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Escalante Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

141 Baker Ln

Durango CO, 81303, La Plata County

Phone: 970-247-9491

Ranking:

(541 out of 1,246, top 43%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Durango School District 9-R

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:	30		30		29		31		34		38		40
Total Students:	499		495		516		529		539		545		541
Grade 6:	170	34.1%	168	33.9%	166	32.2%	186	35.2%	186	34.5%	171	31.4%	175	32.3%
Grade 7:	175	35.1%	168	33.9%	176	34.1%	180	34.0%	174	32.3%	185	33.9%	188	34.8%
Grade 8:	154	30.9%	159	32.1%	174	33.7%	163	30.8%	179	33.2%	189	34.7%	178	32.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	242	48.5%	239	48.3%	252	48.8%	269	50.9%	253	46.9%	262	48.1%	261	48.2%
Female:	257	51.5%	256	51.7%	264	51.2%	260	49.1%	278	51.6%	275	50.5%	276	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	41	8.2%	36	7.3%	36	7.0%	27	5.1%	30	5.6%	31	5.7%	31	5.7%
Asian:	8	1.6%	6	1.2%	3	0.6%	4	0.8%	11	2.0%	10	1.8%	7	1.3%
Hispanic:	90	18.0%	92	18.6%	104	20.2%	100	18.9%	95	17.6%	99	18.2%	91	16.8%
Black:	6	1.2%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	14	2.6%	10	1.8%	9	1.7%
White:	342	68.5%	345	69.7%	362	70.2%	390	73.7%	389	72.2%	395	72.5%	403	74.5%
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:	12	2.4%	13	2.6%	9	1.7%	6	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	135	27.1%	131	26.5%	151	29.3%	145	27.4%	114	21.2%	120	22.0%	118	21.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	46	9.2%	54	10.9%	60	11.6%	37	7.0%	46	8.5%	33	6.1%	58	10.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.37		16.33		17.79		17.06		15.93		14.30		13.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	63	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	59	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	73	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	66	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	81	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	80	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	80	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	83	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	84	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	83	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	77	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	77	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	71	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	72	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	71	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	61	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	52	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	62	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	56	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	50	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	61	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	75	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	80	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	82	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	76	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	80	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	76	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	78	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	66	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	74	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	64	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	72	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	44	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	50	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	54	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	50	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	60	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	80	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	73	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	63	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	49	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	53	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	63	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	66	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	53	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	69	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	60	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	57	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	62	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	65.5	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	63.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.6	77.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.1	79.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	64.0	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	63.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	57.0	59.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	66.0	63.2	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70.1	74.4	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	77.1	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.9	65.7	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	72.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	54.3	57.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.8	57.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77.1	79.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76.6	80.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54.3	59.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	61.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.1	63.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.7	66.3	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.2%	36.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	61.8%	63.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.7%	18.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.3%	81.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,765.0	$44,164.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,065.0	$34,161.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,748.0	$46,387.0

* Escalante Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.