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South Middle Middle School
760 Woods Mill Rd
Ballwin MO, 63011, Saint Louis County
Phone: 314-415-7200
Ranking: 
(118 out of 1,698, top 7%)*
(118 out of 1,698, top 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Parkway School District
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: | 46 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 613 | 587 | 601 | 574 | 621 | 680 | 716 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 198 | 32.3% | 199 | 33.9% | 207 | 34.4% | 185 | 32.2% | 197 | 31.7% | 194 | 28.5% | 230 | 32.1% |
| Grade 7: | 209 | 34.1% | 203 | 34.6% | 195 | 32.4% | 196 | 34.1% | 194 | 31.2% | 230 | 33.8% | 262 | 36.6% |
| Grade 8: | 206 | 33.6% | 185 | 31.5% | 199 | 33.1% | 193 | 33.6% | 230 | 37.0% | 256 | 37.6% | 224 | 31.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 294 | 48.0% | 286 | 48.7% | 299 | 49.8% | 297 | 51.7% | 334 | 53.8% | 351 | 51.6% | 369 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 319 | 52.0% | 301 | 51.3% | 302 | 50.2% | 277 | 48.3% | 279 | 44.9% | 321 | 47.2% | 343 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 43 | 7.0% | 39 | 6.6% | 31 | 5.2% | 31 | 5.4% | 34 | 5.5% | 42 | 6.2% | 50 | 7.0% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 6.0% | 30 | 5.1% | 23 | 3.8% | 24 | 4.2% | 29 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 54 | 8.8% | 33 | 5.6% | 58 | 9.7% | 63 | 11.0% | 92 | 14.8% | 111 | 16.3% | 125 | 17.5% |
| White: | 451 | 73.6% | 463 | 78.9% | 464 | 77.2% | 444 | 77.4% | 465 | 74.9% | 503 | 74.0% | 522 | 72.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.1% | 20 | 3.4% | 22 | 3.7% | 11 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 15.2% | 66 | 11.2% | 55 | 9.2% | 49 | 8.5% | 55 | 8.9% | 49 | 7.2% | 48 | 6.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 3.9% | 29 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.3% | 22 | 3.8% | 27 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.47 | 12.88 | 12.59 | 12.37 | 13.38 | 14.70 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.5% | 43% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 57% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.7% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 60% | 48.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 65.3% | 50.2% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 65.3% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 68% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68.4% | 51.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.7% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 60.5% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 61.5% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 62.1% | 50.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 69.7% | 56% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 69.5% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 69.8% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.4% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 60.6% | 43.9% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 61.5% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 61.8% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 63.7% | 51.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.6% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.2% | 54.4% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.2% | 55.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.7% | 55.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 58.5% | 43.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 59.7% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.2% | 49.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 65.7% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 69.2% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 73.6% | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 72.2% | N/A |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 63.1% | 42.5% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.5% | 42.5% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 65.7% | 48.4% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 61.6% | 50.2% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.4% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 69.3% | 53.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 70.4% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68.9% | 54.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 57.9% | 40.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.7% | 41.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.6% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 62.6% | 47.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 67.7% | 52% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 66.4% | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 69.9% | N/A |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 50.6% | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 58% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.4% | 48.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 62.7% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 68.2% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.7% | 41.7% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 66% | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 71.3% | 42.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76.2% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78.9% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76.2% | 57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 30.0% | 20.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.0% | 79.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.5% | 12.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.5% | 87.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $54,018.0 | $54,644.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,247.0 | $39,415.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,788.0 | $56,884.0 |
* South Middle Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.