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Lesher Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1400 Stover

Fort Collins CO, 80524, Larimer County

Phone: 970-472-3800

Ranking:

(335 out of 1,246, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Poudre School District R-1

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:	39		40		37		35		39		38		38
Total Students:	733		748		693		683		667		613		620
Grade 6:	242	33.0%	279	37.3%	234	33.8%	244	35.7%	216	32.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	271	37.0%	225	30.1%	236	34.1%	218	31.9%	228	34.2%	224	36.5%	252	40.6%
Grade 8:	220	30.0%	244	32.6%	223	32.2%	221	32.4%	223	33.4%	242	39.5%	228	36.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	340	46.4%	365	48.8%	336	48.5%	327	47.9%	316	47.4%	303	49.4%	300	48.4%
Female:	393	53.6%	383	51.2%	357	51.5%	356	52.1%	343	51.4%	302	49.3%	316	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	4	0.6%	1	0.1%	10	1.5%	7	1.1%	6	1.0%
Asian:	25	3.4%	25	3.3%	28	4.0%	27	4.0%	31	4.6%	25	4.1%	21	3.4%
Hispanic:	205	28.0%	205	27.4%	200	28.9%	180	26.4%	152	22.8%	147	24.0%	146	23.5%
Black:	8	1.1%	11	1.5%	11	1.6%	10	1.5%	18	2.7%	14	2.3%	16	2.6%
White:	461	62.9%	473	63.2%	435	62.8%	446	65.3%	456	68.4%	420	68.5%	431	69.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	32	4.4%	30	4.0%	15	2.2%	16	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	251	34.2%	259	34.6%	237	34.2%	227	33.2%	200	30.0%	152	24.8%	163	26.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	44	6.0%	44	5.9%	48	6.9%	46	6.7%	50	7.5%	43	7.0%	35	5.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.77		18.64		18.52		19.24		16.95		16.10		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	63
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	81	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	81	71
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	68	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	56	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	55	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	55	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	63	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	58	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	64	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	75	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	76	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	77	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	78	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	80	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	73	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	75	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	52	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	55	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	56	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	59	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	63	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	75	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	77	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	77	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	74	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	78	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	76	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	59	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	62	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	59	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	60	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	61	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	61	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	65	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	63	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	66	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	67	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	48	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	49	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	56	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	52	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	53	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	49	35
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	82	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	80	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	81	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	79	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	79	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	67
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	70	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	65	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	65	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	67	52
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.0	74.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74.5	74.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.8	82.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85.8	83.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	69.1	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	66.0	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	67.3	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	72.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70.5	79.3	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77.9	79.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	72.4	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71.6	73.7	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	67.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	65.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72.8	80.1	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76.0	76.6	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.5	63.5	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	64.9	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.0	70.4	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	65.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	34.4%	41.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	65.6%	58.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.6%	29.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.4%	70.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,251.0	$45,687.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,878.0	$35,613.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,616.0	$49,885.0

* Lesher Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.