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E Merle Smith Middle Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

900 South San Patricio Ave

Sinton TX, 78387, San Patricio County

Phone: 361-364-6840

Ranking:

(4,673 out of 6,018, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Sinton 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:	40		37		37		39		41		40		27
Total Students:	478		493		499		508		478		471		294
Grade 6:	148	31.0%	160	32.5%	161	32.3%	173	34.1%	158	33.1%	167	35.5%	NA	NA
Grade 7:	162	33.9%	160	32.5%	168	33.7%	162	31.9%	167	34.9%	150	31.8%	147	50.0%
Grade 8:	168	35.1%	173	35.1%	170	34.1%	173	34.1%	153	32.0%	154	32.7%	147	50.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	261	54.6%	260	52.7%	239	47.9%	263	51.8%	261	54.6%	251	53.3%	145	49.3%
Female:	217	45.4%	233	47.3%	260	52.1%	245	48.2%	209	43.7%	212	45.0%	145	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	390	81.6%	410	83.2%	421	84.4%	428	84.3%	401	83.9%	388	82.4%	228	77.6%
Black:	6	1.3%	8	1.6%	7	1.4%	9	1.8%	4	0.8%	5	1.1%	5	1.7%
White:	72	15.1%	70	14.2%	66	13.2%	66	13.0%	72	15.1%	78	16.6%	61	20.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	310	64.9%	309	62.7%	324	64.9%	351	69.1%	311	65.1%	310	65.8%	158	53.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	37	7.7%	33	6.7%	37	7.4%	48	9.4%	59	12.3%	39	8.3%	25	8.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.02		13.23		13.42		12.90		11.76		11.70		11.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	77%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	74%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	75%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	71%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98%	76%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98%	66%	78%
TAKS
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	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	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	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	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	13.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,991.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,876.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,252.0

* E Merle Smith Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.