Levi P. Dodge Middle School
4200 208th St West Farmington MN, 55024, Dakota County Phone: 651-460-1500 Ranking:  (524 out of 1,269, top 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Farmington Public 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: | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 841 | 789 | 763 | 767 | 782 | 907 | 879 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 300 | 35.7% | 301 | 38.1% | 244 | 32.0% | 257 | 33.5% | 267 | 34.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 299 | 35.6% | 244 | 30.9% | 258 | 33.8% | 258 | 33.6% | 261 | 33.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 242 | 28.8% | 244 | 30.9% | 261 | 34.2% | 252 | 32.9% | 254 | 32.5% | 471 | 51.9% | 461 | 52.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 438 | 52.1% | 410 | 52.0% | 397 | 52.0% | 395 | 51.5% | 388 | 49.6% | 466 | 51.4% | 470 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 403 | 47.9% | 379 | 48.0% | 366 | 48.0% | 372 | 48.5% | 386 | 49.4% | 433 | 47.7% | 405 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 53 | 6.3% | 40 | 5.1% | 35 | 4.6% | 30 | 3.9% | 36 | 4.6% | 40 | 4.4% | 31 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 5.0% | 43 | 5.4% | 39 | 5.1% | 36 | 4.7% | 50 | 6.4% | 38 | 4.2% | 39 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 23 | 2.7% | 30 | 3.8% | 27 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.8% | 27 | 3.5% | 32 | 3.5% | 24 | 2.7% |
| White: | 707 | 84.1% | 666 | 84.4% | 656 | 86.0% | 667 | 87.0% | 665 | 85.0% | 792 | 87.3% | 783 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 12.1% | 97 | 12.3% | 77 | 10.1% | 81 | 10.6% | 85 | 10.9% | 73 | 8.0% | 93 | 10.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 4.5% | 38 | 4.8% | 52 | 6.8% | 45 | 5.9% | 46 | 5.9% | 43 | 4.7% | 44 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.19 | 16.58 | 15.73 | 15.85 | 16.54 | 15.90 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 77.9% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 82.2% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.4% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.5% | 76.2% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 70.4% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 73.8% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.8% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 81.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.5% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 56.3% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.3% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.3% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 45.9% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 50.2% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.5% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 66.5% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 68.5% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.7% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.4% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 68.2% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61.4% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.6% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 57.1% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 59.8% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 39.3% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,966.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,500.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,788.0 |
* Levi P. Dodge 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.