James Wilson Grimes School
800 South St
Burlington IA, 52601, Des Moines County
Phone: 319-753-0420
Ranking: (575 out of 696, bottom 17%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Burlington 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 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 412 | 441 | 410 | 399 | 388 | 371 | 362 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 49 | 11.9% | 57 | 12.9% | 47 | 11.5% | 29 | 7.3% | 29 | 7.5% | 21 | 5.7% | 26 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten: | 67 | 16.3% | 73 | 16.6% | 70 | 17.1% | 48 | 12.0% | 59 | 15.2% | 61 | 16.4% | 60 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 72 | 17.5% | 70 | 15.9% | 50 | 12.2% | 64 | 16.0% | 64 | 16.5% | 62 | 16.7% | 50 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 15.5% | 49 | 11.1% | 47 | 11.5% | 72 | 18.0% | 55 | 14.2% | 59 | 15.9% | 60 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.8% | 69 | 16.8% | 58 | 14.5% | 63 | 16.2% | 63 | 17.0% | 50 | 13.8% |
Grade 4: | 47 | 11.4% | 73 | 16.6% | 64 | 15.6% | 60 | 15.0% | 70 | 18.0% | 49 | 13.2% | 64 | 17.7% |
Grade 5: | 67 | 16.3% | 67 | 15.2% | 63 | 15.4% | 68 | 17.0% | 48 | 12.4% | 56 | 15.1% | 52 | 14.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 213 | 51.7% | 235 | 53.3% | 204 | 49.8% | 199 | 49.9% | 199 | 51.3% | 177 | 47.7% | 168 | 46.4% |
Female: | 199 | 48.3% | 206 | 46.7% | 206 | 50.2% | 200 | 50.1% | 189 | 48.7% | 186 | 50.1% | 190 | 52.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 4.1% | 23 | 5.2% | 26 | 6.3% | 21 | 5.3% | 18 | 4.6% | 20 | 5.4% | 11 | 3.0% |
Black: | 55 | 13.3% | 65 | 14.7% | 48 | 11.7% | 55 | 13.8% | 52 | 13.4% | 77 | 20.8% | 75 | 20.7% |
White: | 300 | 72.8% | 313 | 71.0% | 306 | 74.6% | 298 | 74.7% | 282 | 72.7% | 268 | 72.2% | 272 | 75.1% |
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: | 39 | 9.5% | 39 | 8.8% | 28 | 6.8% | 23 | 5.8% | 31 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 269 | 65.3% | 305 | 69.2% | 260 | 63.4% | 243 | 60.9% | 224 | 57.7% | 191 | 51.5% | 209 | 57.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.3% | 26 | 5.9% | 25 | 6.1% | 38 | 9.5% | 27 | 7.0% | 45 | 12.1% | 36 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.29 | 14.23 | 13.49 | 12.71 | 14.48 | 14.10 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 85.05% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.17% | 74.45% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.13% | 77.74% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.17% | 72.63% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.16% | 78.45% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.77% | 81.85% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.39% | 69.61% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.31% | 76.03% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.65% | 75.57% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.74% | 77.16% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.39% | 69.85% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.90% | 71.28% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 65.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% | 34.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.2% | 30.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.8% | 69.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,145.0 | $40,457.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,999.0 | $30,745.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,911.0 | $44,707.0 |
* James Wilson Grimes School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.