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Miller Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2608 Junction St

Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County

Phone: 970-247-1418

Ranking:

(278 out of 1,246, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Durango School District 9-R

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:	30		29		29		33		34		38		37
Total Students:	412		420		420		529		497		510		507
Grade 6:	151	36.7%	131	31.2%	116	27.6%	203	38.4%	166	33.4%	166	32.5%	157	31.0%
Grade 7:	131	31.8%	123	29.3%	170	40.5%	166	31.4%	162	32.6%	161	31.6%	182	35.9%
Grade 8:	130	31.6%	166	39.5%	134	31.9%	160	30.2%	169	34.0%	183	35.9%	168	33.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	209	50.7%	225	53.6%	226	53.8%	301	56.9%	271	54.5%	260	51.0%	248	48.9%
Female:	203	49.3%	195	46.4%	194	46.2%	228	43.1%	218	43.9%	242	47.5%	255	50.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	3.4%	21	5.0%	23	5.5%	25	4.7%	21	4.2%	27	5.3%	30	5.9%
Asian:	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	8	1.6%	10	2.0%	7	1.4%
Hispanic:	68	16.5%	67	16.0%	69	16.4%	70	13.2%	60	12.1%	53	10.4%	65	12.8%
Black:	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	5	0.9%	7	1.4%	9	1.8%	8	1.6%
White:	321	77.9%	318	75.7%	316	75.2%	417	78.8%	401	80.7%	411	80.6%	397	78.3%
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:	8	1.9%	10	2.4%	8	1.9%	9	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	98	23.8%	93	22.1%	97	23.1%	103	19.5%	91	18.3%	79	15.5%	85	16.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	3.9%	27	6.4%	22	5.2%	25	4.7%	31	6.2%	30	5.9%	28	5.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.96		14.73		14.57		15.81		14.79		13.40		13.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	63	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	68	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	73	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	66	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	81	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	80	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	80	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	83	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	84	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	83	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	77	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	77	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	77	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	71	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	72	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	71	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	61	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	52	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	56	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	62	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	56	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	50	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	62	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	61	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	75	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	80	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	82	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	76	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	74	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	80	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	76	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	66	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	74	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	71	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	64	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	72	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	66	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	44	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	51	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	50	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	54	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	50	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	60	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	73	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	80	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	77	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	77	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	73	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	78	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	63	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	49	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	53	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	63	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	66	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	53	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	69	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	57	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	62	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.1	65.5	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.0	63.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.1	77.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.7	79.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	64.0	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	63.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	61.6	59.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.8	63.2	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78.5	74.4	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78.8	77.1	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	65.7	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75.6	72.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	57.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.4	57.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82.3	79.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84.4	80.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	59.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	61.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	63.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	66.3	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	36.1%	33.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	63.9%	66.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.7%	22.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	83.3%	77.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,398.0	$41,390.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,764.0	$33,194.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,725.0	$43,731.0

* Miller 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.