Clifford H. Nowlin Middle Middle School
2800 South Hardy Ave Independence MO, 64052, Jackson County Phone: 816-521-5380 Ranking:  (1,626 out of 1,698, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Independence Public Schools 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 41 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 761 | 750 | 738 | 662 | 638 | 563 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 247 | 32.5% | 242 | 32.3% | 269 | 36.4% | 216 | 32.6% | 223 | 35.0% | 198 | 35.2% |
| Grade 7: | 252 | 33.1% | 269 | 35.9% | 236 | 32.0% | 231 | 34.9% | 202 | 31.7% | 193 | 34.3% |
| Grade 8: | 262 | 34.4% | 239 | 31.9% | 233 | 31.6% | 215 | 32.5% | 213 | 33.4% | 172 | 30.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 392 | 51.5% | 390 | 52.0% | 406 | 55.0% | 354 | 53.5% | 339 | 53.1% | 298 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 369 | 48.5% | 360 | 48.0% | 332 | 45.0% | 308 | 46.5% | 291 | 45.6% | 257 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 187 | 24.6% | 171 | 22.8% | 150 | 20.3% | 131 | 19.8% | 114 | 17.9% | 87 | 15.5% |
| Black: | 83 | 10.9% | 80 | 10.7% | 83 | 11.2% | 89 | 13.4% | 81 | 12.7% | 72 | 12.8% |
| White: | 436 | 57.3% | 439 | 58.5% | 460 | 62.3% | 422 | 63.7% | 428 | 67.1% | 388 | 68.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 44 | 5.8% | 51 | 6.8% | 31 | 4.2% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 591 | 77.7% | 617 | 82.3% | 580 | 78.6% | 463 | 69.9% | 472 | 74.0% | 381 | 67.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 10.4% | 66 | 8.8% | 50 | 6.8% | 72 | 10.9% | 54 | 8.5% | 75 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.42 | 17.90 | 19.69 | 17.93 | 13.85 | 13.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 42.1% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 39.9% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 39.7% | 51.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 44.6% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 39% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 36.4% | 56.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 51.1% | 54.4% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 46.7% | 55.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 43.8% | 55.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 49.8% | N/A |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43.8% | N/A |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 46% | 53.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 47.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 46.2% | 54.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 37.7% | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 47% | N/A |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 34.6% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 39% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 43.6% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 48.7% | 41.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 57.3% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.1% | 52.4% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 44.3% | 57% |
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* Clifford H. Nowlin Middle 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.