Morris Elementary School
1401 Geil Ave Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8421 Ranking:  (634 out of 696, bottom 9%)*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: | 50 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 612 | 617 | 616 | 602 | 692 | 648 | 581 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 5.1% | 49 | 7.6% | 44 | 7.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 106 | 17.3% | 106 | 17.2% | 120 | 19.5% | 103 | 17.1% | 114 | 16.5% | 107 | 16.5% | 78 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 107 | 17.5% | 125 | 20.3% | 89 | 14.4% | 101 | 16.8% | 118 | 17.1% | 99 | 15.3% | 98 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 119 | 19.4% | 91 | 14.7% | 100 | 16.2% | 108 | 17.9% | 108 | 15.6% | 97 | 15.0% | 83 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 15.0% | 91 | 14.7% | 111 | 18.0% | 98 | 16.3% | 104 | 15.0% | 94 | 14.5% | 90 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 14.1% | 107 | 17.3% | 90 | 14.6% | 95 | 15.8% | 101 | 14.6% | 100 | 15.4% | 99 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 102 | 16.7% | 97 | 15.7% | 106 | 17.2% | 97 | 16.1% | 112 | 16.2% | 102 | 15.7% | 89 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 317 | 51.8% | 325 | 52.7% | 323 | 52.4% | 330 | 54.8% | 370 | 53.5% | 318 | 49.1% | 299 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 295 | 48.2% | 292 | 47.3% | 293 | 47.6% | 272 | 45.2% | 322 | 46.5% | 322 | 49.7% | 278 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 20 | 3.3% | 28 | 4.5% | 26 | 4.2% | 28 | 4.7% | 31 | 4.5% | 18 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 215 | 35.1% | 238 | 38.6% | 241 | 39.1% | 223 | 37.0% | 243 | 35.1% | 214 | 33.0% | 199 | 34.3% |
| Black: | 62 | 10.1% | 53 | 8.6% | 58 | 9.4% | 47 | 7.8% | 57 | 8.2% | 52 | 8.0% | 45 | 7.7% |
| White: | 281 | 45.9% | 272 | 44.1% | 269 | 43.7% | 276 | 45.8% | 329 | 47.5% | 358 | 55.2% | 315 | 54.2% |
| 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: | 32 | 5.2% | 23 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.2% | 26 | 4.3% | 30 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 438 | 71.6% | 482 | 78.1% | 447 | 72.6% | 406 | 67.4% | 443 | 64.0% | 345 | 53.2% | 335 | 57.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.7% | 36 | 5.8% | 53 | 8.6% | 61 | 10.1% | 66 | 9.5% | 90 | 13.9% | 72 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.29 | 13.41 | 13.39 | 12.54 | 14.24 | 13.60 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.90% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.86% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.05% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.19% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.20% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.96% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.79% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.31% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.74% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.76% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.5% | 69.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.5% | 30.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.7% | 28.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.3% | 71.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,902.0 | $41,901.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,287.0 | $35,057.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,436.0 | $44,597.0 |
* Morris 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.