Decorah Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

405 Winnebago St

Decorah IA, 52101, Winneshiek County

Phone: 563-382-8427

Ranking:

(21 out of 696, top 3%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Decorah Community 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		33		33		34		36		33
Total Students:	454		449		440		456		462		506		459
Grade 5:	114	25.1%	116	25.8%	105	23.9%	113	24.8%	98	21.2%	124	24.5%	108	23.5%
Grade 6:	115	25.3%	109	24.3%	110	25.0%	100	21.9%	125	27.1%	114	22.5%	121	26.4%
Grade 7:	110	24.2%	113	25.2%	102	23.2%	127	27.9%	116	25.1%	126	24.9%	126	27.5%
Grade 8:	115	25.3%	111	24.7%	123	28.0%	116	25.4%	123	26.6%	142	28.1%	104	22.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	239	52.6%	230	51.2%	220	50.0%	234	51.3%	235	50.9%	269	53.2%	245	53.4%
Female:	215	47.4%	219	48.8%	220	50.0%	222	48.7%	227	49.1%	229	45.3%	210	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	8	1.8%	8	1.8%	4	0.9%	6	1.3%	7	1.5%	6	1.2%	5	1.1%
Hispanic:	19	4.2%	22	4.9%	17	3.9%	11	2.4%	14	3.0%	15	3.0%	11	2.4%
Black:	0	0.0%	4	0.9%	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%
White:	421	92.7%	410	91.3%	413	93.9%	433	95.0%	436	94.4%	481	95.1%	441	96.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	1.3%	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	4	0.9%	3	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	86	18.9%	75	16.7%	73	16.6%	77	16.9%	81	17.5%	79	15.6%	64	13.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	9.5%	55	12.2%	32	7.3%	36	7.9%	33	7.1%	27	5.3%	29	6.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.21		12.88		13.29		13.89		13.63		14.20		13.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
IA
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.47%	89.58%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.92%	86.92%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.95%	79.17%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.92%	86.92%	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.20%	93.20%	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.86%	92.86%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.73%	75.73%	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.49%	74.49%	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.65%	95.65%	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.51%	91.51%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.61%	82.61%	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.96%	83.96%	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.45%	95.45%	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.68%	94.68%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.64%	83.64%	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.17%	86.17%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.6%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.4%	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	21.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.8%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.2%	95.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,382.0	$46,473.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,701.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,322.0	$47,277.0

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