George M. Verity Middle School
2800 Kansas St
Ashland KY, 41102, Boyd County
Phone: 606-327-2727
Ranking: (485 out of 943, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Ashland 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: | 28 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 31 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 458 | 451 | 497 | 479 | 459 | 474 | 503 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 256 | 55.9% | 212 | 47.0% | 248 | 49.9% | 254 | 53.0% | 227 | 49.5% | 223 | 47.0% | 234 | 46.5% |
Grade 8: | 202 | 44.1% | 239 | 53.0% | 249 | 50.1% | 225 | 47.0% | 232 | 50.5% | 251 | 53.0% | 269 | 53.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 53.5% | 216 | 47.9% | 225 | 45.3% | 233 | 48.6% | 229 | 49.9% | 236 | 49.8% | 254 | 50.5% |
Female: | 213 | 46.5% | 235 | 52.1% | 272 | 54.7% | 246 | 51.4% | 212 | 46.2% | 224 | 47.3% | 237 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% |
Black: | 20 | 4.4% | 27 | 6.0% | 29 | 5.8% | 25 | 5.2% | 24 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.0% |
White: | 413 | 90.2% | 404 | 89.6% | 445 | 89.5% | 426 | 88.9% | 417 | 90.8% | 438 | 92.4% | 464 | 92.2% |
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: | 9 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 47.4% | 194 | 43.0% | 189 | 38.0% | 216 | 45.1% | 214 | 46.6% | 188 | 39.7% | 210 | 41.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.7% | 16 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.8% | 54 | 11.3% | 42 | 9.2% | 35 | 7.4% | 31 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.13 | 13.61 | 15.21 | 17.51 | 23.18 | 15.10 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.3% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36.3% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 52.6% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 56.7% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.2% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.4% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.8% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.6% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.3% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.9% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 68.5% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.8% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 60.9% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 50.95% | 51.5% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.15% | 51.51% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.15% | 55.24% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.92% | 57.46% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.15% | 60.77% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.53% | 73.32% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.34% | 71.16% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.85% | 71.41% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.74% | 69.72% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.76% | 67.01% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.22% | 59.22% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.11% | 58.11% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.77% | 69.77% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.33% | 61.23% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.61% | 62.61% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.27% | 57.27% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.68% | 55.68% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.5% | 56.5% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.64% | 47.86% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.16% | 63.16% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.27% | 52.27% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 36.36% | 36.36% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 45.12% | 45.12% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 39.48% | 39.32% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 50.72% | 50.72% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 19.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 80.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 9.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,907.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,752.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,317.0 |
* George M. Verity 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.