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South Middle School, 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: | 52 | 47 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 606 | 587 | 574 | 569 | 611 | 655 | 670 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 199 | 32.8% | 186 | 31.7% | 210 | 36.6% | 181 | 31.8% | 176 | 28.8% | 209 | 31.9% | 224 | 33.4% |
| Grade 7: | 191 | 31.5% | 212 | 36.1% | 185 | 32.2% | 175 | 30.8% | 206 | 33.7% | 231 | 35.3% | 217 | 32.4% |
| Grade 8: | 216 | 35.6% | 189 | 32.2% | 179 | 31.2% | 213 | 37.4% | 229 | 37.5% | 215 | 32.8% | 229 | 34.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 303 | 50.0% | 293 | 49.9% | 284 | 49.5% | 283 | 49.7% | 314 | 51.4% | 344 | 52.5% | 345 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 303 | 50.0% | 294 | 50.1% | 290 | 50.5% | 286 | 50.3% | 297 | 48.6% | 311 | 47.5% | 320 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 75 | 12.8% | 79 | 13.8% | 97 | 17.0% | 98 | 16.0% | 91 | 13.9% | 95 | 14.2% |
| Black: | 16 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% |
| White: | 562 | 92.7% | 476 | 81.1% | 469 | 81.7% | 455 | 80.0% | 496 | 81.2% | 545 | 83.2% | 557 | 83.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 256 | 42.2% | 256 | 43.6% | 218 | 38.0% | 233 | 40.9% | 208 | 34.0% | 191 | 29.2% | 198 | 29.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.1% | 43 | 7.3% | 45 | 7.8% | 41 | 7.2% | 55 | 9.0% | 68 | 10.4% | 82 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.63 | 12.40 | 9.99 | 9.86 | 10.40 | 10.60 | 9.90 | |||||||
* South Middle School, Students and Teachers was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.