Meeker Elementary School
300 20th St
Ames IA, 50010, Story County
Phone: 515-239-3770
Ranking:
(52 out of 696, top 7%)*
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Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ames 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: | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 436 | 423 | 412 | 388 | 393 | 382 | 386 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 75 | 17.2% | 72 | 17.0% | 91 | 22.1% | 68 | 17.5% | 66 | 16.8% | 67 | 17.5% | 72 | 18.7% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 17.0% | 85 | 20.1% | 70 | 17.0% | 71 | 18.3% | 66 | 16.8% | 64 | 16.8% | 71 | 18.4% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 18.3% | 70 | 16.5% | 69 | 16.7% | 59 | 15.2% | 66 | 16.8% | 68 | 17.8% | 58 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 16.1% | 74 | 17.5% | 58 | 14.1% | 59 | 15.2% | 63 | 16.0% | 60 | 15.7% | 69 | 17.9% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 17.2% | 56 | 13.2% | 65 | 15.8% | 58 | 14.9% | 60 | 15.3% | 69 | 18.1% | 56 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 14.2% | 66 | 15.6% | 59 | 14.3% | 73 | 18.8% | 72 | 18.3% | 54 | 14.1% | 60 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 230 | 52.8% | 213 | 50.4% | 220 | 53.4% | 206 | 53.1% | 213 | 54.2% | 194 | 50.8% | 187 | 48.4% |
Female: | 206 | 47.2% | 210 | 49.6% | 192 | 46.6% | 182 | 46.9% | 180 | 45.8% | 180 | 47.1% | 195 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 45 | 10.3% | 46 | 10.9% | 43 | 10.4% | 37 | 9.5% | 37 | 9.4% | 39 | 10.2% | 41 | 10.6% |
Hispanic: | 32 | 7.3% | 38 | 9.0% | 30 | 7.3% | 26 | 6.7% | 29 | 7.4% | 19 | 5.0% | 16 | 4.1% |
Black: | 38 | 8.7% | 37 | 8.7% | 40 | 9.7% | 36 | 9.3% | 41 | 10.4% | 45 | 11.8% | 56 | 14.5% |
White: | 296 | 67.9% | 284 | 67.1% | 286 | 69.4% | 271 | 69.8% | 277 | 70.5% | 277 | 72.5% | 272 | 70.5% |
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: | 23 | 5.3% | 17 | 4.0% | 12 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.4% | 7 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 35.1% | 151 | 35.7% | 143 | 34.7% | 100 | 25.8% | 107 | 27.2% | 125 | 32.7% | 91 | 23.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.6% | 30 | 7.1% | 37 | 9.0% | 27 | 7.0% | 19 | 4.8% | 24 | 6.3% | 23 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.06 | 13.65 | 13.29 | 13.04 | 12.48 | 12.10 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 89.16% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 86.45% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 88.35% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.65% | 85.81% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.45% | 85.94% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.23% | 87.70% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 83.94% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.11% | 84.13% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.45% | 86.59% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 87.76% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.02% | 80.08% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.45% | 84.15% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.6% | 57.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.4% | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.6% | 92.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,442.0 | $44,659.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,520.0 | $46,056.0 |
* Meeker Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.