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Lawrence South Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2734 Louisiana St

Lawrence KS, 66046, Douglas County

Phone: 785-832-5450

Ranking:

(777 out of 973, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Lawrence Unified School District 497

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:	53		NA	NA	49		41		47		48		47
Total Students:	614		621		607		589		565		555		562
Grade 6:	184	30.0%	207	33.3%	212	34.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	212	34.5%	221	35.6%	190	31.3%	221	37.5%	176	31.2%	184	33.2%	170	30.2%
Grade 8:	218	35.5%	193	31.1%	205	33.8%	166	28.2%	203	35.9%	176	31.7%	191	34.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	318	51.8%	340	54.8%	332	54.7%	287	48.7%	287	50.8%	276	49.7%	285	50.7%
Female:	296	48.2%	281	45.2%	275	45.3%	302	51.3%	278	49.2%	271	48.8%	273	48.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	37	6.0%	33	5.3%	34	5.6%	33	5.6%	32	5.7%	45	8.1%	52	9.3%
Asian:	31	5.0%	32	5.2%	25	4.1%	17	2.9%	20	3.5%	24	4.3%	18	3.2%
Hispanic:	70	11.4%	60	9.7%	55	9.1%	60	10.2%	58	10.3%	29	5.2%	27	4.8%
Black:	44	7.2%	41	6.6%	50	8.2%	53	9.0%	45	8.0%	69	12.4%	74	13.2%
White:	368	59.9%	392	63.1%	396	65.2%	390	66.2%	373	66.0%	388	69.9%	391	69.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	62	10.1%	62	10.0%	45	7.4%	36	6.1%	37	6.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	271	44.1%	273	44.0%	240	39.5%	198	33.6%	180	31.9%	138	24.9%	117	20.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	69	11.2%	61	9.8%	50	8.2%	61	10.4%	59	10.4%	74	13.3%	60	10.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.65		NA	NA	12.40		14.23		12.07		11.50		11.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.39%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.74%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.88%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.18%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.05%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.35%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.25%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.35%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.54%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.18%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.59%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	89.07%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.14%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.65%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.19%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.59%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.86%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.79%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.27%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.35%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.77%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.92%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.12%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,503.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,186.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,627.0

* Lawrence South Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.