Thatcher Middle School
1300 North 4th Ave Thatcher AZ, 85552, Graham County Phone: 928-348-7201 Ranking: (256 out of 1,363, top 19%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Thatcher Unified 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: | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||
Total Students: | 361 | 348 | 341 | 202 | 198 | 186 | 205 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 127 | 35.2% | 115 | 33.0% | 94 | 27.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 127 | 35.2% | 97 | 27.9% | 136 | 39.9% | 102 | 50.5% | 99 | 50.0% | 106 | 57.0% | 87 | 42.4% |
Grade 8: | 107 | 29.6% | 136 | 39.1% | 111 | 32.6% | 100 | 49.5% | 99 | 50.0% | 80 | 43.0% | 118 | 57.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 185 | 51.2% | 165 | 47.4% | 177 | 51.9% | 115 | 56.9% | 107 | 54.0% | 96 | 51.6% | 108 | 52.7% |
Female: | 176 | 48.8% | 183 | 52.6% | 164 | 48.1% | 87 | 43.1% | 83 | 41.9% | 82 | 44.1% | 93 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.9% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 83 | 23.0% | 73 | 21.0% | 66 | 19.4% | 41 | 20.3% | 28 | 14.1% | 27 | 14.5% | 37 | 18.0% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% |
White: | 267 | 74.0% | 270 | 77.6% | 267 | 78.3% | 152 | 75.2% | 161 | 81.3% | 153 | 82.3% | 159 | 77.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 23.0% | 88 | 25.3% | 83 | 24.3% | 32 | 15.8% | 62 | 31.3% | 40 | 21.5% | 42 | 20.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 11.9% | 32 | 9.2% | 32 | 9.4% | 33 | 16.3% | 27 | 13.6% | 35 | 18.8% | 42 | 20.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.34 | 20.47 | 20.98 | 18.36 | 19.80 | 15.10 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 429 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 420 | 410 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 531 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 510 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 526 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 514 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 574 | 574 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 438 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 439.49 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 437 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 435 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 546 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 540 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 547.81 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 548 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 548 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 563 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 545 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534.08 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 585 | 585 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 447 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 442.27 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 446 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 439 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 549 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 553 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 544.45 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 539 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 538 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 530 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 546.13 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 537 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.7% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.3% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.5% | 44.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.5% | 55.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,563.0 | $33,312.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,747.0 | $29,713.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,576.0 | $36,191.0 |
* Thatcher Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.