South Tama County Elementary School
1611 Country Club Dr Tama IA, 52339, Tama County Phone: 641-484-3999 Ranking: (554 out of 696, bottom 20%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: South Tama County 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 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 727 | 727 | 720 | 770 | 740 | 761 | 760 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 90 | 12.4% | 102 | 14.0% | 87 | 12.1% | 98 | 12.7% | 98 | 13.2% | 92 | 12.1% | 100 | 13.2% |
Kindergarten: | 106 | 14.6% | 109 | 15.0% | 106 | 14.7% | 118 | 15.3% | 115 | 15.5% | 122 | 16.0% | 106 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 100 | 13.8% | 108 | 14.9% | 97 | 13.5% | 114 | 14.8% | 104 | 14.1% | 105 | 13.8% | 115 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 115 | 15.8% | 96 | 13.2% | 106 | 14.7% | 111 | 14.4% | 95 | 12.8% | 118 | 15.5% | 112 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 13.6% | 108 | 14.9% | 107 | 14.9% | 102 | 13.2% | 111 | 15.0% | 118 | 15.5% | 117 | 15.4% |
Grade 4: | 109 | 15.0% | 110 | 15.1% | 99 | 13.8% | 112 | 14.5% | 113 | 15.3% | 114 | 15.0% | 92 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 14.9% | 94 | 12.9% | 118 | 16.4% | 115 | 14.9% | 104 | 14.1% | 92 | 12.1% | 118 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 369 | 50.8% | 375 | 51.6% | 367 | 51.0% | 403 | 52.3% | 371 | 50.1% | 381 | 50.1% | 383 | 50.4% |
Female: | 358 | 49.2% | 352 | 48.4% | 353 | 49.0% | 367 | 47.7% | 369 | 49.9% | 372 | 48.9% | 373 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 67 | 9.2% | 66 | 9.1% | 74 | 10.3% | 93 | 12.1% | 90 | 12.2% | 143 | 18.8% | 128 | 16.8% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 212 | 29.2% | 217 | 29.8% | 205 | 28.5% | 217 | 28.2% | 224 | 30.3% | 173 | 22.7% | 192 | 25.3% |
Black: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.1% |
White: | 413 | 56.8% | 424 | 58.3% | 426 | 59.2% | 449 | 58.3% | 412 | 55.7% | 432 | 56.8% | 429 | 56.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 3.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 371 | 51.0% | 332 | 45.7% | 317 | 44.0% | 294 | 38.2% | 307 | 41.5% | 282 | 37.1% | 328 | 43.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 11.7% | 52 | 7.2% | 70 | 9.7% | 60 | 7.8% | 71 | 9.6% | 72 | 9.5% | 69 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.54 | 14.84 | 14.12 | 15.25 | 14.51 | 14.40 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.59% | 79.59% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.22% | 78.22% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.27% | 63.27% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.30% | 70.30% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.11% | 71.11% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 71.43% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.33% | 63.33% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.35% | 67.35% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.38% | 79.38% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.91% | 71.91% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.98% | 65.98% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.80% | 61.80% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 6.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,558.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,713.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,865.0 |
* South Tama County Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.