Pioneer Ridge Middle Middle School
1656 South Speck Rd Independence MO, 64057, Jackson County Phone: 816-521-5385 Ranking: (795 out of 1,698, top 47%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Independence Public Schools 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: | 44 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 825 | 755 | 867 | 835 | 841 | 834 | 853 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 312 | 37.8% | 234 | 31.0% | 291 | 33.6% | 276 | 33.1% | 277 | 32.9% | 269 | 32.3% | 300 | 35.2% |
Grade 7: | 232 | 28.1% | 277 | 36.7% | 270 | 31.1% | 299 | 35.8% | 268 | 31.9% | 284 | 34.1% | 265 | 31.1% |
Grade 8: | 281 | 34.1% | 244 | 32.3% | 306 | 35.3% | 260 | 31.1% | 296 | 35.2% | 281 | 33.7% | 288 | 33.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 393 | 47.6% | 348 | 46.1% | 426 | 49.1% | 408 | 48.9% | 405 | 48.2% | 399 | 47.8% | 411 | 48.2% |
Female: | 432 | 52.4% | 407 | 53.9% | 441 | 50.9% | 427 | 51.1% | 428 | 50.9% | 427 | 51.2% | 438 | 51.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 20 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.5% | 33 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 115 | 13.9% | 95 | 12.6% | 83 | 9.6% | 72 | 8.6% | 56 | 6.7% | 62 | 7.4% | 71 | 8.3% |
Black: | 103 | 12.5% | 78 | 10.3% | 102 | 11.8% | 103 | 12.3% | 134 | 15.9% | 119 | 14.3% | 99 | 11.6% |
White: | 528 | 64.0% | 512 | 67.8% | 621 | 71.6% | 597 | 71.5% | 625 | 74.3% | 629 | 75.4% | 645 | 75.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 61 | 7.4% | 54 | 7.2% | 43 | 5.0% | 47 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 461 | 55.9% | 393 | 52.1% | 426 | 49.1% | 390 | 46.7% | 351 | 41.7% | 315 | 37.8% | 313 | 36.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 10.1% | 72 | 9.5% | 65 | 7.5% | 84 | 10.1% | 82 | 9.8% | 86 | 10.3% | 80 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.58 | 16.77 | 19.31 | 17.42 | 15.44 | 14.30 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 43.8% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 49.8% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 48.6% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 40.2% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 47.9% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 42.1% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 39.9% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 39.7% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 48.9% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 60.6% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 53.7% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 43% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.2% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 44.6% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 39% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 36.4% | 56.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 46.2% | 43.9% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 43% | 45.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 52.2% | 49.3% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 49.3% | 51.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 49.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 51.1% | 54.4% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 46.7% | 55.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 43.8% | 55.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.9% | 43.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 43.6% | 45.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 55.2% | 49.8% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 50.3% | 52.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 47.1% | 55.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 53% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 49.8% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 43.8% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 45.3% | 42.5% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 47.1% | 42.5% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.6% | 48.4% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 52.1% | 50.2% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 52.9% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 46% | 53.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 47.6% | 53.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 46.2% | 54.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48% | 40.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 51.1% | 41.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 44.8% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50% | 47.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 47% | 52% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 37.7% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 47% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 34.6% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 43.9% | 44.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 47.1% | 48.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 39% | 51.4% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 43.6% | 52.7% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 48.7% | 41.7% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.8% | 49.5% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60.5% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57.3% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 52.4% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.3% | 44.3% | 57% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.5% | 43.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.5% | 56.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.7% | 34.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.3% | 66.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,300.0 | $42,961.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,495.0 | $33,471.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,577.0 | $47,842.0 |
* Pioneer Ridge Middle 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.