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Prairie Wind Middle Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

480 Coney St West

Perham MN, 56573, Otter Tail County

Phone: 218-346-1700

Ranking:

(314 out of 1,269, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Perham Public 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:	29		31		29		26		28		27		27
Total Students:	393		413		450		445		457		462		450
Grade 5:	83	21.1%	89	21.5%	92	20.4%	97	21.8%	102	22.3%	114	24.7%	99	22.0%
Grade 6:	95	24.2%	92	22.3%	95	21.1%	103	23.1%	114	24.9%	99	21.4%	111	24.7%
Grade 7:	112	28.5%	108	26.2%	132	29.3%	132	29.7%	118	25.8%	126	27.3%	122	27.1%
Grade 8:	103	26.2%	124	30.0%	131	29.1%	113	25.4%	123	26.9%	123	26.6%	118	26.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	210	53.4%	237	57.4%	240	53.3%	239	53.7%	240	52.5%	236	51.1%	243	54.0%
Female:	183	46.6%	176	42.6%	210	46.7%	206	46.3%	209	45.7%	218	47.2%	203	45.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%	5	1.1%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%	2	0.4%
Asian:	1	0.3%	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%
Hispanic:	18	4.6%	23	5.6%	22	4.9%	17	3.8%	17	3.7%	15	3.2%	14	3.1%
Black:	9	2.3%	10	2.4%	9	2.0%	8	1.8%	6	1.3%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%
White:	355	90.3%	370	89.6%	410	91.1%	411	92.4%	430	94.1%	440	95.2%	430	95.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	2.0%	5	1.2%	3	0.7%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	107	27.2%	117	28.3%	122	27.1%	137	30.8%	129	28.2%	110	23.8%	105	23.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	10.9%	48	11.6%	60	13.3%	61	13.7%	68	14.9%	82	17.7%	77	17.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.37		13.33		15.64		16.86		16.21		17.10		16.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	83.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	77.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	93.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	65.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	74.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.1%	66.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	57.4%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	79.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	79.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.2%	91.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	85.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	86.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	71.3%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	73.3%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.4%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	32.7%	32.7%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.2%	37.2%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	62.5%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	80.1%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.2%	85.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.1%	69.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	77.8%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	79.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	74.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	72.4%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.1%	68.1%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	83.7%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	75.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	75.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	73.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	80.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.5%	82.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.6%	75.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.4%	79.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	73.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.3%	76.3%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71.5%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.4%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	68.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	63.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	67.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	69.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	76.9%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	67.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	74.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	75.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	71.3%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.4%	73.4%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	65.2%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	64.5%	44.4%
MCA-III
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	56.8%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.1%	55.1%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.5%	54.5%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.8%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46.4%	46.4%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.8%	61.8%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	63.5%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	64.3%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.7%	45.7%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	56.8%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.6%	65.6%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	68.1%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	57.9%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	66.9%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	47.5%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	52.6%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	43.8%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	95.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,397.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,120.0

* Prairie Wind Middle Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.