Denison Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

400 Ave A Se

Winter Haven FL, 33880, Polk County

Phone: 863-291-5353

Ranking:

(2,173 out of 2,614, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Polk County School District

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		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	56		59		63		66		65		73		68
Total Students:	827		886		940		967		989		1,063		1,065
Grade 6:	267	32.3%	294	33.2%	323	34.4%	341	35.3%	334	33.8%	361	34.0%	374	35.1%
Grade 7:	278	33.6%	299	33.7%	335	35.6%	323	33.4%	346	35.0%	360	33.9%	370	34.7%
Grade 8:	282	34.1%	293	33.1%	282	30.0%	303	31.3%	309	31.2%	342	32.2%	321	30.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	428	51.8%	453	51.1%	492	52.3%	500	51.7%	479	48.4%	516	48.5%	552	51.8%
Female:	399	48.2%	433	48.9%	448	47.7%	467	48.3%	475	48.0%	504	47.4%	479	45.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.7%	8	0.9%	13	1.4%	12	1.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Asian:	14	1.7%	14	1.6%	15	1.6%	15	1.6%	22	2.2%	20	1.9%	16	1.5%
Hispanic:	228	27.6%	213	24.0%	238	25.3%	257	26.6%	214	21.6%	240	22.6%	243	22.8%
Black:	218	26.4%	250	28.2%	268	28.5%	272	28.1%	274	27.7%	266	25.0%	231	21.7%
White:	338	40.9%	372	42.0%	377	40.1%	382	39.5%	450	45.5%	501	47.1%	544	51.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	22	2.7%	28	3.2%	29	3.1%	28	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	563	68.1%	603	68.1%	670	71.3%	659	68.1%	597	60.4%	467	43.9%	352	33.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	7.4%	59	6.7%	72	7.7%	75	7.8%	110	11.1%	126	11.9%	42	3.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.77		15.02		14.92		14.65		15.22		17.10		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	413	396	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	407	398	N/A
FCAT
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	290	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	294	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	292	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	297	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	301	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	305	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	306	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	221	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	222	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	290	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	299	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	295	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	298	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	302	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	304	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	306	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	219	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	222	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	294	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	301	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	300	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	302	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	301	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	230	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	230	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	300	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	304	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	308	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	313	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	313	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	228	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	226	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	299	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	301	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	302	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	307	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	312	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	312	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	314	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	314	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	237	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	237	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	282	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	287	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	288	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	294	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	300	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	303	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	302	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	304	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	233	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	233	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	275	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	286	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	289	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	291	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	297	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	300	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	299	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	195	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	77.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.7%	18.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	61.9%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	38.1%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$39,123.0	$36,614.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,108.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,647.0	NA

* Denison 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.