Southern Middle School
400 Wilsondowning Rd Lexington KY, 40517, Fayette County Phone: 859-381-3582 Ranking: (219 out of 943, top 23%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Fayette County School 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: | 50 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 38 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 649 | 678 | 660 | 694 | 652 | 569 | 596 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 232 | 35.7% | 242 | 35.7% | 210 | 31.8% | 236 | 34.0% | 230 | 35.3% | 216 | 38.0% | 207 | 34.7% |
Grade 7: | 220 | 33.9% | 203 | 29.9% | 232 | 35.2% | 237 | 34.1% | 228 | 35.0% | 192 | 33.7% | 164 | 27.5% |
Grade 8: | 197 | 30.4% | 233 | 34.4% | 218 | 33.0% | 221 | 31.8% | 194 | 29.8% | 161 | 28.3% | 225 | 37.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 331 | 51.0% | 342 | 50.4% | 336 | 50.9% | 375 | 54.0% | 330 | 50.6% | 303 | 53.3% | 305 | 51.2% |
Female: | 318 | 49.0% | 336 | 49.6% | 324 | 49.1% | 319 | 46.0% | 288 | 44.2% | 242 | 42.5% | 272 | 45.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 17 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.7% | 26 | 3.7% | 19 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 10.6% | 69 | 10.2% | 62 | 9.4% | 56 | 8.1% | 52 | 8.0% | 35 | 6.2% | 34 | 5.7% |
Black: | 147 | 22.7% | 143 | 21.1% | 139 | 21.1% | 141 | 20.3% | 122 | 18.7% | 121 | 21.3% | 131 | 22.0% |
White: | 387 | 59.6% | 420 | 61.9% | 410 | 62.1% | 447 | 64.4% | 432 | 66.3% | 380 | 66.8% | 401 | 67.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 4.2% | 27 | 4.0% | 28 | 4.2% | 24 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 308 | 47.5% | 285 | 42.0% | 268 | 40.6% | 272 | 39.2% | 239 | 36.7% | 179 | 31.5% | 190 | 31.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 6.3% | 48 | 7.1% | 41 | 6.2% | 54 | 7.8% | 48 | 7.4% | 46 | 8.1% | 43 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.93 | 13.45 | 13.10 | 15.22 | 17.34 | 13.80 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 42.2% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 46.7% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 49.5% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 44.4% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 54.3% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 51.8% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 46.6% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 44.6% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 51.1% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 47.0% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.9% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 61.0% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 66.6% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 63.0% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 48.1% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 53.8% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 54.4% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 61.0% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 64.2% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 62.9% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 50.7% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 40.1% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.13% | 57.47% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.88% | 62.87% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.82% | 69.64% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.98% | 70.78% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.6% | 72.36% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.63% | 68.17% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.32% | 68.95% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.18% | 73.3% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.28% | 76.56% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.96% | 75.38% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.11% | 55.5% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.67% | 62.87% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.48% | 65.4% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.44% | 65.05% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.6% | 68.17% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.06% | 56.44% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.32% | 59.6% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.89% | 63.3% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.34% | 60.59% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.14% | 65.92% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 45.83% | 49.45% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.58% | 48.15% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.23% | 54.91% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.51% | 50.68% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.42% | 56.04% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,966.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,631.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,328.0 |
* Southern 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.