Jefferson Middle School
3311 South Tenth Ave
Caldwell ID, 83605, Canyon County
Phone: 208-455-3309
Ranking: 
(477 out of 489, bottom 2%)*
(477 out of 489, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Caldwell School District 132
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: | 37 | NA | NA | 42 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 43 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 704 | 684 | 633 | 657 | 726 | 722 | 746 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 229 | 32.5% | 240 | 35.1% | 202 | 31.9% | 204 | 31.1% | 261 | 36.0% | 244 | 33.8% | 237 | 31.8% |
| Grade 7: | 245 | 34.8% | 218 | 31.9% | 207 | 32.7% | 243 | 37.0% | 236 | 32.5% | 233 | 32.3% | 249 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 230 | 32.7% | 226 | 33.0% | 224 | 35.4% | 210 | 32.0% | 229 | 31.5% | 245 | 33.9% | 260 | 34.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 360 | 51.1% | 345 | 50.4% | 326 | 51.5% | 339 | 51.6% | 375 | 51.7% | 367 | 50.8% | 392 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 344 | 48.9% | 339 | 49.6% | 307 | 48.5% | 318 | 48.4% | 343 | 47.2% | 347 | 48.1% | 350 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.8% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 386 | 54.8% | 395 | 57.7% | 382 | 60.3% | 366 | 55.7% | 399 | 55.0% | 377 | 52.2% | 392 | 52.5% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.2% |
| White: | 294 | 41.8% | 273 | 39.9% | 236 | 37.3% | 268 | 40.8% | 305 | 42.0% | 326 | 45.2% | 335 | 44.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 510 | 72.4% | 534 | 78.1% | 445 | 70.3% | 487 | 74.1% | 503 | 69.3% | 436 | 60.4% | 364 | 48.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 9.9% | 46 | 6.7% | 56 | 8.8% | 49 | 7.5% | 56 | 7.7% | 56 | 7.8% | 82 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.14 | NA | NA | 15.15 | 14.60 | 18.25 | 16.90 | 17.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 55.7% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 59.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 59.3% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 68.1% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58.6% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 56.7% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 64% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 72.3% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.6% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.5% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.3% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 76% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.2% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.8% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 51.4% | 69% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 57.7% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 55.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 57.3% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 60.5% | 74.2% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.9% | 74.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 53.2% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 53.3% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 60.8% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56.4% | 74.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 61.9% | 75.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.5% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.8% | 85.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.4% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 80% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.7% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.5% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 28.9% | 51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 32% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 31.2% | 53.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 35.3% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 34.2% | 59.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 30.2% | 56.8% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 48.9% | 66.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 55.3% | 71.5% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.1% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 56.4% | 71.2% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 60.5% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 65.5% | 74.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.1% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60.8% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.7% | 79.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66.7% | 79.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.6% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 63.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 79.2% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84.8% | 91.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.3% | 91.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.8% | 92.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.5% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.5% | 93.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,764.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,527.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,199.0 |
* Jefferson 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.