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Shaw Heights Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8780 Circle Dr

Westminster CO, 80030, Adams County

Phone: 303-428-9533

Ranking:

(1,126 out of 1,246, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Westminster School District 50

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:	32		33		35		34		36		39		40
Total Students:	615		648		645		619		674		658		742
Grade 6:	194	31.5%	214	33.0%	240	37.2%	228	36.8%	222	32.9%	200	30.4%	247	33.3%
Grade 7:	204	33.2%	224	34.6%	214	33.2%	207	33.4%	225	33.4%	231	35.1%	243	32.7%
Grade 8:	217	35.3%	210	32.4%	191	29.6%	184	29.7%	227	33.7%	227	34.5%	252	34.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	325	52.8%	351	54.2%	325	50.4%	321	51.9%	344	51.0%	333	50.6%	369	49.7%
Female:	290	47.2%	297	45.8%	320	49.6%	298	48.1%	322	47.8%	317	48.2%	369	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	1.0%	5	0.8%	4	0.6%	5	0.8%	13	1.9%	10	1.5%	13	1.8%
Asian:	34	5.5%	37	5.7%	45	7.0%	40	6.5%	40	5.9%	42	6.4%	53	7.1%
Hispanic:	386	62.8%	393	60.6%	391	60.6%	354	57.2%	382	56.7%	345	52.4%	345	46.5%
Black:	6	1.0%	5	0.8%	12	1.9%	10	1.6%	10	1.5%	10	1.5%	20	2.7%
White:	171	27.8%	194	29.9%	186	28.8%	196	31.7%	229	34.0%	251	38.1%	311	41.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	2.0%	12	1.9%	5	0.8%	12	1.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	388	63.1%	415	64.0%	413	64.0%	395	63.8%	390	57.9%	337	51.2%	349	47.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	83	13.5%	93	14.4%	95	14.7%	99	16.0%	84	12.5%	100	15.2%	114	15.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.98		19.64		18.40		18.19		18.72		16.80		18.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	33	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	33	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	33	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	35	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	35	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	33	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	30	29	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	32	29	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	47	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	46	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	49	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	43	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	45	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	42	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	42	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	41	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	35	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	41	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	36	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	34	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	34	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	34	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	29	28	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	33	31	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	23	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	23	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33	22	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	26	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	25	23	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	25	26	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	12	14	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	21	23	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	37	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	42	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	43	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	44	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	44	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	43	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	39	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	30	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	38	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	35	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	40	37	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	34	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	38	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	27	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	21	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	24	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	23	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	24	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	24	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	24	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	20	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	17	17	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	44	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	44	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	48	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	46	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	49	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	44	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	40	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	38	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	30	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	29	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	32	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	32	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	28	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	30	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	22	19	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	20	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	29	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	32	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	32	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	27	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	30	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	30	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	26	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	21	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	34.0	28.7	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	40.3	32.9	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.0	44.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	46.4	45.6	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	29.3	25.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	34.1	30.0	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	19.2	20.9	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	27.5	25.8	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	43.4	37.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	41.1	41.1	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	37.9	33.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	39.4	35.1	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25.0	23.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	20.6	19.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.0	40.9	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	37.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	25.1	21.5	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	33.5	27.0	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	29.8	26.2	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	27.5	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.2%	60.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.8%	39.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.8%	30.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.2%	69.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,413.0	$46,410.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,898.0	$36,634.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,119.0	$50,646.0

* Shaw Heights Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.