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Sierra Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6651 Pine Ln Ave

Parker CO, 80138, Douglas County

Phone: 303-387-3800

Ranking:

(257 out of 1,246, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Douglas County School District RE-1

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:	54		51		47		52		57		62		76
Total Students:	1,053		1,025		951		977		987		976		1,241
Grade 7:	504	47.9%	535	52.2%	483	50.8%	474	48.5%	505	51.2%	478	49.0%	645	52.0%
Grade 8:	549	52.1%	490	47.8%	468	49.2%	503	51.5%	482	48.8%	498	51.0%	596	48.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	540	51.3%	533	52.0%	470	49.4%	507	51.9%	514	52.1%	493	50.5%	644	51.9%
Female:	513	48.7%	492	48.0%	481	50.6%	470	48.1%	465	47.1%	475	48.7%	593	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	0.8%	7	0.7%	8	0.8%	8	0.8%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	9	0.7%
Asian:	27	2.6%	19	1.9%	30	3.2%	42	4.3%	41	4.2%	36	3.7%	52	4.2%
Hispanic:	147	14.0%	161	15.7%	132	13.9%	115	11.8%	90	9.1%	81	8.3%	107	8.6%
Black:	21	2.0%	21	2.0%	13	1.4%	16	1.6%	24	2.4%	21	2.2%	32	2.6%
White:	803	76.3%	777	75.8%	720	75.7%	755	77.3%	828	83.9%	834	85.5%	1,041	83.9%
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:	46	4.4%	39	3.8%	47	4.9%	41	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	115	10.9%	99	9.7%	85	8.9%	74	7.6%	74	7.5%	42	4.3%	47	3.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	65	6.2%	59	5.8%	50	5.3%	27	2.8%	23	2.3%	22	2.3%	25	2.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.47		20.01		20.06		18.67		17.46		15.60		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	69	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	69	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	65	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	75	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	79	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	82	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	80	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	81	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	80	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	82	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	79	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	72	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	72	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	75	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	72	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	61	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	61	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	66	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	80	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	80	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	83	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	77	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	82	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	77	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	80	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	79	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	65	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	68	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	59	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	62	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	66	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	66	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	67	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	64	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	67	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	66	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	55
TCAP
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	66.8	70.3	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60.6	68.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	81.3	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74.3	79.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.2	75.9	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66.6	74.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.2	67.5	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.1	66.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78.2	78.2	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	80.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	59.5	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	63.0	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.6	67.3	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	68.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.3%	48.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.7%	51.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.9%	31.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.1%	68.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,045.0	$45,628.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,632.0	$35,679.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,475.0	$50,150.0

* Sierra 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.