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James A. Shanks Middle School
1400 West King St
Quincy FL, 32351, Gadsden County
Phone: 850-875-8737
Ranking:
(2,401 out of 2,614, bottom 8%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Gadsden County 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: | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 556 | 599 | 584 | 593 | 593 | 596 | 617 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 182 | 32.7% | 233 | 38.9% | 204 | 34.9% | 226 | 38.1% | 200 | 33.7% | 207 | 34.7% | 252 | 40.8% |
Grade 7: | 208 | 37.4% | 180 | 30.1% | 204 | 34.9% | 187 | 31.5% | 190 | 32.0% | 230 | 38.6% | 188 | 30.5% |
Grade 8: | 166 | 29.9% | 186 | 31.1% | 176 | 30.1% | 180 | 30.4% | 203 | 34.2% | 159 | 26.7% | 177 | 28.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 274 | 49.3% | 292 | 48.7% | 284 | 48.6% | 296 | 49.9% | 289 | 48.7% | 298 | 50.0% | 318 | 51.5% |
Female: | 282 | 50.7% | 307 | 51.3% | 300 | 51.4% | 297 | 50.1% | 286 | 48.2% | 284 | 47.7% | 291 | 47.2% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 97 | 17.4% | 112 | 18.7% | 98 | 16.8% | 110 | 18.5% | 116 | 19.6% | 98 | 16.4% | 99 | 16.0% |
Black: | 447 | 80.4% | 474 | 79.1% | 465 | 79.6% | 465 | 78.4% | 456 | 76.9% | 483 | 81.0% | 502 | 81.4% |
White: | 8 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 58.8% | 512 | 85.5% | 517 | 88.5% | 488 | 82.3% | 479 | 80.8% | 493 | 82.7% | 434 | 70.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3.0% | 25 | 4.3% | 26 | 4.4% | 50 | 8.4% | 57 | 9.6% | 70 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.85 | 16.64 | 14.97 | 14.12 | 14.46 | 14.40 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 389 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 390 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270 | 269 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 283 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 275 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 276 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 282 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 297 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 303 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 298 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 220 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 220 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 264 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 272 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 278 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 274 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 282 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 288 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 285 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 278 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 216 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 216 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 284 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 290 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 292 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 299 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 299 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 225 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 226 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 277 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 281 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 292 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 298 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 296 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 217 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 224 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 272 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 282 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 278 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 291 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 297 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 298 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 304 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 319 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 239 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 232 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258 | 258 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 266 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 266 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 274 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 279 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 282 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 288 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 297 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 229 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 226 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245 | 244 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263 | 259 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264 | 264 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258 | 261 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 275 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 290 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 288 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 183 | 186 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 70.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% | 29.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% | 22.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% | 77.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,563.0 | $33,033.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,629.0 | $28,805.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,496.0 | $36,479.0 |
* James A. Shanks Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.