Knox Trail Junior High Middle School
73 Ash St
Spencer MA, 01562, Worcester County
Phone: 508-885-8550
Ranking: (997 out of 1,316, bottom 24%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Spencer-East Brookfield School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 387 | 315 | 332 | 316 | 316 | 317 | 309 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 105 | 27.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 147 | 38.0% | 141 | 44.8% | 173 | 52.1% | 161 | 50.9% | 154 | 48.7% | 160 | 50.5% | 147 | 47.6% |
Grade 8: | 135 | 34.9% | 174 | 55.2% | 159 | 47.9% | 155 | 49.1% | 162 | 51.3% | 157 | 49.5% | 162 | 52.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 206 | 53.2% | 165 | 52.4% | 179 | 53.9% | 178 | 56.3% | 177 | 56.0% | 170 | 53.6% | 154 | 49.8% |
Female: | 181 | 46.8% | 150 | 47.6% | 153 | 46.1% | 138 | 43.7% | 139 | 44.0% | 147 | 46.4% | 146 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 6.7% | 14 | 4.4% | 14 | 4.2% | 17 | 5.4% | 18 | 5.7% | 20 | 6.3% | 14 | 4.5% |
Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
White: | 341 | 88.1% | 288 | 91.4% | 306 | 92.2% | 288 | 91.1% | 284 | 89.9% | 284 | 89.6% | 284 | 91.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.1% | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 35.4% | 90 | 28.6% | 82 | 24.7% | 90 | 28.5% | 81 | 25.6% | 62 | 19.6% | 50 | 16.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.7% | 29 | 9.2% | 24 | 7.2% | 20 | 6.3% | 21 | 6.6% | 22 | 6.9% | 27 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.48 | 12.16 | 13.31 | 12.06 | 13.03 | 13.20 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 58.6% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 68% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 28% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 30% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 34% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 30% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 33% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 30% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 28.4% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 27% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 37% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 38% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 30.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 25% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 27% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 16% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 32% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 22% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 23% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 25% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Knox Trail Junior High 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.