THE ANNUAL REPORT

2016/2017 SCHOOL YEAR

ACADEMICS

Iowa Assessment Scores Percentage of students who are proficient.

Kuemper Middle School’s Math Counts Competition Team brought home a

lot of hardware. Of 10 total students who competed, 5 placed in the top 15

for individual rankings!

Science

Grade Kuemper State

3 96% 80%

4 96% 84%

5 93% 79%

6 92% 75%

7 93% 79%

8 93% 83%

9 92% 78%

10 95% 82%

11 88% 79%

Math

Grade Kuemper State

3 95% 78%

4 95% 78%

5 89% 75%

6 93% 76%

7 91% 83%

8 88% 75%

9 97% 77%

10 94% 82%

11 99% 82%

Reading

Grade Kuemper State

3 92% 75%

4 91% 75%

5 92% 76%

6 80% 74%

7 75% 75%

8 77% 76%

9 96% 83%

10 97% 86%

11 86% 79%

Grade Kuemper All Catholic School

Students Religious

Education Students

5 94.0% 71.6% 58.3%

8 76.8% 75.6% 59.3%

11 70.2% 71.9% 62.0%

Knowledge of Faith Assessment Average percentage of test questions answered correctly.

ACADEMICS

2017 Graduates 93% (75 of 81) pursued higher education

63% attended a 4-year college or university

30% attended a 2-year college

2% entered the military

3% entered the workforce

1% pursued missionary work

Mr. Jeff Hughes’ discussion with his college level psychology class.

960

College credits earned by Class of 2017

12

Average college credits per graduate

For the first time, 5th grad-

ers participated in a pro-

gram called Biz Town in Des

Moines. Students became

business professionals in

various fields and ran their

own town for the day.

*Comparable Composite compares the average score of the top 67% of Kuemper senior ACT scores with state and national averages since nationally 67% of seniors take the ACT. Of Kuemper’s 2017 graduates, 83% took the ACT.

Average ACT Scores 2017 Graduates Kuemper State National

*Comparable Composite 24.6 21.9 21.0

Composite 23.2 21.9 21.0

English 22.3 21.2 20.3

Math 22.6 22.6 20.7

Reading 24.1 22.1 21.4

Science 23.7 21.9 21.0

2016/2017 ENROLLMENT

1066

1084

1098

11261122

1030

1040

1050

1060

1070

1080

1090

1100

1110

1120

1130

1140

12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17

Five Year Enrollment History

PS & Optional Kindergarten 91.9%

Kindergarten 96.1%

1st Grade 97.4%

2nd Grade 95.0%

3rd Grade 97.7%

4th Grade 98.7%

5th Grade 90.7%

6th Grade 94.8%

7th Grade 95.8%

8th Grade 96.2%

9th Grade 100.0%

10th Grade 97.5%

11th Grade 100.0%

Grade-to-Grade Retention Example: 98.7% of the 4th graders from

2015-2016 returned for the 2016-2017 school year.

Kuemper Carroll

Community

White 95.0% 89.1%

Latino 1.8% 4.4%

Two or More Ethnicities 1.2% 2.3%

Asian 1.1% 0.5%

Black 0.9% 3.6%

Alaskan or American Indian 0.01% 0.3%

Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%

Race/Ethnicity Information taken from Iowa Department of Education website.

ARWEVA 69

East Sac 53

Glidden-Ralston 17

South Central Calhoun 12

IKM-Manning 10

Denison-Schleswig 7

Audubon 3

Schaller Crestland 1

Total 172

Students From Surrounding Districts

1122

Total Enrollment

172

Total Out-of-District Students

96.4% Overall Retention

Approximately 5% Non-Catholic Students

28 New Transfer Students

77.9

Average Grade Size

18.2

Average Class Size Preschool-5th

The Kuemper Knights once again were awarded with the Bank Iowa Traveling Challenge Cup Trophy. Kuemper accumulated the most points for their successes in academics, fine arts, and sports. This award illustrates the hard work and dedication that both students and staff exemplify on a daily basis.

ACTIVITIES

Six Time Winners of Bank Iowa Travel Cup!

A major activity that took place during the 2016-2017 school year was the first ever mission trip to Honduras in March. Under the leadership of teacher and campus minister Mike McCarty, students and adults raised money to: pay for sup-plies to build two houses, fund a portion of a third home, build bunk beds, provide medical supplies and vitamins to the local clinic, pay for a gardener to oversee a school garden, and donate to the development of a character education program for the school.

The missioners spent 10 days helping the Honduran people, embracing their culture, and spreading God's love. The stu-dents were amazed at the living conditions of the people at Nue-va Capital. The school plans to make Mission Honduras a bian-nual trip, occurring on opposite years of Kuemper's Then Feed Just One hunger project.

Mission Honduras

BUDGET

2016/2017 Budget: $7,388,007

$619,737 Total Financial Aid Distributed

$1,043

Average Grant Amount Per Student

57% Students Who Received Tuition Assistance

Revenue

Expenses

Average cost per student

$6,585 $2,654

Average tuition per student (not including tuition assistance)

The new Fieldhouse held its grand opening on April 24, 2017. The 26,000 square foot facility features a balcony with wrestling mats and is used for many events and by many activities and sports.

The Teacher Salary Enhancement Fund seeks to recruit and retain top notch

instructors and help compete with the pay of public school

districts.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

The Kuemper Tomorrow Capital Campaign has surpassed its $4.6 million goal and is nearing its $5.38 million challenge goal to help enhance teacher salaries and build the Fr. Kuemper Society Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund.

Upgrade wireless internet infrastructure and other technology needs

Create and expand KuemperCares childcare program

Renovate high school chapel

Renovate high school science labs

Renovate high school front entrance and administrative offices

Install security systems at building entrances

Construct new Fieldhouse

Expand Teacher Salary Enhancement Fund

Expand Father Kuemper Society Tuition Assistance Program

Kuemper’s mission is to provide excellent

Catholic education of mind, body, and soul to

empower all students to achieve to the best of their abilities in fulfillment of God's call.