Gerald W Kirn Middle School
100 North Ave
Council Bluffs IA, 51503, Pottawattamie County
Phone: 712-328-6454
Ranking: 
(568 out of 696, bottom 18%)*
(568 out of 696, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Council Bluffs Community 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: | 57 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 923 | 902 | 895 | 942 | 954 | 625 | 690 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 337 | 36.5% | 296 | 32.8% | 298 | 33.3% | 300 | 31.8% | 314 | 32.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 298 | 32.3% | 294 | 32.6% | 301 | 33.6% | 311 | 33.0% | 333 | 34.9% | 301 | 48.2% | 321 | 46.5% |
| Grade 8: | 288 | 31.2% | 312 | 34.6% | 296 | 33.1% | 331 | 35.1% | 307 | 32.2% | 324 | 51.8% | 369 | 53.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 466 | 50.5% | 452 | 50.1% | 456 | 50.9% | 484 | 51.4% | 466 | 48.8% | 292 | 46.7% | 335 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 457 | 49.5% | 450 | 49.9% | 439 | 49.1% | 458 | 48.6% | 488 | 51.2% | 325 | 52.0% | 351 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 124 | 13.4% | 92 | 10.2% | 99 | 11.1% | 89 | 9.4% | 99 | 10.4% | 62 | 9.9% | 55 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 14 | 1.5% | 21 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.2% | 18 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.2% | 23 | 3.3% |
| White: | 736 | 79.7% | 744 | 82.5% | 732 | 81.8% | 794 | 84.3% | 801 | 84.0% | 531 | 85.0% | 595 | 86.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 2.9% | 24 | 2.7% | 25 | 2.8% | 18 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 381 | 41.3% | 415 | 46.0% | 413 | 46.1% | 400 | 42.5% | 387 | 40.6% | 223 | 35.7% | 247 | 35.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 8.5% | 85 | 9.4% | 120 | 13.4% | 93 | 9.9% | 112 | 11.7% | 74 | 11.8% | 84 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.19 | 15.99 | 15.34 | 15.41 | 14.13 | 14.20 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.54% | 57.68% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.98% | 60.27% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.84% | 57.14% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.47% | 52.04% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.79% | 66.79% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.37% | 68.31% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.85% | 56.40% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 62.81% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.04% | 60.69% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.02% | 56.93% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.08% | 58.61% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 58.91% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.6% | 65.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.4% | 34.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years | 21.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 8.7% | 6.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% | 93.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,158.0 | $47,426.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,200.0 | $34,204.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,487.0 | $48,349.0 |
* Gerald W Kirn Middle 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.