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Ferris Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1002 East 8th St

Ferris TX, 75125, Ellis County

Phone: 972-544-3737

Ranking:

(5,080 out of 6,018, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Ferris Independent 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:	27		26		25		28		26		23		24
Total Students:	391		339		345		366		379		347		339
Grade 7:	201	51.4%	179	52.8%	162	47.0%	182	49.7%	190	50.1%	177	51.0%	165	48.7%
Grade 8:	190	48.6%	160	47.2%	183	53.0%	184	50.3%	189	49.9%	170	49.0%	174	51.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	181	46.3%	176	51.9%	178	51.6%	177	48.4%	178	47.0%	163	47.0%	165	48.7%
Female:	210	53.7%	163	48.1%	167	48.4%	189	51.6%	193	50.9%	176	50.7%	170	50.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	4	1.2%	8	2.2%	3	0.8%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%
Hispanic:	254	65.0%	226	66.7%	223	64.6%	219	59.8%	219	57.8%	208	59.9%	182	53.7%
Black:	35	9.0%	26	7.7%	27	7.8%	33	9.0%	29	7.7%	26	7.5%	22	6.5%
White:	97	24.8%	85	25.1%	91	26.4%	103	28.1%	128	33.8%	112	32.3%	134	39.5%
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:	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	270	69.1%	230	67.8%	240	69.6%	243	66.4%	232	61.2%	188	54.2%	168	49.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	7.9%	37	10.9%	38	11.0%	25	6.8%	36	9.5%	44	12.7%	37	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.42		13.06		13.62		13.00		14.84		15.00		14.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94%	84%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	85%	78%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,037.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,600.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,383.0

* Ferris Junior High 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.