Buhl Middle School
525 Sawtooth Blvd Buhl ID, 83316, Twin Falls County Phone: 208-543-8292 Ranking:  (453 out of 489, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Buhl Joint School District 412 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: | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 303 | 303 | 299 | 294 | 280 | 274 | 318 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 102 | 33.7% | 98 | 32.3% | 97 | 32.4% | 100 | 34.0% | 105 | 37.5% | 88 | 32.1% | 84 | 26.4% |
| Grade 7: | 102 | 33.7% | 100 | 33.0% | 106 | 35.5% | 101 | 34.4% | 89 | 31.8% | 82 | 29.9% | 104 | 32.7% |
| Grade 8: | 99 | 32.7% | 105 | 34.7% | 96 | 32.1% | 93 | 31.6% | 86 | 30.7% | 104 | 38.0% | 130 | 40.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 144 | 47.5% | 146 | 48.2% | 156 | 52.2% | 148 | 50.3% | 155 | 55.4% | 156 | 56.9% | 169 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 159 | 52.5% | 157 | 51.8% | 143 | 47.8% | 146 | 49.7% | 117 | 41.8% | 110 | 40.1% | 145 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 104 | 34.3% | 90 | 29.7% | 97 | 32.4% | 82 | 27.9% | 85 | 30.4% | 78 | 28.5% | 86 | 27.0% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 192 | 63.4% | 207 | 68.3% | 192 | 64.2% | 206 | 70.1% | 189 | 67.5% | 191 | 69.7% | 225 | 70.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 174 | 57.4% | 168 | 55.4% | 180 | 60.2% | 170 | 57.8% | 156 | 55.7% | 135 | 49.3% | 144 | 45.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 14.9% | 31 | 10.2% | 34 | 11.4% | 43 | 14.6% | 37 | 13.2% | 31 | 11.3% | 36 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.67 | 16.86 | 15.85 | 13.41 | 15.43 | 15.10 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 69% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 74.2% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 74.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 74.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 75.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 85.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 39.8% | 53.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 44.5% | 59.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.5% | 56.8% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 66.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 71.5% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 71.2% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 74.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 79.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 79.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 91.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 91.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 92.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 93.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,419.0 |
| 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: | $38,980.0 |
* Buhl 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.