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Bruce Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

111 Bruce St

Gilmer TX, 75644, Upshur County

Phone: 903-841-7600

Ranking:

(3,125 out of 6,018, bottom 48%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Gilmer Independent 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:	25		25		24		27		30		30		30
Total Students:	349		348		376		340		331		320		308
Grade 7:	179	51.3%	168	48.3%	194	51.6%	179	52.6%	155	46.8%	160	50.0%	154	50.0%
Grade 8:	170	48.7%	180	51.7%	182	48.4%	161	47.4%	176	53.2%	160	50.0%	154	50.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	174	49.9%	168	48.3%	210	55.9%	204	60.0%	182	55.0%	167	52.2%	162	52.6%
Female:	175	50.1%	180	51.7%	166	44.1%	136	40.0%	141	42.6%	145	45.3%	142	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	1.7%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	5	1.6%	2	0.6%
Asian:	1	0.3%	2	0.6%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	4	1.3%
Hispanic:	48	13.8%	37	10.6%	42	11.2%	39	11.5%	29	8.8%	24	7.5%	23	7.5%
Black:	56	16.0%	51	14.7%	67	17.8%	62	18.2%	52	15.7%	54	16.9%	54	17.5%
White:	222	63.6%	241	69.3%	257	68.4%	234	68.8%	249	75.2%	236	73.8%	225	73.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	4.6%	16	4.6%	7	1.9%	4	1.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	196	56.2%	160	46.0%	189	50.3%	141	41.5%	154	46.5%	131	40.9%	110	35.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	11.2%	36	10.3%	23	6.1%	23	6.8%	26	7.9%	30	9.4%	30	9.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.87		14.11		15.92		12.60		10.96		10.60		10.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	63%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	11.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,858.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,807.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,775.0

* Bruce Junior High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.