Halfway Secondary High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2150 Hwy 32

Half Way MO, 65663, Polk County

Phone: 417-445-2211

Ranking:

High School:

(207 out of 498, top 42%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(1,087 out of 1,698, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Halfway R-III 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:	10		10		11		11		12		11		11
Total Students:	121		118		118		115		124		122		131
Grade 7:	21	17.4%	23	19.5%	23	19.5%	21	18.3%	19	15.3%	24	19.7%	24	18.3%
Grade 8:	22	18.2%	22	18.6%	21	17.8%	18	15.7%	23	18.5%	22	18.0%	19	14.5%
Grade 9:	22	18.2%	20	16.9%	22	18.6%	25	21.7%	22	17.7%	17	13.9%	26	19.8%
Grade 10:	19	15.7%	16	13.6%	22	18.6%	19	16.5%	17	13.7%	21	17.2%	28	21.4%
Grade 11:	16	13.2%	20	16.9%	18	15.3%	13	11.3%	20	16.1%	24	19.7%	18	13.7%
Grade 12:	21	17.4%	17	14.4%	12	10.2%	19	16.5%	23	18.5%	14	11.5%	16	12.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	58	47.9%	58	49.2%	59	50.0%	63	54.8%	57	46.0%	56	45.9%	63	48.1%
Female:	63	52.1%	60	50.8%	59	50.0%	52	45.2%	59	47.6%	58	47.5%	64	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.8%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	1	0.8%	0	0.0%	2	1.5%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.8%
White:	119	98.3%	115	97.5%	116	98.3%	113	98.3%	123	99.2%	122	100.0%	128	97.7%
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	1.7%	3	2.5%	1	0.8%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	41	33.9%	44	37.3%	49	41.5%	58	50.4%	62	50.0%	55	45.1%	57	43.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	20	16.5%	15	12.7%	16	13.6%	10	8.7%	6	4.8%	14	11.5%	10	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.62		11.39		10.56		10.40		10.63		10.80		11.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MAP
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40.9%	40.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	43.8%	43.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2006	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	42.3%	N/A
2007	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	31.6%	31.6%	N/A
2008	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	46.6%	46.6%	N/A
2006	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	38.1%	38.1%	N/A
2007	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	54.5%	N/A
2008	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	31.8%	31.8%	N/A
2009	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	52.4%	52.4%	N/A
2010	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	47.4%	47.4%	N/A
2011	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2012	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2013	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68.2%	68.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.8%	42.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	30.4%	30.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	27.2%	27.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.4%	52.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	52.6%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	54.5%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77.3%	77.3%	N/A
2006	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	38.4%	38.4%	N/A
2007	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	29.6%	29.6%	N/A
2008	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.7%	N/A
2009	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2010	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	57.1%	N/A
2011	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.7%	N/A
2012	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	66.6%	N/A
2013	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	52.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	26.9%	26.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	25.9%	25.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	25%	25%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	28.6%	28.6%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.7%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	33.4%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	52.1%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	25%	25%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.4%	45.4%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.5%	70.5%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	33.3%	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	39.1%	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	35.2%	35.2%	N/A
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	14.3%	14.3%	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	43.5%	43.5%	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52.6%	52.6%	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	34.7%	34.7%	N/A
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	5.9%	5.9%	N/A
2013	American History	End of course	% met std	23.8%	23.8%	N/A
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	64.7%	64.7%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	58.9%	58.9%	N/A
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	52.4%	52.4%	N/A
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	42.9%	42.9%	N/A
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	59.1%	59.1%	N/A
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2013	English I	End of course	% met std	45.4%	45.4%	N/A
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	N/A
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	87.6%	87.6%	N/A
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	77.7%	77.7%	N/A
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	20%	20%	N/A
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	26.7%	26.7%	N/A
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2012	Government	End of course	% met std	38.9%	38.9%	N/A
2013	Government	End of course	% met std	40%	40%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	71.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	70.0%	71.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	30.0%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$29,417.0	$26,456.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,371.0	$25,256.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$36,526.0	NA

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