Sawtooth Middle School
3730 North Linder Rd Meridian ID, 83646, Ada County Phone: 208-855-4200 Ranking:  (199 out of 489, top 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Meridian Joint School District 2 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: | 44 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,025 | 982 | 974 | 924 | 802 | 838 | 822 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 346 | 33.8% | 342 | 34.8% | 321 | 33.0% | 339 | 36.7% | 287 | 35.8% | 263 | 31.4% | 300 | 36.5% |
| Grade 7: | 351 | 34.2% | 318 | 32.4% | 336 | 34.5% | 312 | 33.8% | 252 | 31.4% | 289 | 34.5% | 301 | 36.6% |
| Grade 8: | 328 | 32.0% | 322 | 32.8% | 317 | 32.5% | 273 | 29.5% | 263 | 32.8% | 286 | 34.1% | 221 | 26.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 531 | 51.8% | 510 | 51.9% | 490 | 50.3% | 463 | 50.1% | 423 | 52.7% | 441 | 52.6% | 432 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 494 | 48.2% | 472 | 48.1% | 484 | 49.7% | 461 | 49.9% | 371 | 46.3% | 389 | 46.4% | 386 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 84 | 8.2% | 83 | 8.5% | 80 | 8.2% | 84 | 9.1% | 77 | 9.6% | 48 | 5.7% | 74 | 9.0% |
| Black: | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 12 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.6% |
| White: | 887 | 86.5% | 839 | 85.4% | 845 | 86.8% | 780 | 84.4% | 702 | 87.5% | 760 | 90.7% | 719 | 87.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 2.8% | 33 | 3.4% | 28 | 2.9% | 38 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 17.7% | 196 | 20.0% | 219 | 22.5% | 180 | 19.5% | 148 | 18.5% | 112 | 13.4% | 111 | 13.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 6.2% | 58 | 5.9% | 66 | 6.8% | 56 | 6.1% | 57 | 7.1% | 63 | 7.5% | 53 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.54 | 22.08 | 21.19 | 21.24 | 18.91 | 20.00 | 19.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 78.2% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76.7% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.3% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.8% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.4% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.3% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.2% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.1% | 69% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 79.2% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.6% | 74.2% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.3% | 74.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 77% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.3% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.2% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.9% | 74.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.3% | 75.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.8% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.1% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.9% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 90.9% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.2% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 59.7% | 51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 63.2% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 62.9% | 53.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.3% | 59.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.9% | 56.8% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 72.7% | 66.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.1% | 71.5% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.8% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 74% | 71.2% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.3% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 77.7% | 74.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.7% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.3% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.7% | 79.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.2% | 79.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.1% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.9% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.5% | 91.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 93% | 91.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.2% | 92.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.5% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.5% | 93.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 79.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,193.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,199.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,588.0 |
* Sawtooth 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.