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Tennyson Middle Middle School
6100 Tennyson Dr
Waco TX, 76710, Mclennan County
Phone: 254-772-1440
Ranking:
(5,443 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Waco Independent 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: | 49 | 47 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 825 | 821 | 592 | 589 | 616 | 498 | 541 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 272 | 33.0% | 271 | 33.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 129 | 25.9% | 176 | 32.5% |
Grade 7: | 290 | 35.2% | 280 | 34.1% | 300 | 50.7% | 311 | 52.8% | 300 | 48.7% | 183 | 36.7% | 186 | 34.4% |
Grade 8: | 263 | 31.9% | 270 | 32.9% | 292 | 49.3% | 278 | 47.2% | 316 | 51.3% | 186 | 37.3% | 179 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 422 | 51.2% | 429 | 52.3% | 305 | 51.5% | 304 | 51.6% | 309 | 50.2% | 260 | 52.2% | 264 | 48.8% |
Female: | 403 | 48.8% | 392 | 47.7% | 287 | 48.5% | 285 | 48.4% | 299 | 48.5% | 230 | 46.2% | 273 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 428 | 51.9% | 436 | 53.1% | 278 | 47.0% | 272 | 46.2% | 263 | 42.7% | 211 | 42.4% | 210 | 38.8% |
Black: | 261 | 31.6% | 262 | 31.9% | 201 | 34.0% | 204 | 34.6% | 241 | 39.1% | 176 | 35.3% | 193 | 35.7% |
White: | 122 | 14.8% | 100 | 12.2% | 97 | 16.4% | 100 | 17.0% | 110 | 17.9% | 108 | 21.7% | 130 | 24.0% |
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: | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 600 | 72.7% | 615 | 74.9% | 440 | 74.3% | 425 | 72.2% | 435 | 70.6% | 322 | 64.7% | 338 | 62.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 9.9% | 61 | 7.4% | 48 | 8.1% | 42 | 7.1% | 56 | 9.1% | 52 | 10.4% | 58 | 10.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 17.41 | 15.54 | 13.87 | 13.51 | 13.40 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 40% | 74% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 47% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 47% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 64% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 56% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 49% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 53% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 55% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 53% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,683.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,507.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,490.0 |
* Tennyson Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.