | 60 | 16.8% | 51 | 14.8% | 53 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 15.1% | 68 | 18.6% | 56 | 14.0% | 65 | 16.0% | 59 | 16.5% | 50 | 14.5% | 49 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 52.4% | 185 | 50.7% | 211 | 52.8% | 208 | 51.4% | 180 | 50.3% | 163 | 47.4% | 154 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 167 | 47.6% | 180 | 49.3% | 189 | 47.3% | 197 | 48.6% | 178 | 49.7% | 173 | 50.3% | 167 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 7.1% | 24 | 6.6% | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.7% | 15 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.5% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.4% |
| White: | 313 | 89.2% | 326 | 89.3% | 369 | 92.3% | 364 | 89.9% | 323 | 90.2% | 311 | 90.4% | 295 | 90.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.8% | 17 | 4.2% | 18 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 20.8% | 72 | 19.7% | 71 | 17.8% | 69 | 17.0% | 66 | 18.4% | 49 | 14.2% | 69 | 21.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.4% | 20 | 5.0% | 26 | 6.4% | 27 | 7.5% | 30 | 8.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.99 | 13.26 | 13.27 | 13.97 | 12.18 | 12.20 | 12.40 | |||||||
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.31% | 70.31% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.71% | 64.71% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 76.19% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 76.47% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 84.62% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.30% | 80.30% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 75.00% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 68.18% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.48% | 84.48% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 82.76% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.6% | 81.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.4% | 19.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.8% | 38.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.2% | 61.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,046.0 | $34,584.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,914.0 | $27,261.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,849.0 | $39,090.0 |
* Hoover Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.