John Wesley Powell Middle School
8000 South Corona Way
Littleton CO, 80122, Arapahoe County
Phone: 303-347-7850
Ranking: (124 out of 1,246, top 10%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Littleton School District 6
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: | 43 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 891 | 860 | 876 | 860 | 845 | 889 | 914 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 307 | 34.5% | 274 | 31.9% | 284 | 32.4% | 309 | 35.9% | 261 | 30.9% | 264 | 29.7% | 295 | 32.3% |
Grade 7: | 285 | 32.0% | 290 | 33.7% | 304 | 34.7% | 274 | 31.9% | 275 | 32.5% | 314 | 35.3% | 312 | 34.1% |
Grade 8: | 299 | 33.6% | 296 | 34.4% | 288 | 32.9% | 277 | 32.2% | 309 | 36.6% | 311 | 35.0% | 307 | 33.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 463 | 52.0% | 453 | 52.7% | 449 | 51.3% | 433 | 50.3% | 417 | 49.3% | 442 | 49.7% | 457 | 50.0% |
Female: | 428 | 48.0% | 407 | 47.3% | 427 | 48.7% | 427 | 49.7% | 420 | 49.7% | 439 | 49.4% | 453 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 28 | 3.1% | 25 | 2.9% | 24 | 2.7% | 25 | 2.9% | 29 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 86 | 9.7% | 85 | 9.9% | 97 | 11.1% | 101 | 11.7% | 59 | 7.0% | 59 | 6.6% | 62 | 6.8% |
Black: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.1% |
White: | 734 | 82.4% | 711 | 82.7% | 710 | 81.1% | 692 | 80.5% | 738 | 87.3% | 791 | 89.0% | 822 | 89.9% |
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: | 31 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.3% | 34 | 3.9% | 28 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 9.4% | 62 | 7.2% | 83 | 9.5% | 70 | 8.1% | 53 | 6.3% | 46 | 5.2% | 29 | 3.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 2.7% | 24 | 2.8% | 29 | 3.3% | 22 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.4% | 15 | 1.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.92 | 19.72 | 21.20 | 19.69 | 19.03 | 17.80 | 19.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 67 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 68 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 65 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 71 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 72 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 79 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 78 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 76 | 63 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 80 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 82 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 79 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 84 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 83 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 84 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 84 | 72 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 82 | 71 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 68 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 72 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 68 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 75 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 72 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 73 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 74 | 57 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 72 | 62 |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 54 | 42 |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 61 | 46 |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 59 | 44 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 61 | 51 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 60 | 46 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 68 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 63 | 49 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 72 | 53 |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 76 | 61 |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 78 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 77 | 64 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 78 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 78 | 65 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 79 | 68 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 82 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 81 | 67 |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 64 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 68 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 71 | 56 |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 72 | 61 |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 73 | 58 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 72 | 61 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 71 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 73 | 59 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 58 | 41 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 59 | 44 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 57 | 45 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 60 | 46 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 58 | 47 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 66 | 50 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 65 | 51 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 64 | 51 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 80 | 64 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 79 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 79 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 78 | 63 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 79 | 67 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 79 | 64 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 79 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 76 | 67 |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 68 | 51 |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 65 | 51 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 61 | 51 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 67 | 52 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 63 | 46 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 68 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 62 | 48 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 62 | 49 |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 64 | 49 |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 65 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 65 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 68 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 63 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 70 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 70 | 55 |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 66 | 55 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 88.5 | 80.9 | 61.3 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 83.5 | 76.9 | 62.0 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 91.9 | 85.9 | 73.1 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 93.7 | 85.7 | 72.9 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 78.3 | 69.5 | 56.1 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 82.7 | 72.1 | 57.6 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70.2 | 67.8 | 53.1 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 79.5 | 75.0 | 55.0 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 87.5 | 81.6 | 68.2 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 89.1 | 80.7 | 67.5 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 80.8 | 75.2 | 61.8 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 86.0 | 76.6 | 61.3 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 64.6 | 68.5 | 51.5 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 71.2 | 65.9 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 82.8 | 79.8 | 67.1 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 86.3 | 80.6 | 66.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67.0 | 64.4 | 48.9 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72.3 | 63.0 | 51.7 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 71.2 | 70.3 | 54.8 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 78.4 | 71.2 | 55.8 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 40.4% | 45.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 59.6% | 54.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.0% | 20.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.0% | 79.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $54,301.0 | $51,906.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,118.0 | $40,339.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,005.0 | $54,950.0 |
* John Wesley Powell Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.