King Elementary School
1849 Forest Ave Des Moines IA, 50314, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8417 Ranking:  (681 out of 696, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Des Moines Independent 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: | 32 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 383 | 335 | 335 | 359 | 332 | 306 | 358 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.2% | 25 | 8.2% | 29 | 8.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 15.9% | 77 | 23.0% | 71 | 21.2% | 70 | 19.5% | 59 | 17.8% | 39 | 12.7% | 58 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 18.0% | 68 | 20.3% | 56 | 16.7% | 62 | 17.3% | 46 | 13.9% | 38 | 12.4% | 60 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 14.6% | 61 | 18.2% | 64 | 19.1% | 45 | 12.5% | 50 | 15.1% | 54 | 17.6% | 50 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 18.0% | 46 | 13.7% | 44 | 13.1% | 48 | 13.4% | 63 | 19.0% | 47 | 15.4% | 52 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 13.1% | 43 | 12.8% | 46 | 13.7% | 67 | 18.7% | 51 | 15.4% | 45 | 14.7% | 60 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 12.3% | 40 | 11.9% | 54 | 16.1% | 52 | 14.5% | 49 | 14.8% | 58 | 19.0% | 49 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 193 | 50.4% | 166 | 49.6% | 160 | 47.8% | 176 | 49.0% | 150 | 45.2% | 133 | 43.5% | 151 | 42.2% |
| Female: | 190 | 49.6% | 169 | 50.4% | 175 | 52.2% | 183 | 51.0% | 182 | 54.8% | 165 | 53.9% | 203 | 56.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 23 | 6.0% | 21 | 6.3% | 21 | 6.3% | 15 | 4.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 124 | 32.4% | 98 | 29.3% | 84 | 25.1% | 83 | 23.1% | 60 | 18.1% | 51 | 16.7% | 69 | 19.3% |
| Black: | 171 | 44.6% | 161 | 48.1% | 177 | 52.8% | 185 | 51.5% | 169 | 50.9% | 166 | 54.2% | 186 | 52.0% |
| White: | 40 | 10.4% | 35 | 10.4% | 35 | 10.4% | 58 | 16.2% | 75 | 22.6% | 83 | 27.1% | 96 | 26.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 6.0% | 18 | 5.4% | 17 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.7% | 22 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 369 | 96.3% | 323 | 96.4% | 332 | 99.1% | 305 | 85.0% | 277 | 83.4% | 210 | 68.6% | 274 | 76.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4.5% | 28 | 8.4% | 23 | 7.5% | 23 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.16 | 12.88 | 11.96 | 12.38 | 11.90 | 11.00 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.50% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.00% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.50% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.50% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.77% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.21% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.10% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.44% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.98% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.22% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.3% | 64.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.7% | 35.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.3% | 21.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.7% | 78.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,902.0 | $42,497.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,349.0 | $33,624.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,810.0 | $44,917.0 |
* King Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.