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W.A. Higgins Academy Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1749 Chestnut St

Clarksdale MS, 38614, Coahoma County

Phone: 662-627-8550

Ranking:

(666 out of 672, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Clarksdale Municipal School District

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:	40		30		29		31		35		33		31
Total Students:	496		352		370		337		359		358		397
Grade 7:	231	46.6%	135	38.4%	114	30.8%	132	39.2%	126	35.1%	116	32.4%	140	35.3%
Grade 8:	264	53.2%	98	27.8%	120	32.4%	108	32.0%	119	33.1%	126	35.2%	136	34.3%
Ungraded:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	1.5%
Student By Gender:
Male:	241	48.6%	164	46.6%	185	50.0%	166	49.3%	185	51.5%	178	49.7%	197	49.6%
Female:	255	51.4%	188	53.4%	185	50.0%	171	50.7%	174	48.5%	180	50.3%	196	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.4%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.6%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Black:	485	97.8%	349	99.1%	369	99.7%	335	99.4%	358	99.7%	357	99.7%	397	100.0%
White:	6	1.2%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	464	93.5%	331	94.0%	350	94.6%	325	96.4%	348	96.9%	335	93.6%	377	95.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	3.2%	12	3.4%	8	2.2%	9	2.7%	4	1.1%	20	5.6%	11	2.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.25		11.55		12.85		10.89		10.39		10.80		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCT2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.5	142.4	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.6	142.6	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.7	141.9	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	144	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	142.8	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	143.8	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	144.8	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.7	143.9	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139	141.3	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	144.2	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142	141.6	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	143.8	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.6	140.8	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.4	142.7	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.5	144.6	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.6	142.9	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	146.9	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	145.2	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.9	143.9	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	145.8	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	146.2	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	145.8	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	146.7	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	146.7	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.3	142.6	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	138.2	141.5	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.7	142.9	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	138.1	141.2	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	142.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	146.2	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.3	145.1	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.7	145.1	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	147	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	148.2	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	146.6	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	149.1	154.6
MST
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.4%	19.2%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.6%	20.3%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	12.5%	19.8%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.6%	42.1%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	52.9%	64.0%
SATP2
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	94%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	94.6%	91.6%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52.9%	45.5%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.3%	60%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	81%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.7%	65.7%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.3%	74.6%	85.2%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	16.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	44.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,210.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,154.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,645.0

* W.A. Higgins Academy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.