Vandenberge Middle School
948 Proctor Ave
Elk River MN, 55330, Sherburne County
Phone: 763-241-3450
Ranking:
(404 out of 1,317, top 31%)*
(404 out of 1,317, top 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Elk River Public School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 35 | |||
| Total Students: | 554 | 551 | 546 | |||
| Grade 6: | 187 | 33.8% | 196 | 35.6% | 167 | 30.6% |
| Grade 7: | 202 | 36.5% | 166 | 30.1% | 182 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 165 | 29.8% | 189 | 34.3% | 197 | 36.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 274 | 49.5% | 257 | 46.6% | 244 | 44.7% |
| Female: | 272 | 49.1% | 286 | 51.9% | 298 | 54.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.8% |
| White: | 521 | 94.0% | 517 | 93.8% | 512 | 93.8% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 14.3% | 52 | 9.4% | 56 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.3% | 41 | 7.4% | 25 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.91 | 16.10 | 15.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 57.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 70.1% | 68.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 65.1% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.9% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75.6% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.9% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 80.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 54.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 62.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 71.1% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 76.3% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 59% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.2% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.3% | 69.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 55.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 65% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.7% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 58.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 68.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 72.3% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.7% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 56.6% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.1% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.5% | 50.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 61% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 67.7% | 53.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $54,821.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,675.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $61,679.0 |
* Vandenberge 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.