Wm. E. Waters Middle Middle School
600 Roosevelt Blvd Portsmouth VA, 23701, Portsmouth City County Phone: 757-558-2813 Ranking:  (1,321 out of 1,459, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Portsmouth City Public Schools 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: | 42 | 41 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 595 | 600 | 599 | 547 | 543 | 592 | 567 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 308 | 51.8% | 305 | 50.8% | 305 | 50.9% | 293 | 53.6% | 254 | 46.8% | 294 | 49.7% | 290 | 51.1% |
| Grade 8: | 287 | 48.2% | 295 | 49.2% | 294 | 49.1% | 254 | 46.4% | 289 | 53.2% | 298 | 50.3% | 277 | 48.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 51.8% | 328 | 54.7% | 303 | 50.6% | 261 | 47.7% | 261 | 48.1% | 290 | 49.0% | 288 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 287 | 48.2% | 272 | 45.3% | 296 | 49.4% | 286 | 52.3% | 273 | 50.3% | 294 | 49.7% | 275 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.7% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 382 | 64.2% | 369 | 61.5% | 368 | 61.4% | 347 | 63.4% | 359 | 66.1% | 406 | 68.6% | 382 | 67.4% |
| White: | 165 | 27.7% | 187 | 31.2% | 177 | 29.5% | 150 | 27.4% | 170 | 31.3% | 170 | 28.7% | 170 | 30.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.2% | 21 | 3.5% | 31 | 5.2% | 30 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 346 | 58.2% | 330 | 55.0% | 379 | 63.3% | 292 | 53.4% | 282 | 51.9% | 266 | 44.9% | 245 | 43.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.9% | 42 | 7.0% | 51 | 8.5% | 42 | 7.7% | 39 | 7.2% | 49 | 8.3% | 42 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.20 | 14.56 | 15.36 | 17.09 | 15.08 | 15.20 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.9% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 22% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 22% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 32% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 56.2% | 70.9% |
| 2006 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 81% |
| 2007 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 74% | 82% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 57% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 36% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 36.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 55.5% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 52.6% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 92% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 91% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 90% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 62% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 73.4% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89% | 83% | 88% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 85% | 88% |
| 2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.8% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 82% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 84% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 80% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 61% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 66.8% | 75.7% |
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* Wm. E. Waters Middle 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.