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Orchard Mesa Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2736 C Rd

Grand Junction CO, 81503, Mesa County

Phone: 970-254-6320

Ranking:

(827 out of 1,246, bottom 34%)*

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:	34		34		36		35		34		35		35
Total Students:	505		532		530		537		508		526		567
Grade 6:	160	31.7%	179	33.6%	179	33.8%	190	35.4%	179	35.2%	181	34.4%	182	32.1%
Grade 7:	175	34.7%	174	32.7%	185	34.9%	180	33.5%	171	33.7%	161	30.6%	190	33.5%
Grade 8:	170	33.7%	179	33.6%	166	31.3%	167	31.1%	158	31.1%	184	35.0%	195	34.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	277	54.9%	284	53.4%	282	53.2%	301	56.1%	259	51.0%	259	49.2%	282	49.7%
Female:	228	45.1%	248	46.6%	248	46.8%	236	43.9%	241	47.4%	259	49.2%	281	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	7	1.3%	4	0.7%	13	2.6%	11	2.1%	11	1.9%
Asian:	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	5	0.9%	4	0.7%	4	0.8%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%
Hispanic:	121	24.0%	119	22.4%	123	23.2%	137	25.5%	111	21.9%	111	21.1%	95	16.8%
Black:	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	7	1.4%	11	2.1%	9	1.6%
White:	350	69.3%	380	71.4%	373	70.4%	376	70.0%	373	73.4%	392	74.5%	450	79.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	5.3%	20	3.8%	21	4.0%	14	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	206	40.8%	246	46.2%	225	42.5%	236	43.9%	243	47.8%	202	38.4%	224	39.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	10.9%	62	11.7%	74	14.0%	76	14.2%	56	11.0%	68	12.9%	53	9.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.94		15.47		14.72		15.35		15.03		14.90		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	54	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	57	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	54	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	54	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	57	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	57	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	70	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	67	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	72	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	55	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	58	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	57	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	58	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	51	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	53	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	52	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	43	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	48	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	46	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	47	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	41	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	49	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	43	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	47	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	66	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	66	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	67	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	63	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	67	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	55	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	58	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	60	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	53	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	56	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	40	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	46	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	44	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	46	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	40	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	47	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	46	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	68	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	69	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	68	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	65	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	65	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	68	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	50	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	49	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	54	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	46	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	49	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	48	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	51	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	55	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	54	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	53	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	50	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	53	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	50	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.4	58.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57.5	60.9	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75.9	73.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71.6	73.0	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43.1	48.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50.6	49.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47.8	50.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.5	52.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60.9	68.7	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	67.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.2	58.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.8	57.9	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.5	45.6	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	47.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	69.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	65.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	46.7	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	49.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.5	52.6	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.6	49.4	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	51.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	48.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	11.8%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	88.2%	97.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,733.0	$46,267.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,254.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,530.0	$46,717.0

* Orchard Mesa Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.