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Apollo Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1600 Apollo Rd

Richardson TX, 75081, Dallas County

Phone: 469-593-7900

Ranking:

(1,602 out of 6,018, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Richardson Independent 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:	46		46		49		50		53		48		51
Total Students:	638		662		691		700		742		745		753
Grade 7:	331	51.9%	322	48.6%	352	50.9%	328	46.9%	367	49.5%	374	50.2%	361	47.9%
Grade 8:	307	48.1%	340	51.4%	339	49.1%	372	53.1%	375	50.5%	371	49.8%	392	52.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	341	53.4%	360	54.4%	368	53.3%	367	52.4%	381	51.3%	383	51.4%	389	51.7%
Female:	297	46.6%	302	45.6%	323	46.7%	333	47.6%	353	47.6%	354	47.5%	360	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	1	0.1%
Asian:	78	12.2%	74	11.2%	84	12.2%	85	12.1%	97	13.1%	112	15.0%	101	13.4%
Hispanic:	189	29.6%	198	29.9%	206	29.8%	187	26.7%	184	24.8%	180	24.2%	186	24.7%
Black:	148	23.2%	155	23.4%	161	23.3%	158	22.6%	168	22.6%	168	22.6%	156	20.7%
White:	190	29.8%	201	30.4%	215	31.1%	249	35.6%	287	38.7%	281	37.7%	309	41.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	29	4.5%	34	5.1%	25	3.6%	17	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	286	44.8%	311	47.0%	320	46.3%	291	41.6%	276	37.2%	248	33.3%	209	27.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	40	6.3%	55	8.3%	57	8.2%	46	6.6%	50	6.7%	50	6.7%	60	8.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.73		14.30		13.98		14.06		14.02		15.60		14.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	68%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60%	67%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	69%	75%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	90%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	86%	78%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	85%	78%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	54.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	45.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,396.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,239.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,218.0

* Apollo Junior High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.