Tommie Spear Middle School
211 South Main St Sallisaw OK, 74955, Sequoyah County Phone: 918-775-3015 Ranking:  (349 out of 1,156, top 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Sallisaw Public Schools 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: | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 424 | 392 | 435 | 415 | 453 | 443 | 445 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 141 | 33.3% | 125 | 31.9% | 133 | 30.6% | 132 | 31.8% | 150 | 33.1% | 134 | 30.2% | 140 | 31.5% |
| Grade 7: | 125 | 29.5% | 143 | 36.5% | 133 | 30.6% | 149 | 35.9% | 136 | 30.0% | 154 | 34.8% | 142 | 31.9% |
| Grade 8: | 155 | 36.6% | 121 | 30.9% | 161 | 37.0% | 134 | 32.3% | 161 | 35.5% | 146 | 33.0% | 157 | 35.3% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.8% | NA | NA | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 208 | 49.1% | 198 | 50.5% | 229 | 52.6% | 228 | 54.9% | 245 | 54.1% | 233 | 52.6% | 239 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 216 | 50.9% | 194 | 49.5% | 206 | 47.4% | 187 | 45.1% | 200 | 44.2% | 202 | 45.6% | 202 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 190 | 44.8% | 183 | 46.7% | 191 | 43.9% | 192 | 46.3% | 213 | 47.0% | 223 | 50.3% | 222 | 49.9% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 6.4% | 28 | 7.1% | 32 | 7.4% | 25 | 6.0% | 29 | 6.4% | 20 | 4.5% | 18 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.2% |
| White: | 188 | 44.3% | 167 | 42.6% | 199 | 45.7% | 184 | 44.3% | 197 | 43.5% | 183 | 41.3% | 192 | 43.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 270 | 63.7% | 245 | 62.5% | 270 | 62.1% | 230 | 55.4% | 262 | 57.8% | 248 | 56.0% | 244 | 54.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 8.7% | 28 | 7.1% | 25 | 5.7% | 36 | 8.7% | 36 | 7.9% | 37 | 8.4% | 48 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.76 | 14.52 | 14.75 | 12.69 | 14.47 | 14.90 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OCCT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 63% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 63% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 61% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 70% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 77% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.9% | 84.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.1% | 15.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 24.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 75.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,738.0 | $35,326.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,576.0 | $31,142.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,538.0 | $36,665.0 |
* Tommie Spear 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.