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Baxter Springs Middle

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1520 Cleveland

Baxter Springs KS, 66713, Cherokee County

Phone: 620-856-3355

Ranking:

(776 out of 973, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular School

Status: Closed

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Baxter Springs Unified School District 508

Title I Eligible School: 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:	NA	NA	15		14		13		12		13		16
Total Students:	NA	NA	229		225		230		208		225		215
Grade 6:	NA	NA	61	26.6%	76	33.8%	90	39.1%	58	27.9%	71	31.6%	82	38.1%
Grade 7:	NA	NA	80	34.9%	90	40.0%	63	27.4%	76	36.5%	77	34.2%	74	34.4%
Grade 8:	NA	NA	88	38.4%	59	26.2%	77	33.5%	74	35.6%	77	34.2%	59	27.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	NA	NA	122	53.3%	117	52.0%	116	50.4%	106	51.0%	115	51.1%	113	52.6%
Female:	NA	NA	107	46.7%	108	48.0%	114	49.6%	102	49.0%	102	45.3%	98	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	NA	NA	30	13.1%	30	13.3%	26	11.3%	22	10.6%	30	13.3%	25	11.6%
Asian:	NA	NA	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	6	2.7%	7	3.3%
Hispanic:	NA	NA	5	2.2%	8	3.6%	4	1.7%	9	4.3%	3	1.3%	3	1.4%
Black:	NA	NA	2	0.9%	2	0.9%	4	1.7%	3	1.4%	5	2.2%	5	2.3%
White:	NA	NA	189	82.5%	181	80.4%	190	82.6%	168	80.8%	181	80.4%	175	81.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	NA	NA	2	0.9%	3	1.3%	5	2.2%	6	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	114	49.8%	112	49.8%	116	50.4%	96	46.2%	85	37.8%	76	35.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	30	13.1%	26	11.6%	22	9.6%	33	15.9%	44	19.6%	42	19.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	NA	15.79		16.42		17.69		17.33		17.30		13.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.92%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.38%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.16%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.71%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.47%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.81%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.62%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.76%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.14%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.09%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.53%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.72%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.19%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.55%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.33%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.84%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.97%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.56%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.71%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.33%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.84%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.8%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.56%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.48%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.75%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.21%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.92%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.01%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.46%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.55%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.95%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.69%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.31%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.14%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.51%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	20.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,477.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,836.0

* Baxter Springs Middle was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.