West Liberty Middle School
203 East 7th St West Liberty IA, 52776, Muscatine County Phone: 319-627-2118 Ranking:  (454 out of 696, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: West Liberty Community 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: | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 46 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 287 | 291 | 278 | 240 | 228 | 488 | 463 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 86 | 30.0% | 95 | 32.6% | 102 | 36.7% | 95 | 39.6% | 74 | 32.5% | 68 | 13.9% | 87 | 18.8% |
| Grade 7: | 98 | 34.1% | 104 | 35.7% | 96 | 34.5% | 75 | 31.3% | 69 | 30.3% | 83 | 17.0% | 76 | 16.4% |
| Grade 8: | 103 | 35.9% | 92 | 31.6% | 80 | 28.8% | 70 | 29.2% | 85 | 37.3% | 74 | 15.2% | 73 | 15.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 135 | 47.0% | 129 | 44.3% | 130 | 46.8% | 120 | 50.0% | 116 | 50.9% | 238 | 48.8% | 234 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 152 | 53.0% | 162 | 55.7% | 148 | 53.2% | 120 | 50.0% | 112 | 49.1% | 242 | 49.6% | 225 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.5% | 8 | 3.3% | 7 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 146 | 50.9% | 163 | 56.0% | 143 | 51.4% | 126 | 52.5% | 119 | 52.2% | 245 | 50.2% | 231 | 49.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% |
| White: | 135 | 47.0% | 121 | 41.6% | 122 | 43.9% | 101 | 42.1% | 96 | 42.1% | 223 | 45.7% | 214 | 46.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.1% | 5 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 45.6% | 139 | 47.8% | 122 | 43.9% | 102 | 42.5% | 94 | 41.2% | 180 | 36.9% | 163 | 35.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 13.2% | 36 | 12.4% | 25 | 9.0% | 18 | 7.5% | 26 | 11.4% | 43 | 8.8% | 63 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.13 | 13.67 | 12.39 | 11.43 | 10.28 | 10.70 | 11.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.00% | 61.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.47% | 57.47% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.00% | 51.00% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.62% | 58.62% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.15% | 83.15% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 78.26% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.92% | 62.92% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.87% | 60.87% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 86.96% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 82.14% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.57% | 69.57% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.48% | 65.48% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.9% | 78.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.3% | 27.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.7% | 73.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,466.0 | $37,953.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,554.0 | $30,564.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,551.0 | $40,689.0 |
* West Liberty 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.