USA.com / Colorado / Fountain School District 8 / Fountain Middle School

Fountain Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

515 North Sante Fe

Fountain CO, 80817, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1580

Ranking:

(652 out of 1,246, bottom 48%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Fountain School District 8

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:	57		56		57		55		55		51		49
Total Students:	918		917		980		923		905		877		842
Grade 6:	310	33.8%	294	32.1%	341	34.8%	309	33.5%	326	36.0%	292	33.3%	271	32.2%
Grade 7:	302	32.9%	308	33.6%	317	32.3%	326	35.3%	318	35.1%	277	31.6%	300	35.6%
Grade 8:	306	33.3%	315	34.4%	322	32.9%	288	31.2%	261	28.8%	308	35.1%	271	32.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	508	55.3%	516	56.3%	554	56.5%	508	55.0%	487	53.8%	450	51.3%	427	50.7%
Female:	410	44.7%	401	43.7%	426	43.5%	415	45.0%	410	45.3%	419	47.8%	411	48.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.8%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	10	1.1%	20	2.2%	20	2.3%	17	2.0%
Asian:	7	0.8%	8	0.9%	11	1.1%	6	0.7%	26	2.9%	30	3.4%	23	2.7%
Hispanic:	252	27.5%	246	26.8%	232	23.7%	225	24.4%	199	22.0%	155	17.7%	143	17.0%
Black:	83	9.0%	79	8.6%	104	10.6%	104	11.3%	161	17.8%	143	16.3%	136	16.2%
White:	457	49.8%	491	53.5%	548	55.9%	489	53.0%	499	55.1%	529	60.3%	523	62.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	12	1.3%	9	1.0%	3	0.3%	14	1.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	100	10.9%	79	8.6%	78	8.0%	75	8.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	333	36.3%	314	34.2%	318	32.4%	274	29.7%	257	28.4%	233	26.6%	193	22.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	105	11.4%	95	10.4%	93	9.5%	88	9.5%	94	10.4%	78	8.9%	91	10.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.12		16.33		17.11		16.78		16.41		17.30		17.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	51	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	54	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	65	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	71	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	71	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	71	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	61	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	62	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	52	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	44	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	55	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	49	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	49	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	53	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	48	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	41	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	63	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	67	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	66	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	69	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	58	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	63	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	56	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	40	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	53	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	52	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	45	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	52	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	50	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	70	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	72	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	62	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	71	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	65	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	51	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	59	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	38	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	48	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	46	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	57	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	61	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	52	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	56	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	46	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	54	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	51.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64.6	59.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	69.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.7	76.9	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.4	52.8	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59.6	56.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	44.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46.4	48.6	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	68.6	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.6	70.5	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	62.4	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.3	58.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45.3	40.7	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	51.6	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65.8	62.5	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	66.5	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.3	43.8	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.7	51.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.3	52.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.1	56.5	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.3%	56.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.7%	43.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.6%	31.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	64.4%	68.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,961.0	$41,153.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,056.0	$34,861.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,770.0	$44,090.0

* Fountain Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.