Southern Middle School
200 Enterprise Dr
Somerset KY, 42501, Pulaski County
Phone: 606-679-6855
Ranking: (277 out of 943, top 29%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Pulaski 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: | 54 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 43 | 53 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,011 | 994 | 953 | 934 | 1,014 | 989 | 930 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 343 | 33.9% | 354 | 35.6% | 338 | 35.5% | 315 | 33.7% | 322 | 31.8% | 330 | 33.4% | 352 | 37.8% |
Grade 7: | 343 | 33.9% | 330 | 33.2% | 318 | 33.4% | 300 | 32.1% | 341 | 33.6% | 352 | 35.6% | 312 | 33.5% |
Grade 8: | 325 | 32.1% | 310 | 31.2% | 297 | 31.2% | 319 | 34.2% | 351 | 34.6% | 307 | 31.0% | 266 | 28.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 511 | 50.5% | 491 | 49.4% | 475 | 49.8% | 450 | 48.2% | 494 | 48.7% | 491 | 49.6% | 487 | 52.4% |
Female: | 500 | 49.5% | 503 | 50.6% | 478 | 50.2% | 484 | 51.8% | 512 | 50.5% | 490 | 49.5% | 439 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 3.1% | 25 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.8% | 25 | 2.5% | 19 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.4% |
Black: | 14 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.5% | 21 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.2% |
White: | 951 | 94.1% | 944 | 95.0% | 903 | 94.8% | 884 | 94.6% | 973 | 96.0% | 957 | 96.8% | 900 | 96.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 581 | 57.5% | 534 | 53.7% | 506 | 53.1% | 538 | 57.6% | 559 | 55.1% | 493 | 49.8% | 477 | 51.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 10.8% | 114 | 11.5% | 105 | 11.0% | 103 | 11.0% | 114 | 11.2% | 122 | 12.3% | 102 | 11.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.90 | 18.58 | 16.72 | 15.83 | 23.58 | 18.70 | 17.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 40.9% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 46.0% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 43% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 38.2% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 47.3% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 52.4% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 44.3% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 55.1% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 43.2% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 41.7% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50.4% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 52.6% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 64.8% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 64.9% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 47.4% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 49.0% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 42.3% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.0% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.4% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 66.4% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 48.6% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 41.0% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.18% | 52.09% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.39% | 55.21% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.52% | 63.88% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.86% | 66.65% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.93% | 71.05% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.63% | 69.51% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.34% | 69.98% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.94% | 72.24% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.13% | 75.03% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.98% | 75.2% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 50% | 55.47% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.79% | 61.52% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.32% | 71.23% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.55% | 66.27% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 79.51% | 74.73% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.99% | 63.43% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.11% | 60.04% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.41% | 55.44% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.28% | 63.92% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.47% | 66.43% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.8% | 49.39% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.64% | 42.94% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 49.48% | 46.35% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 49.56% | 52.06% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.47% | 50.87% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 17.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 82.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,419.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,171.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,996.0 |
* 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.