Bluffs Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

23rd And Broadway

Scottsbluff NE, 69361, Scotts Bluff County

Phone: 308-635-6270

Ranking:

(597 out of 761, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Scottsbluff 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:	41		41		41		42		46		44		45
Total Students:	715		676		668		594		561		559		594
Grade 6:	247	34.5%	223	33.0%	245	36.7%	197	33.2%	186	33.2%	183	32.7%	189	31.8%
Grade 7:	220	30.8%	245	36.2%	213	31.9%	197	33.2%	190	33.9%	184	32.9%	209	35.2%
Grade 8:	248	34.7%	208	30.8%	210	31.4%	200	33.7%	185	33.0%	192	34.3%	196	33.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	357	49.9%	336	49.7%	339	50.7%	311	52.4%	292	52.0%	277	49.6%	294	49.5%
Female:	358	50.1%	340	50.3%	329	49.3%	283	47.6%	261	46.5%	274	49.0%	296	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	18	2.5%	20	3.0%	20	3.0%	18	3.0%	23	4.1%	25	4.5%	36	6.1%
Asian:	9	1.3%	6	0.9%	4	0.6%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%
Hispanic:	320	44.8%	303	44.8%	280	41.9%	253	42.6%	217	38.7%	220	39.4%	210	35.4%
Black:	7	1.0%	5	0.7%	6	0.9%	5	0.8%	7	1.2%	6	1.1%	7	1.2%
White:	343	48.0%	333	49.3%	347	51.9%	306	51.5%	311	55.4%	305	54.6%	338	56.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	2.4%	9	1.3%	11	1.6%	9	1.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	345	48.3%	312	46.2%	304	45.5%	268	45.1%	219	39.0%	229	41.0%	222	37.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	86	12.0%	69	10.2%	76	11.4%	45	7.6%	55	9.8%	46	8.2%	58	9.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.36		16.58		16.25		14.10		12.29		12.60		13.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NeSA
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	83.48	85.20	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.65	92.95	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	88.65	89.66	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.34	105.53	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.46	107.32	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.80	107.66	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.44	104.68	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	87.82	87.82	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.20	92.20	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	89.95	89.95	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.94	102.94	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.39	107.39	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.64	111.64	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.66	108.66	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.72	92.72	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.12	92.12	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	91.85	91.85	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.07	106.07	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.99	102.99	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.13	107.13	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.01	110.01	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	96.87	96.87	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.45	99.45	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.45	48.45	N/A
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	45.71	45.71	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	43.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	56.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	20.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	10.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	89.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,991.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$45,579.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,383.0

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