M. Scott Carpenter Middle School
7001 Lipan St
Denver CO, 80221, Adams County
Phone: 303-428-8583
Ranking:
(1,243 out of 1,246, bottom 0%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Westminster School District 50
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: | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 594 | 566 | 582 | 551 | 593 | 594 | 678 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 184 | 31.0% | 211 | 37.3% | 203 | 34.9% | 195 | 35.4% | 203 | 34.2% | 182 | 30.6% | 243 | 35.8% |
Grade 7: | 212 | 35.7% | 181 | 32.0% | 187 | 32.1% | 192 | 34.8% | 181 | 30.5% | 223 | 37.5% | 227 | 33.5% |
Grade 8: | 198 | 33.3% | 174 | 30.7% | 192 | 33.0% | 164 | 29.8% | 209 | 35.2% | 189 | 31.8% | 208 | 30.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 315 | 53.0% | 296 | 52.3% | 322 | 55.3% | 307 | 55.7% | 320 | 54.0% | 328 | 55.2% | 354 | 52.2% |
Female: | 279 | 47.0% | 270 | 47.7% | 260 | 44.7% | 244 | 44.3% | 265 | 44.7% | 258 | 43.4% | 320 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 25 | 4.2% | 24 | 4.2% | 20 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.8% | 15 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 501 | 84.3% | 469 | 82.9% | 468 | 80.4% | 452 | 82.0% | 499 | 84.1% | 499 | 84.0% | 561 | 82.7% |
Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.4% |
White: | 49 | 8.2% | 53 | 9.4% | 74 | 12.7% | 58 | 10.5% | 62 | 10.5% | 63 | 10.6% | 83 | 12.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 481 | 81.0% | 449 | 79.3% | 483 | 83.0% | 439 | 79.7% | 464 | 78.2% | 437 | 73.6% | 507 | 74.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 7.1% | 61 | 10.8% | 47 | 8.1% | 61 | 11.1% | 52 | 8.8% | 74 | 12.5% | 76 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.14 | 17.36 | 18.64 | 17.28 | 17.65 | 16.00 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 33 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 33 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 33 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 35 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 35 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 33 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 29 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 29 | 63 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 47 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 46 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 49 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 43 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 45 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 42 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 42 | 72 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 41 | 71 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 35 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 41 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 36 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 34 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 34 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 34 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 28 | 57 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 31 | 62 |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 23 | 42 |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 23 | 46 |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 10 | 22 | 44 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 26 | 51 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 23 | 46 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 26 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 3 | 14 | 49 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 16 | 23 | 53 |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 37 | 61 |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 42 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 43 | 64 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 44 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 44 | 65 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 43 | 68 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 39 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 40 | 67 |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 30 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 38 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 35 | 56 |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 37 | 61 |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 34 | 58 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 38 | 61 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 11 | 27 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 31 | 59 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 15 | 21 | 41 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 24 | 44 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 12 | 23 | 45 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 11 | 24 | 46 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 24 | 47 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 14 | 24 | 50 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 13 | 20 | 51 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 7 | 17 | 51 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 44 | 64 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 44 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 48 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 46 | 63 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 49 | 67 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 44 | 64 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 40 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 38 | 67 |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 30 | 51 |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 29 | 51 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 32 | 51 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 16 | 32 | 52 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 13 | 28 | 46 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 10 | 30 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 12 | 19 | 48 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 7 | 20 | 49 |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 29 | 49 |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 32 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 32 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 27 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 30 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 30 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 26 | 55 |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 13 | 21 | 55 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 18.7 | 28.7 | 61.3 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 24.3 | 32.9 | 62.0 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 44.4 | 73.1 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 40.7 | 45.6 | 72.9 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 19.8 | 25.2 | 56.1 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 25.5 | 30.0 | 57.6 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 11.7 | 20.9 | 53.1 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 18.5 | 25.8 | 55.0 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 31.5 | 37.9 | 68.2 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 37.9 | 41.1 | 67.5 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 26.0 | 33.8 | 61.8 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 31.6 | 35.1 | 61.3 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 14.6 | 23.2 | 51.5 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 11.6 | 19.9 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 32.4 | 40.9 | 67.1 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 32.8 | 37.2 | 66.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 14.8 | 21.5 | 48.9 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 16.1 | 27.0 | 51.7 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 20.3 | 26.2 | 54.8 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 18.4 | 27.5 | 55.8 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.6% | 71.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.4% | 28.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% | 40.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% | 60.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,216.0 | $43,507.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,619.0 | $35,912.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,440.0 | $48,570.0 |
* M. Scott Carpenter 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.