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Kahler Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

600 Joliet St

Dyer IN, 46311, Lake County

Phone: 219-865-3535

Ranking:

(248 out of 1,449, top 17%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Lake Central School Corporation

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:	56		52		54		62		62		59		66
Total Students:	1,045		1,080		1,165		1,140		1,090		1,097		1,282
Grade 5:	224	21.4%	246	22.8%	285	24.5%	285	25.0%	266	24.4%	269	24.5%	NA	NA
Grade 6:	256	24.5%	280	25.9%	287	24.6%	274	24.0%	294	27.0%	260	23.7%	396	30.9%
Grade 7:	283	27.1%	282	26.1%	273	23.4%	307	26.9%	257	23.6%	267	24.3%	430	33.5%
Grade 8:	282	27.0%	272	25.2%	320	27.5%	274	24.0%	273	25.0%	301	27.4%	456	35.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	546	52.2%	561	51.9%	596	51.2%	578	50.7%	533	48.9%	538	49.0%	683	53.3%
Female:	499	47.8%	519	48.1%	569	48.8%	562	49.3%	493	45.2%	504	45.9%	552	43.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	10	1.0%	7	0.6%	9	0.8%	9	0.8%	7	0.6%	5	0.5%	8	0.6%
Asian:	48	4.6%	48	4.4%	54	4.6%	41	3.6%	39	3.6%	33	3.0%	31	2.4%
Hispanic:	163	15.6%	160	14.8%	156	13.4%	152	13.3%	135	12.4%	124	11.3%	119	9.3%
Black:	41	3.9%	44	4.1%	52	4.5%	53	4.6%	49	4.5%	52	4.7%	40	3.1%
White:	760	72.7%	788	73.0%	838	71.9%	819	71.8%	804	73.8%	836	76.2%	1,041	81.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	2.2%	33	3.1%	55	4.7%	66	5.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	166	15.9%	174	16.1%	187	16.1%	157	13.8%	112	10.3%	82	7.5%	84	6.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	4.7%	52	4.8%	56	4.8%	52	4.6%	61	5.6%	40	3.6%	38	3.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.66		20.77		21.57		18.32		17.57		18.70		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
ECA
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	84%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	91.9%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100.0%	89.9%	N/A
ISTEP+
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	83%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	85.3%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	84.7%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.1%	91.6%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.7%	89.4%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	73%	60%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	78.6%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	78.7%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	76%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82.4%	84.5%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	86.4%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	50%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	84.5%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.2%	87%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	60%	62%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	72.3%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	78.1%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84.1%	86.5%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	84%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	44%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	73%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	84.1%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	57%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	77.6%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	83.5%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	83.3%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	83.7%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	84.5%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.4%	86.3%	80%

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* Kahler Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.