Rising Sun Middle School
289 Pearl St
Rising Sun MD, 21911, Cecil County
Phone: 410-658-5535
Ranking: (356 out of 1,074, top 33%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cecil County Public Schools
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: | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 718 | 713 | 714 | 695 | 706 | 688 | 717 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 234 | 32.6% | 219 | 30.7% | 254 | 35.6% | 233 | 33.5% | 237 | 33.6% | 230 | 33.4% | 238 | 33.2% |
Grade 7: | 236 | 32.9% | 260 | 36.5% | 232 | 32.5% | 224 | 32.2% | 233 | 33.0% | 234 | 34.0% | 231 | 32.2% |
Grade 8: | 248 | 34.5% | 234 | 32.8% | 228 | 31.9% | 238 | 34.2% | 236 | 33.4% | 224 | 32.6% | 248 | 34.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 366 | 51.0% | 359 | 50.4% | 364 | 51.0% | 370 | 53.2% | 377 | 53.4% | 376 | 54.7% | 390 | 54.4% |
Female: | 352 | 49.0% | 354 | 49.6% | 350 | 49.0% | 325 | 46.8% | 321 | 45.5% | 304 | 44.2% | 323 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% |
Black: | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.0% |
White: | 676 | 94.2% | 672 | 94.2% | 678 | 95.0% | 656 | 94.4% | 681 | 96.5% | 669 | 97.2% | 697 | 97.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 22.1% | 141 | 19.8% | 164 | 23.0% | 142 | 20.4% | 121 | 17.1% | 88 | 12.8% | 74 | 10.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.6% | 36 | 5.0% | 38 | 5.3% | 29 | 4.2% | 29 | 4.1% | 28 | 4.1% | 36 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.57 | 15.73 | 15.42 | 14.60 | 14.83 | 14.80 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSA | ||||||
2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69.8% | 58.8% |
2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71.2% | 53.8% |
2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78.2% | 66.6% |
2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83.2% | 63.5% |
MSA | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 56.4% | 50.3% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 62.8% | 60.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 67.3% | 65.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 71% | 71.9% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.2% | 75.8% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70.5% | 77.1% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77.7% | 79.8% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.1% | 81.0% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.0% | 83.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 69.6% | 77.1% |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67.1% | 68.3% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.0% | 70.3% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 74.1% | 71.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 71.2% | 76.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 75.6% | 81.7% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 78.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 83.8% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.9% | 84.5% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.2% | 84.1% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.6% | 49.8% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 64.8% | 55.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 62.5% | 60.1% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67.6% | 61.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72.6% | 68.2% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 71.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 72.7% | 72.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 76.5% | 74.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 81.0% | 76.4% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 70.1% | 72.6% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 66.8% | 67.0% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 71.7% | 67.2% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 74.9% | 71.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 73.1% | 70.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.7% | 81.2% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.5% | 83.1% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 78.7% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 79.0% | 84.0% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.2% | 81.2% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 81.1% | 85.0% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 51.8% | 45.8% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 59.9% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 61.1% | 55.0% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 63.9% | 56.7% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 70.7% | 61.8% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 66.1% | 67.2% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 67.2% | 65.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 66.1% | 66.1% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 72.5% | 69.3% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 63.3% | 67.0% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.7% | 63.8% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 72.6% | 66.4% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 69.4% | 67% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 66.6% | 68.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 74.8% | 72.8% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.1% | 81.4% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.7% | 80.3% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 80.9% | 82.7% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 76.1% | 80.8% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.9% | 81.0% |
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* Rising Sun 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.