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Prairie Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

12600 East Jewell Ave

Aurora CO, 80012, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-747-3000

Ranking:

(948 out of 1,246, bottom 24%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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:	100		99		103		103		100		108		103
Total Students:	1,705		1,700		1,715		1,572		1,550		1,528		1,589
Grade 6:	541	31.7%	550	32.4%	590	34.4%	534	34.0%	507	32.7%	460	30.1%	526	33.1%
Grade 7:	578	33.9%	579	34.1%	572	33.4%	533	33.9%	485	31.3%	517	33.8%	547	34.4%
Grade 8:	586	34.4%	571	33.6%	553	32.2%	505	32.1%	558	36.0%	551	36.1%	516	32.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	931	54.6%	921	54.2%	909	53.0%	817	52.0%	764	49.3%	792	51.8%	830	52.2%
Female:	774	45.4%	779	45.8%	806	47.0%	755	48.0%	778	50.2%	728	47.6%	755	47.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	0.8%	14	0.8%	13	0.8%	9	0.6%	11	0.7%	7	0.5%	9	0.6%
Asian:	95	5.6%	104	6.1%	97	5.7%	90	5.7%	96	6.2%	99	6.5%	98	6.2%
Hispanic:	606	35.5%	585	34.4%	590	34.4%	551	35.1%	489	31.5%	465	30.4%	444	27.9%
Black:	485	28.4%	528	31.1%	551	32.1%	499	31.7%	556	35.9%	512	33.5%	547	34.4%
White:	414	24.3%	379	22.3%	380	22.2%	354	22.5%	398	25.7%	445	29.1%	491	30.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.4%	4	0.2%	7	0.4%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	85	5.0%	86	5.1%	77	4.5%	66	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	934	54.8%	947	55.7%	987	57.6%	845	53.8%	774	49.9%	676	44.2%	713	44.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	207	12.1%	173	10.2%	226	13.2%	225	14.3%	235	15.2%	259	17.0%	236	14.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.98		17.10		16.73		15.31		15.54		14.10		15.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	67	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	68	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	72	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	70	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	71	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	71	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	74	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	79	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	75	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	78	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	78	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	79	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	78	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	77	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	67	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	68	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	66	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	69	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	69	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	69	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	65	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	53	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33	57	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	54	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	61	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	56	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	63	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	63	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	73	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	74	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	74	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	73	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	72	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	73	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	75	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	75	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	65	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	69	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	65	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	68	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	69	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	70	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	68	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	69	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	53	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	54	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	55	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	54	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	56	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	59	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	59	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	72	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	73	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	76	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	71	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	74	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	72	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	72	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	62	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	61	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	60	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	53	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	56	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	56	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	56	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	62	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	65	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	62	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	63	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	63	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	65	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	63	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59.2	67.6	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56.6	73.2	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	78.6	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	1.4	70.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40.1	62.7	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43.9	65.1	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53.4	65.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	57.7	66.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.2	75.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.5	74.4	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.2	70.6	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47.6	68.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.2	59.5	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41.2	61.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50.7	72.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.5	73.8	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38.6	58.0	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41.4	61.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41.3	63.0	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45.1	65.2	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	48.0%	48.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	52.0%	52.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.5%	34.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.5%	66.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,624.0	$47,816.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,622.0	$33,305.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,846.0	$55,292.0

* Prairie Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.