Pcm Middle School
407 Plainsmen Rd
Prairie City IA, 50228, Jasper County
Phone: 515-994-2686
Ranking: (374 out of 696, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: PCM Community School District
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: | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 263 | 242 | 222 | 232 | 216 | 226 | 244 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 88 | 33.5% | 88 | 36.4% | 72 | 32.4% | 74 | 31.9% | 64 | 29.6% | 84 | 37.2% | 78 | 32.0% |
Grade 7: | 98 | 37.3% | 74 | 30.6% | 78 | 35.1% | 70 | 30.2% | 86 | 39.8% | 70 | 31.0% | 70 | 28.7% |
Grade 8: | 77 | 29.3% | 80 | 33.1% | 72 | 32.4% | 88 | 37.9% | 66 | 30.6% | 72 | 31.9% | 96 | 39.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 136 | 51.7% | 119 | 49.2% | 114 | 51.4% | 120 | 51.7% | 119 | 55.1% | 110 | 48.7% | 111 | 45.5% |
Female: | 127 | 48.3% | 123 | 50.8% | 108 | 48.6% | 112 | 48.3% | 97 | 44.9% | 108 | 47.8% | 129 | 52.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 8 | 3.7% | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.8% |
Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% |
White: | 248 | 94.3% | 229 | 94.6% | 209 | 94.1% | 222 | 95.7% | 203 | 94.0% | 216 | 95.6% | 237 | 97.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 20.9% | 52 | 21.5% | 48 | 21.6% | 38 | 16.4% | 26 | 12.0% | 22 | 9.7% | 39 | 16.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 6.5% | 12 | 5.0% | 16 | 7.2% | 18 | 7.8% | 19 | 8.8% | 15 | 6.6% | 13 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.96 | 14.25 | 12.77 | 14.50 | 12.34 | 14.10 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.77% | 70.77% | 71.48% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.52% | 79.52% | 73.04% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 69.23% | 64.44% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.86% | 63.86% | 65.78% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 79.41% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.71% | 79.71% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.18% | 66.18% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.01% | 71.01% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.79% | 78.79% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 70.83% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 66.67% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.20% | 66.20% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.3% | 81.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% | 90.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,621.0 | $39,700.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,610.0 | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,291.0 | $41,132.0 |
* Pcm Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.