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S. J. Welsh Middle School
1500 West Mcneese Lake Charles LA, 70605, Calcasieu County Phone: 337-217-4410 Ranking:  (279 out of 947, top 29%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Calcasieu Parish School District 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: | 79 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,228 | 1,244 | 1,298 | 1,295 | 1,327 | 1,304 | 1,284 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 391 | 31.8% | 406 | 32.6% | 478 | 36.8% | 428 | 33.1% | 456 | 34.4% | 450 | 34.5% | 436 | 34.0% |
| Grade 7: | 399 | 32.5% | 438 | 35.2% | 406 | 31.3% | 441 | 34.1% | 449 | 33.8% | 422 | 32.4% | 423 | 32.9% |
| Grade 8: | 438 | 35.7% | 400 | 32.2% | 414 | 31.9% | 426 | 32.9% | 422 | 31.8% | 432 | 33.1% | 425 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 595 | 48.5% | 576 | 46.3% | 623 | 48.0% | 627 | 48.4% | 639 | 48.2% | 648 | 49.7% | 647 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 633 | 51.5% | 668 | 53.7% | 675 | 52.0% | 668 | 51.6% | 680 | 51.2% | 648 | 49.7% | 633 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 42 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.0% | 39 | 3.0% | 34 | 2.6% | 36 | 2.7% | 28 | 2.1% | 32 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 2.3% | 20 | 1.6% | 29 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.0% | 28 | 2.1% | 25 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 480 | 39.1% | 504 | 40.5% | 555 | 42.8% | 565 | 43.6% | 579 | 43.6% | 555 | 42.6% | 522 | 40.7% |
| White: | 668 | 54.4% | 677 | 54.4% | 672 | 51.8% | 663 | 51.2% | 682 | 51.4% | 694 | 53.2% | 701 | 54.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 557 | 45.4% | 533 | 42.8% | 558 | 43.0% | 567 | 43.8% | 544 | 41.0% | 504 | 38.7% | 466 | 36.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 5.9% | 81 | 6.5% | 99 | 7.6% | 113 | 8.7% | 103 | 7.8% | 111 | 8.5% | 101 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.58 | 14.66 | 15.61 | 15.48 | 15.09 | 14.20 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 59% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | 55% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 58% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 62% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 68% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 70% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 71% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 70% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 62% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 70% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61% | 55% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 65% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 65% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 57% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 55% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 63% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 59% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 61% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 59% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 60% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 65% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 67% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 62% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 66% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | 55% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 64% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 64% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 58% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,599.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,696.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,922.0 |
* S. J. Welsh 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.