Saydel High School
5601 Ne 7th St
Des Moines IA, 50313, Polk County
Phone: 515-262-9325
Ranking: (194 out of 205, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Saydel 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 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 457 | 467 | 450 | 417 | 430 | 465 | 507 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 98 | 21.4% | 122 | 26.1% | 131 | 29.1% | 106 | 25.4% | 102 | 23.7% | 112 | 24.1% | 118 | 23.3% |
Grade 10: | 120 | 26.3% | 127 | 27.2% | 108 | 24.0% | 105 | 25.2% | 104 | 24.2% | 114 | 24.5% | 139 | 27.4% |
Grade 11: | 127 | 27.8% | 112 | 24.0% | 105 | 23.3% | 106 | 25.4% | 108 | 25.1% | 132 | 28.4% | 128 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 112 | 24.5% | 106 | 22.7% | 106 | 23.6% | 100 | 24.0% | 116 | 27.0% | 107 | 23.0% | 122 | 24.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 53.6% | 245 | 52.5% | 246 | 54.7% | 236 | 56.6% | 231 | 53.7% | 249 | 53.5% | 268 | 52.9% |
Female: | 212 | 46.4% | 222 | 47.5% | 204 | 45.3% | 181 | 43.4% | 199 | 46.3% | 208 | 44.7% | 235 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 6.8% | 25 | 5.4% | 28 | 6.2% | 23 | 5.5% | 17 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.7% |
Black: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.6% |
White: | 410 | 89.7% | 420 | 89.9% | 397 | 88.2% | 373 | 89.4% | 393 | 91.4% | 425 | 91.4% | 472 | 93.1% |
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: | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 187 | 40.9% | 169 | 36.2% | 165 | 36.7% | 146 | 35.0% | 116 | 27.0% | 137 | 29.5% | 155 | 30.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 9.0% | 56 | 12.0% | 65 | 14.4% | 53 | 12.7% | 69 | 16.0% | 53 | 11.4% | 66 | 13.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.28 | 14.86 | 13.57 | 12.26 | 13.35 | 12.90 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.47% | 74.47% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.42% | 67.42% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.66% | 77.66% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.22% | 62.22% | 83.26% |
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: | 13.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.7% | 39.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.3% | 60.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,691.0 | $37,701.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,363.0 | $28,193.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,105.0 | $43,854.0 |
* Saydel High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.