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Merino Junior Senior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

315 Lee

Merino CO, 80741, Logan County

Phone: 970-522-7424

Ranking:

High School:

(66 out of 304, top 22%)
Elementary/Middle School:

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

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Buffalo School District RE-4

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:	13		13		13		14		13		13		13
Total Students:	153		159		154		154		139		140		157
Grade 7:	22	14.4%	25	15.7%	30	19.5%	33	21.4%	25	18.0%	21	15.0%	21	13.4%
Grade 8:	25	16.3%	30	18.9%	30	19.5%	25	16.2%	22	15.8%	20	14.3%	25	15.9%
Grade 9:	28	18.3%	29	18.2%	25	16.2%	24	15.6%	21	15.1%	22	15.7%	24	15.3%
Grade 10:	29	19.0%	21	13.2%	24	15.6%	27	17.5%	21	15.1%	24	17.1%	36	22.9%
Grade 11:	24	15.7%	28	17.6%	24	15.6%	24	15.6%	22	15.8%	28	20.0%	27	17.2%
Grade 12:	25	16.3%	26	16.4%	21	13.6%	21	13.6%	28	20.1%	25	17.9%	24	15.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	86	56.2%	86	54.1%	86	55.8%	81	52.6%	78	56.1%	71	50.7%	85	54.1%
Female:	67	43.8%	73	45.9%	68	44.2%	73	47.4%	53	38.1%	61	43.6%	68	43.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%	1	0.7%	1	0.6%
Asian:	2	1.3%	2	1.3%	2	1.3%	4	2.6%	3	2.2%	3	2.1%	2	1.3%
Hispanic:	12	7.8%	15	9.4%	15	9.7%	11	7.1%	11	7.9%	11	7.9%	9	5.7%
Black:	4	2.6%	5	3.1%	6	3.9%	4	2.6%	3	2.2%	3	2.1%	5	3.2%
White:	132	86.3%	133	83.6%	127	82.5%	131	85.1%	121	87.1%	122	87.1%	140	89.2%
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:	3	2.0%	4	2.5%	4	2.6%	4	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	23	15.0%	31	19.5%	32	20.8%	37	24.0%	33	23.7%	32	22.9%	25	15.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	18	11.8%	20	12.6%	18	11.7%	26	16.9%	14	10.1%	15	10.7%	27	17.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.95		11.93		11.55		11.37		10.55		10.90		12.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	94	94	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	88	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	83	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	47
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	83	83	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	86	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	87	87	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	25	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	95	95	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	96	96	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	25	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	38.1	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	66.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	71.4	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	33.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	61.9	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45.8	45.8	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	38.1	48.8
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	55.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.0	52.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68.9	68.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84.0	84.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	62.0	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	80.0	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	80.0	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.6	56.6	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	70.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	63.3	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	46.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.7	46.7	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	60.0	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.3	43.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	63.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86.6	86.6	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	63.3	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.0%	72.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.0%	27.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.0%	90.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,562.0	$38,424.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$36,990.0	$39,313.0

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