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Dickinson Fine Arts Academy Middle School
4404 Elwood
South Bend IN, 46628, St Joseph County
Phone: 574-283-7625
Ranking:
(1,427 out of 1,449, bottom 2%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: South Bend Community School Corporation
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: | 33 | NA | NA | 45 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 41 | ||||||
Total Students: | 641 | 570 | 558 | 621 | 601 | 635 | 555 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 173 | 27.0% | 155 | 27.2% | 146 | 26.2% | 169 | 27.2% | 144 | 24.0% | 169 | 26.6% | 138 | 24.9% |
Grade 6: | 154 | 24.0% | 154 | 27.0% | 161 | 28.9% | 150 | 24.2% | 160 | 26.6% | 161 | 25.4% | 147 | 26.5% |
Grade 7: | 162 | 25.3% | 138 | 24.2% | 126 | 22.6% | 162 | 26.1% | 158 | 26.3% | 151 | 23.8% | 146 | 26.3% |
Grade 8: | 152 | 23.7% | 123 | 21.6% | 125 | 22.4% | 140 | 22.5% | 139 | 23.1% | 154 | 24.3% | 124 | 22.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 343 | 53.5% | 310 | 54.4% | 284 | 50.9% | 318 | 51.2% | 275 | 45.8% | 290 | 45.7% | 255 | 45.9% |
Female: | 298 | 46.5% | 260 | 45.6% | 274 | 49.1% | 303 | 48.8% | 280 | 46.6% | 293 | 46.1% | 256 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 124 | 19.3% | 103 | 18.1% | 91 | 16.3% | 94 | 15.1% | 78 | 13.0% | 66 | 10.4% | 47 | 8.5% |
Black: | 277 | 43.2% | 244 | 42.8% | 250 | 44.8% | 294 | 47.3% | 271 | 45.1% | 312 | 49.1% | 291 | 52.4% |
White: | 181 | 28.2% | 170 | 29.8% | 176 | 31.5% | 185 | 29.8% | 212 | 35.3% | 209 | 32.9% | 176 | 31.7% |
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: | 55 | 8.6% | 50 | 8.8% | 39 | 7.0% | 46 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 461 | 71.9% | 444 | 77.9% | 400 | 71.7% | 413 | 66.5% | 405 | 67.4% | 419 | 66.0% | 411 | 74.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.5% | 28 | 4.9% | 31 | 5.6% | 54 | 8.7% | 48 | 8.0% | 76 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.42 | NA | NA | 12.35 | 13.65 | 13.52 | 13.60 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 9% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 30.4% | 47.6% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 3.6% | 46.5% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 60% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 54% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 57.2% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 52% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 68.8% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 80.3% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 38% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 45.4% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 49.7% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 53% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 55% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 58% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 56% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 59% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 62% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 70.3% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 63% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 55% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 62% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 67.3% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.2% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 37% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40.5% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 44.1% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 50% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 55% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 53% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 61% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 63.2% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.7% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 63% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 52% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 60% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 52.2% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64.9% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 38% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 43.4% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52.3% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 48% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 48% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 60% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65.4% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 55% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 61% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 52% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 59.3% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 67.4% | 80% |
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* Dickinson Fine Arts Academy 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.