Educator Effectiveness

What percentage of public school teachers are inexperienced, teaching out-of-field or ineffective?

Inexperienced teachers are educators who have an initial two year license.

Out of field teachers are those operating on a provisional license because they do not meet the licensure requirements in a particular content area.

Ineffective teachers are teachers who do not meet the Iowa Teaching Standards.

The quartile tables show all Iowa public schools, including Title I schools, broken into quartiles by free or reduced lunch eligibility status (High/Low Poverty) and percent of minority (Non-White) students to determine high poverty and high minority schools. The purpose of this analysis is to examine the differences between high and low to ensure equity exists.

Full-Time Public School Teachers with Initial Licence
or Out of Field Teachers by Poverty Status
Total Full-Time Teachers Full-Time Teachers with
Initial License
% Full-Time Teachers with
Initial License
Full-Time Teachers with
Out of Field License
% Full-Time Teachers with
Out of Field License
All Schools
High Minority 10,376 1,019 9.8 454 4.3
Low Minority 10,024 666 6.6 299 2.9
All Teachers 36,743 2,948 8.0 1,343 3.6
Title I Schools
High Minority 6,844 729 10.6 258 3.7
Low Minority 2,217 170 7.6 49 2.2
All Teachers 16,008 1,466 9.1 516 3.2
Non-Title I Schools
High Minority 3,532 290 8.2 196 5.5
Low Minority 7,807 496 6.3 250 3.2
All Teachers 20,735 1,482 7.1 827 3.9

Full-Time Public School Teachers with Initial Licence
or Out of Field Teachers by Minority Status
Total Full-Time Teachers Full-Time Teachers with
Initial License
% Full-Time Teachers with
Initial License
Full-Time Teachers with
Out of Field License
% Full-Time Teachers with
Out of Field License
All Schools
High Minority 12,594 1,148 9.1 489 3.8
Low Minority 6,140 533 8.6 248 4.0
All Teachers 36,743 2,948 8.0 1,343 3.6
Title I Schools
High Minority 6,709 717 10.6 241 3.5
Low Minority 2,912 252 8.6 93 3.1
All Teachers 16,008 1,466 9.1 516 3.2
Non-Title I Schools
High Minority 5,885 431 7.3 248 4.2
Low Minority 3,228 281 8.7 155 4.8
All Teachers 20,735 1,482 7.1 827 3.9

Number and Percent of Ineffective Public School Teachers
by Poverty Status
Total Teachers
Evaluated
Total Teachers
who met Iowa
teaching standards
% Teachers who met
Iowa teaching standards
Total Teachers
who did not met
Iowa teaching standards
% Total Teachers
who did not met
Iowa teaching standards
All Schools
High Minority 4,246 4,196 98.8 50 1.1
Low Minority 3,984 3,929 98.6 55 1.3
All Teachers 14,976 14,784 98.7 192 1.2
Title I Schools
High Minority 2,776 2,748 98.9 28 1.0
Low Minority 877 869 99.0 8 0.9
All Teachers 6,531 6,446 98.6 85 1.3
Non-Title I Schools
High Minority 1,470 1,448 97.8 22 1.4
Low Minority 3,107 3,060 99.1 47 1.5
All Teachers 8,445 8,338 98.5 107 1.2

Number and Percent of Ineffective Public School Teachers
by Minority Status
Total Teachers
Evaluated
Total Teachers
who met Iowa
teaching standards
% Teachers who met
Iowa teaching standards
Total Teachers
who did not met
Iowa teaching standards
% Total Teachers
who did not met
Iowa teaching standards
All Schools
High Minority 4,796 4,752 99.0 44 0.9
Low Minority 2,434 2,367 97.2 67 2.7
All Teachers 14,976 14,784 98.7 192 1.2
Title I Schools
High Minority 2,653 2,626 98.9 27 1.0
Low Minority 1,199 1,171 97.6 28 2.3
All Teachers 6,531 6,446 98.6 85 1.3
Non-Title I Schools
High Minority 2,143 2,126 99.2 17 0.7
Low Minority 1,235 1,196 96.8 39 3.1
All Teachers 8,445 8,338 98.7 107 1.2