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Murdock Middle School
17325 Mariner Way
Port Charlotte FL, 33948, Charlotte County
Phone: 941-255-7525
Ranking:
(1,163 out of 2,614, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Charlotte County 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: | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 51 | 63 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 825 | 789 | 805 | 823 | 916 | 927 | 949 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 290 | 35.2% | 260 | 33.0% | 249 | 30.9% | 273 | 33.2% | 290 | 31.7% | 280 | 30.2% | 335 | 35.3% |
Grade 7: | 276 | 33.5% | 248 | 31.4% | 278 | 34.5% | 272 | 33.0% | 289 | 31.6% | 338 | 36.5% | 303 | 31.9% |
Grade 8: | 259 | 31.4% | 281 | 35.6% | 278 | 34.5% | 278 | 33.8% | 337 | 36.8% | 309 | 33.3% | 311 | 32.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 434 | 52.6% | 415 | 52.6% | 419 | 52.0% | 444 | 53.9% | 427 | 46.6% | 442 | 47.7% | 461 | 48.6% |
Female: | 391 | 47.4% | 374 | 47.4% | 386 | 48.0% | 379 | 46.1% | 423 | 46.2% | 425 | 45.8% | 440 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 110 | 13.3% | 105 | 13.3% | 105 | 13.0% | 110 | 13.4% | 84 | 9.2% | 78 | 8.4% | 84 | 8.9% |
Black: | 96 | 11.6% | 94 | 11.9% | 89 | 11.1% | 96 | 11.7% | 101 | 11.0% | 94 | 10.1% | 106 | 11.2% |
White: | 567 | 68.7% | 549 | 69.6% | 561 | 69.7% | 563 | 68.4% | 657 | 71.7% | 691 | 74.5% | 703 | 74.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 40 | 4.8% | 31 | 3.9% | 35 | 4.3% | 37 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 489 | 59.3% | 454 | 57.5% | 461 | 57.3% | 430 | 52.2% | 449 | 49.0% | 367 | 39.6% | 331 | 34.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 12.0% | 93 | 11.8% | 106 | 13.2% | 111 | 13.5% | 147 | 16.0% | 146 | 15.7% | 151 | 15.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.63 | 19.73 | 20.31 | 18.13 | 18.14 | 17.50 | 17.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 405 | 402 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 313 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 315 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 320 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 311 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 317 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 319 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 323 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 319 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 227 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 225 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 305 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 307 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 319 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 312 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 315 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 318 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 321 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 321 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 226 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 225 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 323 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 320 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 322 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 321 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 322 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 237 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 235 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 323 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 322 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 325 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 327 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 330 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 232 | 233 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 230 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 323 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 326 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 323 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 325 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 334 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 327 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 330 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 328 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 244 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 241 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 309 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 308 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 308 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 313 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 319 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 316 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 316 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 318 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 239 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 238 | 236 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 305 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 313 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 320 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 312 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 320 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 321 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 324 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.1% | 51.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.9% | 48.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.6% | 29.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.4% | 70.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,963.0 | $42,001.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,147.0 | $34,848.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,970.0 | $45,036.0 |
* Murdock Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.