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Sterling Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1177 Pawnee St

Sterling CO, 80751, Logan County

Phone: 970-522-1041

Ranking:

(770 out of 1,246, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Valley School District RE-1

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:	30		29		32		32		31		33		33
Total Students:	416		429		444		490		475		478		503
Grade 6:	119	28.6%	152	35.4%	144	32.4%	159	32.4%	165	34.7%	155	32.4%	159	31.6%
Grade 7:	151	36.3%	140	32.6%	144	32.4%	165	33.7%	163	34.3%	152	31.8%	183	36.4%
Grade 8:	146	35.1%	137	31.9%	156	35.1%	166	33.9%	147	30.9%	171	35.8%	161	32.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	197	47.4%	204	47.6%	222	50.0%	255	52.0%	237	49.9%	235	49.2%	256	50.9%
Female:	219	52.6%	225	52.4%	222	50.0%	235	48.0%	230	48.4%	235	49.2%	243	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	1.7%	5	1.2%	3	0.7%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	8	1.7%	11	2.2%
Asian:	3	0.7%	4	0.9%	3	0.7%	1	0.2%	5	1.1%	5	1.0%	4	0.8%
Hispanic:	114	27.4%	116	27.0%	122	27.5%	135	27.6%	105	22.1%	96	20.1%	110	21.9%
Black:	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	6	1.4%	4	0.8%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	9	1.8%
White:	278	66.8%	289	67.4%	296	66.7%	332	67.8%	359	75.6%	367	76.8%	369	73.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	2.9%	12	2.8%	14	3.2%	13	2.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	176	42.3%	178	41.5%	174	39.2%	181	36.9%	179	37.7%	182	38.1%	178	35.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	14.7%	49	11.4%	56	12.6%	59	12.0%	64	13.5%	46	9.6%	49	9.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.75		14.59		13.74		15.45		15.09		14.70		15.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	47	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	40	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	46	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	49	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	57	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	64	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	52	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	71	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	69	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	78	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	50	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	61	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	64	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	50	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	42	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	40	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	43	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	43	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	54	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	66	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	67	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	62	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	77	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	53	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	54	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	59	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	61	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	54	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	29	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	41	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	42	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	41	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	41	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	46	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	59	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	69	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	70	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	78	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	58	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	47	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	54	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	46	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	51	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	41	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	39	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	42	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	37	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	40	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	47	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	47	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	59.7	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57.7	61.5	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71.1	71.6	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74.1	74.3	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	59.8	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55.1	55.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47.0	45.9	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	55.7	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.4	69.4	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73.5	75.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57.5	58.0	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.1	70.0	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.0	51.4	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.1	41.2	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69.5	70.9	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.4	65.4	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.3	49.7	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.4	41.8	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	57.7	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49.6	51.5	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.1%	65.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.9%	34.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	15.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	93.5%	84.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$31,532.0	$36,790.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$30,174.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$31,585.0	$38,015.0

* Sterling 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.