Dakota Meadows Junior High Middle School
1900 Howard Dr Mankato MN, 56001, Blue Earth County Phone: 507-387-5077 Ranking:  (170 out of 1,269, top 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Mankato Public School District 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: | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 570 | 573 | 573 | 610 | 579 | 561 | 535 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 271 | 47.5% | 295 | 51.5% | 273 | 47.6% | 307 | 50.3% | 307 | 53.0% | 272 | 48.5% | 276 | 51.6% |
| Grade 8: | 299 | 52.5% | 278 | 48.5% | 300 | 52.4% | 303 | 49.7% | 272 | 47.0% | 289 | 51.5% | 259 | 48.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 51.2% | 299 | 52.2% | 304 | 53.1% | 328 | 53.8% | 288 | 49.7% | 263 | 46.9% | 256 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 278 | 48.8% | 274 | 47.8% | 269 | 46.9% | 282 | 46.2% | 283 | 48.9% | 290 | 51.7% | 275 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.6% | 15 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 4.4% | 26 | 4.5% | 24 | 4.2% | 24 | 3.9% | 20 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 39 | 6.8% | 38 | 6.6% | 27 | 4.7% | 33 | 5.4% | 22 | 3.8% | 23 | 4.1% | 26 | 4.9% |
| White: | 485 | 85.1% | 486 | 84.8% | 502 | 87.6% | 539 | 88.4% | 518 | 89.5% | 504 | 89.8% | 486 | 90.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 22.5% | 129 | 22.5% | 129 | 22.5% | 135 | 22.1% | 104 | 18.0% | 78 | 13.9% | 89 | 16.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.8% | 36 | 6.3% | 44 | 7.7% | 59 | 9.7% | 52 | 9.0% | 55 | 9.8% | 40 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.59 | 16.59 | 16.74 | 18.90 | 17.70 | 17.20 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 72.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.3% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 64.7% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 73.7% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 72.2% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 78.1% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 78.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 65.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 64.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 74.5% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 53.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 57.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 61.1% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.7% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.6% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 70.5% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 68.7% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 73.8% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 47.4% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 39.2% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 65.2% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 67.5% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 66.6% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 63.5% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 61.9% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 67.2% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 55% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 39.5% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,216.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,326.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,317.0 |
* Dakota Meadows Junior High Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.