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Carson Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6200 Prussman Blvd

Colorado Springs CO, 80902, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1610

Ranking:

(740 out of 1,246, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Fountain School District 8

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:	46		44		43		45		41		32		30
Total Students:	748		706		725		708		680		570		505
Grade 6:	266	35.6%	244	34.6%	265	36.6%	228	32.2%	264	38.8%	198	34.7%	183	36.2%
Grade 7:	242	32.4%	235	33.3%	219	30.2%	262	37.0%	222	32.6%	190	33.3%	180	35.6%
Grade 8:	240	32.1%	227	32.2%	241	33.2%	218	30.8%	194	28.5%	182	31.9%	142	28.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	391	52.3%	351	49.7%	359	49.5%	385	54.4%	335	49.3%	287	50.4%	245	48.5%
Female:	357	47.7%	355	50.3%	366	50.5%	323	45.6%	337	49.6%	275	48.2%	256	50.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.7%	11	1.6%	13	1.8%	10	1.4%	11	1.6%	5	0.9%	10	2.0%
Asian:	17	2.3%	15	2.1%	17	2.3%	8	1.1%	26	3.8%	22	3.9%	14	2.8%
Hispanic:	176	23.5%	148	21.0%	159	21.9%	151	21.3%	111	16.3%	85	14.9%	79	15.6%
Black:	133	17.8%	138	19.5%	126	17.4%	149	21.0%	179	26.3%	162	28.4%	146	28.9%
White:	349	46.7%	346	49.0%	363	50.1%	344	48.6%	353	51.9%	296	51.9%	256	50.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	20	2.7%	12	1.7%	6	0.8%	11	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	48	6.4%	36	5.1%	41	5.7%	35	4.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	234	31.3%	238	33.7%	248	34.2%	200	28.2%	168	24.7%	116	20.4%	86	17.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	139	18.6%	153	21.7%	147	20.3%	166	23.4%	138	20.3%	127	22.3%	104	20.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.26		16.14		16.75		15.90		16.54		17.90		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	51	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	62	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	58	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	54	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	59	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	75	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	71	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	71	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	64	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	61	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	40	44	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	55	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	49	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	42	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	53	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	48	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	41	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	63	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	67	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	65	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	66	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	69	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	63	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	58	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	56	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	63	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	60	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	56	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	40	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	53	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	45	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	52	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	50	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	70	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	72	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	62	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	65	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	51	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	59	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	0	38	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	48	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	46	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	52	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	57	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	61	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	52	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	46	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	54	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	51.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	59.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68.7	69.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75.2	76.9	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	52.8	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52.7	56.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	45.5	44.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	48.6	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.8	68.6	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71.3	70.5	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.8	62.4	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.6	58.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.3	40.7	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.1	51.6	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59.4	62.5	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.2	66.5	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34.1	43.8	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44.5	51.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	52.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.3	56.5	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.1%	63.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.9%	36.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.8%	46.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.2%	53.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,012.0	$40,070.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,608.0	$33,179.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,028.0	$46,100.0

* Carson 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.