Aurora Jr. High Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

500 West Olive

Aurora MO, 65605, Lawrence County

Phone: 417-678-3630

Ranking:

(955 out of 1,698, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Aurora R-8 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:	24		22		22		23		22		23		25
Total Students:	353		333		340		360		339		319		331
Grade 7:	170	48.2%	172	51.7%	165	48.5%	179	49.7%	184	54.3%	151	47.3%	178	53.8%
Grade 8:	183	51.8%	161	48.3%	175	51.5%	181	50.3%	155	45.7%	168	52.7%	153	46.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	190	53.8%	178	53.5%	182	53.5%	186	51.7%	159	46.9%	160	50.2%	180	54.4%
Female:	163	46.2%	155	46.5%	158	46.5%	174	48.3%	172	50.7%	151	47.3%	147	44.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	1.4%	4	1.2%	2	0.6%	4	1.1%	2	0.6%	5	1.6%	2	0.6%
Asian:	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	2	0.6%
Hispanic:	26	7.4%	32	9.6%	34	10.0%	33	9.2%	19	5.6%	18	5.6%	15	4.5%
Black:	2	0.6%	4	1.2%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%
White:	315	89.2%	292	87.7%	300	88.2%	317	88.1%	316	93.2%	295	92.5%	311	94.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	3	0.8%	1	0.3%	2	0.6%	4	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	176	49.9%	154	46.2%	147	43.2%	162	45.0%	145	42.8%	111	34.8%	113	34.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	13.9%	32	9.6%	32	9.4%	41	11.4%	48	14.2%	44	13.8%	43	13.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.96		14.95		15.63		15.79		15.13		13.70		13.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MAP
2006	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	45.5%	45.5%	N/A
2007	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	45.6%	45.6%	N/A
2008	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	47.9%	47.9%	N/A
2009	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	49.7%	49.7%	N/A
2010	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	50.6%	50.6%	N/A
2011	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	53.5%	N/A
2012	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	48.4%	48.4%	N/A
2013	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	52.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35.1%	35.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.4%	44.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.6%	48.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55.5%	55.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47.3%	47.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53.2%	53.2%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.2%	57.2%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.9%	54.9%	N/A
2006	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	43.5%	43.5%	N/A
2007	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2008	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51.6%	51.6%	N/A
2009	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	48.5%	N/A
2010	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	51.9%	N/A
2011	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55.1%	55.1%	N/A
2012	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55.5%	55.5%	N/A
2013	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	50.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36.6%	36.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	48.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	56.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44.9%	44.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	52.6%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	28.3%	28.3%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.8%	46.8%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.4%	49.4%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.5%	49.5%	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.5%	81.6%	N/A
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	59.9%	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	63.9%	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.2%	54.1%	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.3%	62.3%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	44.4%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	55.6%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	0.0%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	100.0%	88.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,811.0	$34,289.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$37,811.0	$34,713.0

* Aurora Jr. High Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.