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Paxton Sch. Middle School
1601 Branch St Platte City MO, 64079, Platte County Phone: 816-858-5808 Ranking:  (465 out of 1,698, top 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5 School District: Platte County R-III 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: | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 410 | 382 | 376 | 378 | 353 | 344 | 321 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 194 | 47.3% | 209 | 54.7% | 171 | 45.5% | 194 | 51.3% | 176 | 49.9% | 178 | 51.7% | 159 | 49.5% |
| Grade 5: | 216 | 52.7% | 173 | 45.3% | 205 | 54.5% | 184 | 48.7% | 177 | 50.1% | 166 | 48.3% | 162 | 50.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 212 | 51.7% | 184 | 48.2% | 187 | 49.7% | 204 | 54.0% | 186 | 52.7% | 175 | 50.9% | 157 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 198 | 48.3% | 198 | 51.8% | 189 | 50.3% | 174 | 46.0% | 159 | 45.0% | 161 | 46.8% | 160 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.7% | 17 | 4.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.5% | 13 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.7% | 19 | 5.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 11 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.7% | 17 | 4.5% | 14 | 4.0% | 16 | 4.7% | 15 | 4.7% |
| White: | 372 | 90.7% | 345 | 90.3% | 332 | 88.3% | 336 | 88.9% | 324 | 91.8% | 308 | 89.5% | 280 | 87.2% |
| 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: | 13 | 3.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 18.0% | 70 | 18.3% | 69 | 18.4% | 67 | 17.7% | 48 | 13.6% | 38 | 11.0% | 43 | 13.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.1% | 19 | 5.1% | 10 | 2.6% | 17 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.7% | 23 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.82 | 16.44 | 15.38 | 16.35 | 15.18 | 15.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 51% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 51.9% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 44.5% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 57.6% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.9% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.5% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 64.7% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 66.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46.1% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.3% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 41.6% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.3% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 50.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 50.7% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 53.7% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 50.2% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 54.7% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 61.5% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64.9% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 66.3% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.6% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 48.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 44.6% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 44.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57.6% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 56.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 55.2% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 62% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 61.8% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 69.5% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 70.3% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.5% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.5% | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.5% | 92.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.6% | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.4% | 100.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,858.0 | $47,710.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,653.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,117.0 | $47,710.0 |
* Paxton Sch. Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.