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Poyner Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1138 Central Ave
Evansdale, IA 50707
Phone
(319) 433-1534
District
WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
357
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.1% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Poyner Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
51%
68%
51%
65%
50%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
60%
71%
62%
73%
57%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
67%
66%
66%
67%
67%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 70 19.6%
Grade 1 53 14.8%
Grade 2 60 16.8%
Grade 3 47 13.2%
Grade 4 62 17.4%
Grade 5 65 18.2%
Total 357 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.3% 47.9% 76.7%
Black 7.5% 30.0% 7.1%
Hispanic 11.6% 14.7% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 3.9% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 3.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.1% 71.8% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 49.0% 59.5% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 19.0% 12.3% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,607 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 542.1 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,929 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.9% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.1% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,809 $85,032,201 57.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $5,629,613 3.8%
Staff $628 $6,838,292 4.6%
General Administration $275 $2,994,475 2.0%
School Administration $714 $7,774,746 5.2%
Operation $1,058 $11,520,562 7.8%
Transportation $439 $4,780,271 3.2%
Other $377 $4,105,153 2.8%
Total Support $4,009 $43,654,001 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,831 $19,937,759 13.4%
Total Expenditures $13,649 $148,623,961 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $3,706,502,521 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $439 $224,329,756 3.0%
Staff $576 $294,221,316 3.9%
General Administration $292 $149,044,777 2.0%
School Administration $659 $336,761,023 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $522,686,702 7.0%
Transportation $419 $214,147,817 2.9%
Other $319 $162,947,541 2.2%
Total Support $3,727 $1,904,099,046 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,668 $1,874,193,187 25.0%
Total Expenditures $14,649 $7,484,864,234 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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