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Sunset Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1300 South Sunset

Longmont CO, 80501, Boulder County

Phone: 303-776-3963

Ranking:

(427 out of 1,246, top 34%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

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:	34		32		33		35		35		31		31
Total Students:	608		592		581		603		610		621		607
Grade 6:	214	35.2%	202	34.1%	187	32.2%	206	34.2%	184	30.2%	213	34.3%	207	34.1%
Grade 7:	200	32.9%	190	32.1%	204	35.1%	188	31.2%	206	33.8%	220	35.4%	181	29.8%
Grade 8:	194	31.9%	200	33.8%	190	32.7%	209	34.7%	220	36.1%	188	30.3%	219	36.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	292	48.0%	296	50.0%	303	52.2%	325	53.9%	317	52.0%	322	51.9%	304	50.1%
Female:	316	52.0%	296	50.0%	278	47.8%	278	46.1%	285	46.7%	291	46.9%	299	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	6	1.0%	3	0.5%	4	0.7%	2	0.3%	6	1.0%	8	1.3%
Asian:	13	2.1%	13	2.2%	16	2.8%	16	2.7%	15	2.5%	17	2.7%	16	2.6%
Hispanic:	258	42.4%	210	35.5%	207	35.6%	190	31.5%	179	29.3%	154	24.8%	130	21.4%
Black:	8	1.3%	7	1.2%	6	1.0%	5	0.8%	7	1.1%	10	1.6%	10	1.6%
White:	309	50.8%	345	58.3%	342	58.9%	382	63.3%	407	66.7%	434	69.9%	443	73.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.8%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	2.1%	8	1.4%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	272	44.7%	224	37.8%	203	34.9%	184	30.5%	181	29.7%	149	24.0%	129	21.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	46	7.6%	27	4.6%	25	4.3%	34	5.6%	32	5.2%	21	3.4%	24	4.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.08		18.58		17.61		17.11		17.30		20.30		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	57	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	57	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	63	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	67	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	65	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	61	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	67	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	69	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	71	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	72	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	74	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	57	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	61	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	60	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	63	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	62	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	61	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	57	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	65	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	41	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	49	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	49	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	60	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	52	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	60	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	53	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	59	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	61	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	67	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	69	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	72	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	71	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	73	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	53	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	57	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	62	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	65	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	66	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	60	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	47	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	52	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	52	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	57	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	57	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	58	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	69	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	67	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	68	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	71	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	72	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	55	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	53	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	54	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	53	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	52	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	54	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	58	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	55	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	54	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	52	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	57	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	60	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	60	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.2	59.8	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.6	63.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68.9	75.3	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.1	76.3	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	56.8	56.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	62.4	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	57.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.0	58.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	72.1	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	73.3	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	67.1	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	66.2	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.0	56.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	57.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	73.5	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.3	73.7	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	55.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65.1	58.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.5	60.6	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	64.4	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.2%	51.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.8%	48.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	48.4%	54.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.6%	45.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,425.0	$45,499.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,512.0	$38,984.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,843.0	$53,316.0

* Sunset 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.