Pershing Middle Middle School
2120 Ventura
Springfield MO, 65804, Greene County
Phone: 417-523-2400
Ranking: (139 out of 1,698, top 8%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Springfield 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: | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 709 | 731 | 726 | 704 | 673 | 685 | 734 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 198 | 27.9% | 262 | 35.8% | 242 | 33.3% | 239 | 33.9% | 230 | 34.2% | 229 | 33.4% | 218 | 29.7% |
Grade 7: | 259 | 36.5% | 238 | 32.6% | 252 | 34.7% | 229 | 32.5% | 233 | 34.6% | 206 | 30.1% | 266 | 36.2% |
Grade 8: | 252 | 35.5% | 231 | 31.6% | 232 | 32.0% | 236 | 33.5% | 210 | 31.2% | 250 | 36.5% | 250 | 34.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 373 | 52.6% | 363 | 49.7% | 370 | 51.0% | 347 | 49.3% | 347 | 51.6% | 357 | 52.1% | 391 | 53.3% |
Female: | 336 | 47.4% | 368 | 50.3% | 356 | 49.0% | 357 | 50.7% | 318 | 47.3% | 320 | 46.7% | 339 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 19 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.6% | 13 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.0% | 28 | 3.8% |
Black: | 26 | 3.7% | 31 | 4.2% | 41 | 5.6% | 38 | 5.4% | 40 | 5.9% | 27 | 3.9% | 26 | 3.5% |
White: | 632 | 89.1% | 650 | 88.9% | 630 | 86.8% | 618 | 87.8% | 597 | 88.7% | 619 | 90.4% | 661 | 90.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 28.1% | 203 | 27.8% | 216 | 29.8% | 186 | 26.4% | 160 | 23.8% | 135 | 19.7% | 141 | 19.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 9.3% | 44 | 6.0% | 60 | 8.3% | 51 | 7.2% | 52 | 7.7% | 59 | 8.6% | 42 | 5.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.62 | 17.43 | 17.90 | 17.13 | 16.02 | 16.40 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 54.7% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 51.9% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 51.6% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 52.1% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 50% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 48.8% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 50.6% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 49.9% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 60.8% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 58.7% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 60.6% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 60% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64.9% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.1% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.7% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 54.8% | 56.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 57.6% | 43.9% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 57% | 45.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 57.3% | 49.3% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 58.8% | 51.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 56.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58.2% | 54.4% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56.7% | 55.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.5% | 55.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 57.1% | 43.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59.3% | 45.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 59.3% | 49.8% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 60.5% | 52.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 61.1% | 55.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.5% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.6% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 61.5% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 56.6% | 42.5% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 53.6% | 42.5% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 57.8% | 48.4% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 56.6% | 50.2% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60.1% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 57.8% | 53.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 57.6% | 53.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 56.1% | 54.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 57.1% | 40.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 54.4% | 41.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 56.4% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 54.8% | 47.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 59.8% | 52% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 55.9% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 59.4% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 37.9% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 52.3% | 44.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54.1% | 48.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 54.4% | 51.4% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 52.9% | 52.7% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 49.8% | 41.7% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71.6% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61.5% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59.4% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 62.8% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.4% | 60.2% | 57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.2% | 28.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.8% | 71.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.8% | 7.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.2% | 92.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,621.0 | $41,727.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,877.0 | $30,445.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,760.0 | $42,694.0 |
* Pershing Middle Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.