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Martha Gaskins Middle School
200 Dalton Dr
Birmingham AL, 35215, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-9200
Ranking: 
(888 out of 1,064, bottom 17%)*
(888 out of 1,064, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Birmingham City School District
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: | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 491 | 339 | 357 | 367 | 391 | 369 | 364 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 18.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 17.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 14.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 83 | 16.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 17.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 50.3% | 164 | 48.4% | 179 | 50.1% | 198 | 54.0% | 200 | 51.2% | 192 | 52.0% | 193 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 244 | 49.7% | 175 | 51.6% | 178 | 49.9% | 169 | 46.0% | 183 | 46.8% | 169 | 45.8% | 167 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 9.4% | 13 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.6% | 15 | 4.1% | 20 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.7% | 21 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 429 | 87.4% | 316 | 93.2% | 332 | 93.0% | 344 | 93.7% | 357 | 91.3% | 338 | 91.6% | 332 | 91.2% |
| White: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 13 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.7% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 83.5% | 308 | 90.9% | 312 | 87.4% | 270 | 73.6% | 320 | 81.8% | 275 | 74.5% | 275 | 75.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.9% | 15 | 4.4% | 16 | 4.5% | 17 | 4.6% | 23 | 5.9% | 36 | 9.8% | 33 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.35 | 18.83 | 19.83 | 20.04 | 23.00 | 16.50 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 24.1% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 25.8% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.63% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 38.9% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 55.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 51.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.94% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 33.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 33.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 43.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.06% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 39.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 37.1% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 39.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 31.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 49.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 57.8% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.13% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.27% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.27% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.47% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.93% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.1% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 67.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.54% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.17% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.35% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.52% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.47% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 42.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 41.9% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.35% | 47.68% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.14% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.41% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.04% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.66% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 63.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 66.23% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.17% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.39% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.93% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 40.7% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 56.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 58.37% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.69% | 57.25% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.81% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.32% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.31% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.63% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 38.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 52.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 60% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.42% | 61.54% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.18% | 63.82% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.21% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.55% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.59% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.59% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.75% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.65% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.39% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.71% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Martha Gaskins Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.