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Thunder Ridge Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5250 South Picadilly St

Aurora CO, 80015, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-886-1500

Ranking:

(436 out of 1,246, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	71		68		67		67		72		70		70
Total Students:	1,297		1,263		1,234		1,191		1,216		1,158		1,181
Grade 6:	453	34.9%	423	33.5%	425	34.4%	391	32.8%	405	33.3%	378	32.6%	413	35.0%
Grade 7:	417	32.2%	430	34.0%	395	32.0%	415	34.8%	390	32.1%	416	35.9%	358	30.3%
Grade 8:	427	32.9%	410	32.5%	414	33.5%	385	32.3%	421	34.6%	364	31.4%	410	34.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	650	50.1%	633	50.1%	642	52.0%	597	50.1%	587	48.3%	550	47.5%	594	50.3%
Female:	647	49.9%	630	49.9%	592	48.0%	594	49.9%	621	51.1%	600	51.8%	583	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.5%	6	0.5%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	5	0.4%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%
Asian:	77	5.9%	73	5.8%	73	5.9%	63	5.3%	90	7.4%	85	7.3%	88	7.5%
Hispanic:	201	15.5%	205	16.2%	200	16.2%	214	18.0%	157	12.9%	138	11.9%	135	11.4%
Black:	136	10.5%	121	9.6%	137	11.1%	147	12.3%	171	14.1%	149	12.9%	151	12.8%
White:	775	59.8%	757	59.9%	742	60.1%	712	59.8%	793	65.2%	783	67.6%	804	68.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	100	7.7%	100	7.9%	78	6.3%	51	4.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	187	14.4%	166	13.1%	164	13.3%	170	14.3%	150	12.3%	112	9.7%	124	10.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	85	6.6%	78	6.2%	75	6.1%	82	6.9%	97	8.0%	88	7.6%	83	7.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.29		18.71		18.35		17.71		17.00		16.60		17.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	68	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	72	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	71	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	71	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	74	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	79	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	75	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	78	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	77	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	68	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	66	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	69	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	53	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	57	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	61	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	56	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	63	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	63	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	72	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	75	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	65	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	69	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	65	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	68	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	68	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	69	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	53	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	54	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	55	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	54	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	56	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	72	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	76	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	71	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	74	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	72	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	61	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	60	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	53	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	56	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	56	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	62	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	65	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	63	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	63	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	65	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	63	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	67.6	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.7	73.2	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81.8	78.6	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81.8	70.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64.4	62.7	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	65.1	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	65.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63.0	66.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.7	75.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.6	74.4	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.9	70.6	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73.0	68.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	59.5	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.3	61.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.7	72.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72.3	73.8	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.3	58.0	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.9	61.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	63.0	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65.4	65.2	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	31.0%	37.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	69.0%	62.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	12.7%	16.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	87.3%	83.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$55,833.0	$54,551.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,726.0	$34,503.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$59,042.0	$58,560.0

* Thunder Ridge 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.