Southeast Polk Community School District

407 8th Street SE, Altoona, IA Phone Web

Academic Summary

Schools

7,142

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

16 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

81%

Percent Proficient - Math

76%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Living Summary view more

13,620

households

36,477

Total Population

$212,500

Average House Value

$947

Average Housing Rent

$81,484

Average Household Income

97.07%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

District Overview

Southeast Polk Community School District is a public school district serving Altoona area, Iowa. For academic year 2020-2021, 11 schools served 7,142 students through PK to 12^th grade in its 11 schools. A total of 437 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1.

According to the Iowa state assessment result, 81% of students are proficient in Math learning and 76% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

District Contacts

http://www.southeastpolk.org (515)967-4294 407 8th Street SE, Altoona, IA

Civil Rights Coordinators

Title II(disabilities)

CHARLES TAYLOR

email phone

Title VI(race, color, national origin)

JOSEPH HORTON

email phone

Title IX(sex-based)

JOSEPH HORTON

email phone

Schools in Southeast Polk Community School District

In Southeast Polk Community School District, 11 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.

Clay Elementary View

644 Students

17 Students per teacher

Altoona Elementary View

451 Students

15 Students per teacher

Centennial Elementary View

433 Students

14 Students per teacher

Delaware Elementary View

418 Students

13 Students per teacher

Four Mile Elementary View

430 Students

14 Students per teacher

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Southeast Polk Junior High School View

1,049 Students

17 Students per teacher

Spring Creek - 6th Grade View

578 Students

18 Students per teacher

Southeast Polk High School View

2,080 Students

18 Students per teacher

Best Colleges in Iowa

Iowa State University VIEW

Ames, IA

$27,683 ($10,497) Tuition & Fees

1,220 SAT Score

University of Iowa VIEW

Iowa City, IA

$32,927 ($10,964) Tuition & Fees

1,230 SAT Score

University of Northern Iowa VIEW

Cedar Falls, IA

$21,272 ($9,728) Tuition & Fees

1,150 SAT Score

Purdue University Global-Davenport VIEW

Davenport, IA

$14,343 ($14,263) Tuition & Fees

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Grinnell College VIEW

Grinnell, IA

$64,862 Tuition & Fees

1,480 SAT Score

Drake University VIEW

Des Moines, IA

$49,944 Tuition & Fees

1,270 SAT Score

Luther College VIEW

Decorah, IA

$50,320 Tuition & Fees

1,205 SAT Score

Simpson College VIEW

Indianola, IA

$46,212 Tuition & Fees

Central College VIEW

Pella, IA

$20,988 Tuition & Fees

1,100 SAT Score

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Ross College-Davenport VIEW

Davenport, IA

$16,297 Tuition & Fees

Vatterott College-Des Moines VIEW

Des Moines, IA

$11,982 Tuition & Fees

Western Iowa Tech Community College VIEW

Sioux City, IA

$5,186 ($5,042) Tuition & Fees

Southwestern Community College VIEW

Creston, IA

$7,248 ($7,024) Tuition & Fees

Southeastern Community College VIEW

West Burlington, IA

$6,450 Tuition & Fees

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Student Population

A total of 7,142 students are attending Southeast Polk Community School District. By gender, there are 3,608 (50.5%) and 3,533 (49.5%) female students at Southeast Polk Community School District.

By race/ethnicity, 5,786 White (81.0%), 369 Black (5.2%), and141 Asian (2.0%) students are attending schools.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 6.9%	490	231	259
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2%	11	7	4
Asian 2.0%	141	65	76
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%	12	6	6
Black 5.2%	369	201	168
White 81.0%	5,786	2,940	2,846
Two or More Races 4.6%	332	158	174
Total	7,141	3,608	3,533

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	49	20	29
Asian	32	12	20
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3	0	3
Black	56	35	21
White	13	7	6
Two or More Races	3	1	2
Total	283	135	148

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	67	39	28
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	21	14	7
Black	66	47	19
White	721	482	239
Two or More Races	41	21	20
Total	917	604	313

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8	HS
All students 81%	81%	81%	85%	84%	84%	75%	83%	72%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 50%	≥50%	*	*	*	***	*	***	*
Asian/Pacific Islander students 87%	85-89%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥80%	≥80%
Hispanic students 72%	70-74%	50-59%	60-79%	70-79%	70-79%	60-69%	70-79%	40-59%
Black students 57%	55-59%	50-59%	60-69%	60-69%	70-79%	20-29%	21-39%	40-59%
White students 83%	83%	85%	88%	86%	86%	79%	85%	73%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 34%	34%	40-44%	40-49%	40-44%	30-34%	20-29%	35-39%	11-19%
Economically disadvantaged students 67%	67%	65-69%	70-74%	70-74%	70-74%	60-64%	65-69%	50-54%
Limited English proficient students 52%	50-54%	60-79%	<50%	60-79%	60-79%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Female students 81%	81%	75-79%	85-89%	80-84%	85-89%	75-79%	85-89%	75-79%
Male students 80%	80%	85-89%	80-84%	85%	82%	75-79%	75-79%	65-69%
Migrant students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status 50%	<50%	*	*	*	*	*	***	***

	Grade
	Overall	8	7	6	5	4	3
White students 78%	78%	80%	78%	75%	84%	84%	80%
Two or More Races 0%	0%	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic students 67%	65-69%	70-79%	60-69%	60-69%	70-79%	60-79%	50-59%
Black students 42%	40-44%	21-39%	30-39%	40-49%	50-59%	40-49%	50-59%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 87%	85-89%	≥80%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 50%	≥50%	***	*	***	*	*	*
Male students 69%	69%	65-69%	65-69%	65-69%	75%	75-79%	70-74%
Female students 83%	83%	85-89%	80-84%	80-84%	85-89%	85-89%	75-79%
Economically disadvantaged students 62%	62%	65-69%	65-69%	55-59%	70-74%	65-69%	55-59%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 25%	25%	25-29%	11-19%	15-19%	35-39%	30-39%	25-29%
Limited English proficient students 42%	40-44%	≥50%	<50%	40-59%	60-79%	<50%	40-59%
Homeless enrolled students 0%	0%	0%	***	***	***	***	***
All students 76%	76%	78%	76%	72%	81%	80%	76%
Migrant students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status 50%	≥50%	***	*	*	*	*	*

Advanced Placement Programs

Total 434 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 460 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Southeast Polk Community School District.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Advanced Placement Programs	434	21%
Advanced Placement Math	69	3%
Advanced Placement Science	108	5%
Advanced Placement Other programs	362	17%
SAT/ACT Participation	460	22%

Teachers & Staffs

Total 437 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Southeast Polk Community School District and the students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1. All teachers are certified. 96.1% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	437	Students per teacher: 16 to 1
Teachers who are certified	437	100.0%
Teachers who are not certified	-	-
Teachers in their first year of teaching	8	1.8%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	9	2.1%
School counselors	19	Students per counselor: 376 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	2	-
Security guards	3	-
Nurses	12	-
Psychologists	-	-
Social workers	-	-