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Mount Garfield Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3475 Front St

Clifton CO, 81520, Mesa County

Phone: 970-254-4720

Ranking:

(1,040 out of 1,246, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Mesa County Valley School District 51

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:	41		43		42		44		41		42		43
Total Students:	568		594		618		635		646		665		653
Grade 6:	186	32.7%	198	33.3%	205	33.2%	242	38.1%	196	30.3%	232	34.9%	222	34.0%
Grade 7:	200	35.2%	176	29.6%	233	37.7%	185	29.1%	221	34.2%	232	34.9%	211	32.3%
Grade 8:	182	32.0%	220	37.0%	180	29.1%	208	32.8%	229	35.4%	201	30.2%	220	33.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	294	51.8%	318	53.5%	334	54.0%	325	51.2%	317	49.1%	333	50.1%	329	50.4%
Female:	274	48.2%	276	46.5%	284	46.0%	310	48.8%	321	49.7%	324	48.7%	320	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.5%	7	1.2%	7	1.1%	7	1.1%	19	2.9%	18	2.7%	13	2.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%
Hispanic:	153	26.9%	164	27.6%	169	27.3%	169	26.6%	168	26.0%	163	24.5%	147	22.5%
Black:	3	0.5%	7	1.2%	7	1.1%	7	1.1%	15	2.3%	16	2.4%	16	2.5%
White:	393	69.2%	402	67.7%	423	68.4%	438	69.0%	440	68.1%	464	69.8%	474	72.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.6%	14	2.4%	12	1.9%	11	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	306	53.9%	315	53.0%	330	53.4%	354	55.7%	352	54.5%	336	50.5%	327	50.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	56	9.9%	81	13.6%	89	14.4%	72	11.3%	71	11.0%	60	9.0%	46	7.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.77		13.98		14.89		14.55		15.71		15.90		15.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	54	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	57	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	52	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	54	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	54	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	57	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	34	57	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	59	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	70	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	71	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	69	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	67	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	72	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	68	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	55	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	58	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	57	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	58	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	51	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	53	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	34	50	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	52	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	43	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	48	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	46	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	47	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	41	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	49	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	43	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	25	47	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	66	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	66	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	67	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	66	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	63	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	70	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	67	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	56	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	55	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	58	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	60	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	53	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	60	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	56	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	40	54	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	40	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	46	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	44	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	46	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	40	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	47	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	46	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	44	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	68	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	69	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	65	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	65	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	69	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	68	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	50	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	52	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	49	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	54	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	46	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	49	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	48	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	49	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	51	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	55	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	54	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	53	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	50	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	53	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	50	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	40.1	58.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49.7	60.9	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	73.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	59.2	73.0	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	27.9	48.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	31.4	49.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33.9	50.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31.7	52.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.2	68.7	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49.2	67.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	58.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	34.4	57.9	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	26.5	45.6	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33.0	47.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	69.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.9	65.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.0	46.7	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.6	49.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	52.6	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	34.9	49.4	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.6%	61.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.4%	38.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.3%	30.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.7%	69.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,480.0	$41,218.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,171.0	$31,853.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,337.0	$45,380.0

* Mount Garfield 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.