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Cortez Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

450 West 2nd St

Cortez CO, 81321, Montezuma County

Phone: 970-565-7824

Ranking:

(1,014 out of 1,246, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

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:	39		42		45		47		48		49		48
Total Students:	594		580		624		638		607		594		607
Grade 6:	208	35.0%	195	33.6%	203	32.5%	223	35.0%	222	36.6%	211	35.5%	192	31.6%
Grade 7:	203	34.2%	184	31.7%	217	34.8%	213	33.4%	209	34.4%	185	31.1%	205	33.8%
Grade 8:	183	30.8%	201	34.7%	204	32.7%	202	31.7%	176	29.0%	198	33.3%	210	34.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	295	49.7%	288	49.7%	329	52.7%	347	54.4%	324	53.4%	296	49.8%	329	54.2%
Female:	299	50.3%	292	50.3%	295	47.3%	291	45.6%	275	45.3%	290	48.8%	274	45.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	144	24.2%	146	25.2%	158	25.3%	186	29.2%	191	31.5%	197	33.2%	179	29.5%
Asian:	4	0.7%	3	0.5%	5	0.8%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%
Hispanic:	107	18.0%	92	15.9%	111	17.8%	116	18.2%	92	15.2%	82	13.8%	88	14.5%
Black:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%	8	1.3%	9	1.5%	6	1.0%
White:	311	52.4%	324	55.9%	335	53.7%	319	50.0%	313	51.6%	304	51.2%	332	54.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	3.4%	13	2.2%	11	1.8%	10	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	295	49.7%	270	46.6%	275	44.1%	326	51.1%	293	48.3%	265	44.6%	300	49.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	63	10.6%	55	9.5%	57	9.1%	73	11.4%	71	11.7%	70	11.8%	73	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.13		13.73		13.88		13.57		12.62		12.20		12.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	42	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	46	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	44	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	55	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	50	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	38	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	27	27	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	23	23	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	25	23	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	35	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	56	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	53	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	40	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	51	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	26	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	30	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	25	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	36	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	65	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	52	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	55	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	58	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	47	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	35	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	45	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	44	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42.7	43.0	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	54.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	59.9	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.2	62.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	34.2	34.1	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	39.4	38.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	42.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37.7	37.5	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.6	56.5	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	52.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	46.7	46.3	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41.7	42.1	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38.9	38.1	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	36.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	54.8	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	56.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	32.1	31.5	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.2	36.2	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.8	39.0	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.8	36.8	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	62.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%	37.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.5%	35.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	74.5%	64.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,820.0	$35,459.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$28,815.0	$29,195.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$38,217.0	$38,875.0

* Cortez Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.