Nichols Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2201 Ascension Blvd

Arlington TX, 76006, Tarrant County

Phone: 682-867-2600

Ranking:

(5,254 out of 6,018, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Arlington Independent 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:	64		61		60		66		62		67		68
Total Students:	796		828		863		825		885		855		876
Grade 7:	390	49.0%	403	48.7%	451	52.3%	419	50.8%	433	48.9%	447	52.3%	457	52.2%
Grade 8:	406	51.0%	425	51.3%	412	47.7%	406	49.2%	452	51.1%	408	47.7%	419	47.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	423	53.1%	413	49.9%	425	49.2%	400	48.5%	422	47.7%	403	47.1%	429	49.0%
Female:	373	46.9%	415	50.1%	438	50.8%	425	51.5%	455	51.4%	444	51.9%	443	50.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	5	0.6%
Asian:	29	3.6%	31	3.7%	30	3.5%	26	3.2%	39	4.4%	46	5.4%	45	5.1%
Hispanic:	301	37.8%	290	35.0%	299	34.6%	301	36.5%	307	34.7%	279	32.6%	293	33.4%
Black:	332	41.7%	349	42.1%	345	40.0%	314	38.1%	325	36.7%	297	34.7%	294	33.6%
White:	111	13.9%	133	16.1%	173	20.0%	170	20.6%	208	23.5%	229	26.8%	239	27.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	2.5%	21	2.5%	12	1.4%	9	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	543	68.2%	528	63.8%	542	62.8%	514	62.3%	511	57.7%	445	52.0%	438	50.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	59	7.4%	57	6.9%	72	8.3%	54	6.5%	72	8.1%	60	7.0%	56	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.43		13.51		14.37		12.50		14.37		12.70		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35%	55%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	27%	61%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60%	69%	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62%	71%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	75%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54%	79%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70%	83%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60%	72%	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56%	76%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	50%	61%	N/A
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	43%	64%	N/A
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	77%	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97%	76%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	84%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	93%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	71%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	86%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	73%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60%	70%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	64%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58%	70%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65%	75%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	86%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	79%	87%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	83%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	12.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	62.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,108.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,400.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,732.0

* Nichols Junior High 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.