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Heron Creek Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6501 West Price Blvd

North Port FL, 34291, Sarasota County

Phone: 941-480-3371

Ranking:

(1,158 out of 2,614, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Sarasota County 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:	58		60		68		71		75		85		127
Total Students:	874		879		1,050		1,117		1,175		1,277		2,068
Grade 6:	280	32.0%	273	31.1%	323	30.8%	385	34.5%	380	32.3%	379	29.7%	686	33.2%
Grade 7:	300	34.3%	277	31.5%	366	34.9%	370	33.1%	364	31.0%	416	32.6%	735	35.5%
Grade 8:	294	33.6%	329	37.4%	361	34.4%	362	32.4%	431	36.7%	482	37.7%	647	31.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	449	51.4%	448	51.0%	538	51.2%	553	49.5%	545	46.4%	599	46.9%	1,034	50.0%
Female:	425	48.6%	431	49.0%	512	48.8%	564	50.5%	553	47.1%	599	46.9%	924	44.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.8%	3	0.3%	6	0.6%	6	0.5%	3	0.3%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%
Asian:	7	0.8%	8	0.9%	9	0.9%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%	7	0.5%	22	1.1%
Hispanic:	124	14.2%	122	13.9%	143	13.6%	160	14.3%	123	10.5%	128	10.0%	221	10.7%
Black:	97	11.1%	96	10.9%	98	9.3%	108	9.7%	115	9.8%	133	10.4%	213	10.3%
White:	597	68.3%	609	69.3%	752	71.6%	788	70.5%	859	73.1%	935	73.2%	1,504	72.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	41	4.7%	40	4.6%	41	3.9%	48	4.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	513	58.7%	534	60.8%	626	59.6%	637	57.0%	601	51.1%	516	40.4%	686	33.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	71	8.1%	115	13.1%	134	12.8%	138	12.4%	169	14.4%	209	16.4%	293	14.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.07		14.65		15.44		15.73		15.67		15.00		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	434	415	402
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	310	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	311	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	325	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	319	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	325	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	332	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	333	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	337	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	233	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	233	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	308	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	307	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	323	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	320	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	322	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	331	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	330	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	334	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	231	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	232	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	324	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	325	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	325	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	328	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	329	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	242	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	242	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	326	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	328	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	331	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	339	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	337	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	238	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	238	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	323	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	323	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	323	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	328	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	336	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	333	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	333	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	340	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	250	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	249	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	303	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	305	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	307	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	312	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	324	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	328	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	244	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	243	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	306	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	326	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	325	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	326	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	338	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	334	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	206	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.5%	63.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.5%	36.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	74.0%	69.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	26.0%	30.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,225.0	$40,192.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,978.0	$37,752.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,605.0	$48,539.0

* Heron Creek Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.