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Grand Mesa Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

585 311/2 Rd

Grand Junction CO, 81504, Mesa County

Phone: 970-254-6270

Ranking:

(903 out of 1,246, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Mesa County Valley School District 51

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:	41		40		41		45		43		42		40
Total Students:	622		618		647		657		664		711		666
Grade 6:	206	33.1%	207	33.5%	231	35.7%	209	31.8%	215	32.4%	239	33.6%	211	31.7%
Grade 7:	199	32.0%	209	33.8%	210	32.5%	216	32.9%	237	35.7%	229	32.2%	238	35.7%
Grade 8:	217	34.9%	202	32.7%	206	31.8%	232	35.3%	212	31.9%	243	34.2%	217	32.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	320	51.4%	318	51.5%	318	49.1%	325	49.5%	351	52.9%	382	53.7%	371	55.7%
Female:	302	48.6%	300	48.5%	329	50.9%	332	50.5%	305	45.9%	321	45.1%	291	43.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.5%	10	1.6%	12	1.9%	16	2.4%	8	1.2%	11	1.5%	12	1.8%
Asian:	4	0.6%	6	1.0%	4	0.6%	5	0.8%	8	1.2%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%
Hispanic:	156	25.1%	155	25.1%	152	23.5%	163	24.8%	148	22.3%	162	22.8%	150	22.5%
Black:	6	1.0%	6	1.0%	10	1.5%	8	1.2%	14	2.1%	13	1.8%	8	1.2%
White:	431	69.3%	413	66.8%	462	71.4%	445	67.7%	486	73.2%	521	73.3%	492	73.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	22	3.5%	28	4.5%	6	0.9%	17	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	264	42.4%	276	44.7%	269	41.6%	303	46.1%	311	46.8%	290	40.8%	225	33.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	71	11.4%	78	12.6%	100	15.5%	91	13.9%	89	13.4%	66	9.3%	92	13.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.17		15.45		15.61		14.54		15.50		17.00		16.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	54	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	57	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	52	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	54	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	54	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	57	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	57	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	59	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	70	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	71	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	67	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	67	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	72	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	68	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	55	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	58	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	57	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	58	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	36	51	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	53	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	50	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	52	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	43	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	48	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	46	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	47	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	41	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	49	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	43	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	47	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	66	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	66	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	67	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	66	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	63	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	69	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	70	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	67	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	56	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	55	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	58	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	53	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	60	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	56	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	54	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	40	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	44	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	46	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	47	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	46	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	44	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	68	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	69	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	68	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	65	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	65	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	68	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	50	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	52	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	49	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	54	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	46	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	49	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	48	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	49	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	55	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	54	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	53	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	50	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	53	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	50	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	58.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	60.9	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62.4	73.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.2	73.0	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	33.5	48.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52.3	49.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	50.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39.8	52.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	68.7	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60.2	67.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	58.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.3	57.9	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.2	45.6	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32.2	47.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61.8	69.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.3	65.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.8	46.7	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	49.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	52.6	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.2	49.4	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.1%	44.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.9%	55.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.2%	18.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.8%	81.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,449.0	$44,739.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,382.0	$31,817.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,086.0	$47,656.0

* Grand Mesa Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.