Somerton Middle School
1011 North Somerton Ave
Somerton AZ, 85350, Yuma County
Phone: 928-341-6000
Ranking: (1,022 out of 1,363, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Somerton Elementary 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: | 40 | 41 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 900 | 875 | 838 | 802 | 854 | 888 | 905 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 301 | 33.4% | 299 | 34.2% | 280 | 33.4% | 284 | 35.4% | 260 | 30.4% | 279 | 31.4% | 293 | 32.4% |
Grade 7: | 301 | 33.4% | 290 | 33.1% | 295 | 35.2% | 254 | 31.7% | 282 | 33.0% | 317 | 35.7% | 288 | 31.8% |
Grade 8: | 298 | 33.1% | 286 | 32.7% | 263 | 31.4% | 264 | 32.9% | 312 | 36.5% | 292 | 32.9% | 324 | 35.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 455 | 50.6% | 441 | 50.4% | 415 | 49.5% | 386 | 48.1% | 414 | 48.5% | 449 | 50.6% | 449 | 49.6% |
Female: | 445 | 49.4% | 434 | 49.6% | 423 | 50.5% | 416 | 51.9% | 432 | 50.6% | 431 | 48.5% | 452 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 23 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.1% | 23 | 2.9% | 35 | 4.1% | 41 | 4.6% | 47 | 5.2% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 858 | 95.3% | 836 | 95.5% | 807 | 96.3% | 771 | 96.1% | 809 | 94.7% | 838 | 94.4% | 845 | 93.4% |
Black: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
White: | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.2% |
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: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 648 | 74.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 851 | 99.6% | 641 | 72.2% | 652 | 72.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 897 | 99.7% | 110 | 12.6% | 835 | 99.6% | 799 | 99.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 119 | 13.4% | 111 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.56 | 21.39 | 15.80 | 15.25 | 15.70 | 18.60 | 17.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 499 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 391 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 404.68 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 402 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 403 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 477 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500.36 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 495 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 494 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 531 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 484.05 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 481 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 484 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 526 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 402 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 412.51 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 403 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 408 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 497 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519.05 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 510 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 532 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 479 | 435 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 548 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 531 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490.2 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 480 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 541 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 410 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 409.35 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 419 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 415 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 497.5 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 506 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 502 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 481 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 481.4 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 486 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.9% | 69.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.1% | 31.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 54.1% | 52.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 45.9% | 47.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,069.0 | $38,133.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,696.0 | $34,071.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,860.0 | $42,601.0 |
* Somerton Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.