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Platte Valley Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 Hill St

Kersey CO, 80644, Weld County

Phone: 970-336-8610

Ranking:

(803 out of 1,246, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Platte Valley School District RE-7

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:	19		20		20		22		22		22		21
Total Students:	279		266		263		274		266		258		252
Grade 6:	90	32.3%	93	35.0%	82	31.2%	94	34.3%	91	34.2%	101	39.1%	69	27.4%
Grade 7:	97	34.8%	85	32.0%	95	36.1%	86	31.4%	101	38.0%	69	26.7%	85	33.7%
Grade 8:	92	33.0%	88	33.1%	86	32.7%	94	34.3%	74	27.8%	88	34.1%	98	38.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	146	52.3%	139	52.3%	138	52.5%	136	49.6%	133	50.0%	131	50.8%	131	52.0%
Female:	133	47.7%	127	47.7%	125	47.5%	138	50.4%	125	47.0%	119	46.1%	117	46.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%
Hispanic:	91	32.6%	76	28.6%	81	30.8%	82	29.9%	82	30.8%	66	25.6%	69	27.4%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	186	66.7%	189	71.1%	182	69.2%	192	70.1%	184	69.2%	192	74.4%	182	72.2%
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:	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	101	36.2%	73	27.4%	78	29.7%	96	35.0%	92	34.6%	65	25.2%	65	25.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	6.1%	15	5.6%	22	8.4%	27	9.9%	27	10.2%	24	9.3%	30	11.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.55		13.48		13.05		12.74		12.01		11.90		11.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	18	18	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	30	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	36	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	36	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	36	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	30	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48.1	48.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	42.9	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72.2	72.2	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	69.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	58.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	53.9	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	33.3	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36.0	36.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.8	59.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.8	62.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.0	54.0	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	67.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.1	47.1	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	36.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.3	71.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	58.6	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.2	40.2	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.7	43.7	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.4	64.4	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54.0	54.0	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%	69.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.0%	30.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	46.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	86.7%	53.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,598.0	$33,264.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$28,648.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,113.0	$37,220.0

* Platte Valley Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.