Paducah Tilghman High School
2400 Washington St
Paducah KY, 42001, Mccracken County
Phone: 270-444-5650
Ranking: (95 out of 223, top 43%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Paducah 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: | 48 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 48 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 814 | 811 | 799 | 766 | 822 | 846 | 820 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 226 | 27.8% | 235 | 29.0% | 223 | 27.9% | 194 | 25.3% | 228 | 27.7% | 267 | 31.6% | 226 | 27.6% |
Grade 10: | 219 | 26.9% | 205 | 25.3% | 183 | 22.9% | 206 | 26.9% | 240 | 29.2% | 191 | 22.6% | 210 | 25.6% |
Grade 11: | 188 | 23.1% | 188 | 23.2% | 200 | 25.0% | 216 | 28.2% | 174 | 21.2% | 207 | 24.5% | 220 | 26.8% |
Grade 12: | 178 | 21.9% | 180 | 22.2% | 191 | 23.9% | 147 | 19.2% | 179 | 21.8% | 180 | 21.3% | 163 | 19.9% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 395 | 48.5% | 400 | 49.3% | 402 | 50.3% | 393 | 51.3% | 371 | 45.1% | 400 | 47.3% | 391 | 47.7% |
Female: | 419 | 51.5% | 411 | 50.7% | 397 | 49.7% | 373 | 48.7% | 397 | 48.3% | 408 | 48.2% | 399 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 49 | 6.0% | 40 | 4.9% | 31 | 3.9% | 32 | 4.2% | 39 | 4.7% | 29 | 3.4% | 24 | 2.9% |
Black: | 331 | 40.7% | 342 | 42.2% | 369 | 46.2% | 381 | 49.7% | 404 | 49.1% | 430 | 50.8% | 417 | 50.9% |
White: | 343 | 42.1% | 350 | 43.2% | 324 | 40.6% | 291 | 38.0% | 316 | 38.4% | 339 | 40.1% | 335 | 40.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 79 | 9.7% | 66 | 8.1% | 61 | 7.6% | 47 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 421 | 51.7% | 419 | 51.7% | 568 | 71.1% | 435 | 56.8% | 489 | 59.5% | 502 | 59.3% | 347 | 42.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 7.9% | 59 | 7.3% | 7 | 0.9% | 63 | 8.2% | 50 | 6.1% | 39 | 4.6% | 30 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.04 | 15.92 | 16.22 | 16.51 | 20.30 | 17.80 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.6% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 23.4% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 35.2% | 35.2% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 34.9% | 34.9% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 33.5% | 33.5% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 43.9% | 43.9% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.72% | 44.72% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.5% | 45.26% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.16% | 37.16% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.31% | 42.31% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.82% | 40.82% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 54.21% | 53.95% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.67% | 58.67% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.11% | 61.11% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 54.71% | 54.71% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.06% | 56.06% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.99% | 40.99% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.8% | 41.58% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.08% | 42.08% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.26% | 35.26% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.16% | 33.16% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50.31% | 50.31% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.21% | 40% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.53% | 41.53% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.62% | 34.62% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.84% | 41.84% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 23.38% | 23.38% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50.98% | 50.98% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.55% | 39.55% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.41% | 28.41% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.14% | 40.14% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,519.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,901.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,389.0 |
* Paducah Tilghman High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.