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W.A. Higgins Academy Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1749 Chestnut St

Clarksdale MS, 38614, Coahoma County

Phone: 662-627-8550

Ranking:

(666 out of 672, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Clarksdale Municipal 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:	40		30		29		31		35		33		31
Total Students:	496		352		370		337		359		358		397
Grade 7:	231	46.6%	135	38.4%	114	30.8%	132	39.2%	126	35.1%	116	32.4%	140	35.3%
Grade 8:	264	53.2%	98	27.8%	120	32.4%	108	32.0%	119	33.1%	126	35.2%	136	34.3%
Ungraded:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	1.5%
Student By Gender:
Male:	241	48.6%	164	46.6%	185	50.0%	166	49.3%	185	51.5%	178	49.7%	197	49.6%
Female:	255	51.4%	188	53.4%	185	50.0%	171	50.7%	174	48.5%	180	50.3%	196	49.4%
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%	0	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.4%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.6%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Black:	485	97.8%	349	99.1%	369	99.7%	335	99.4%	358	99.7%	357	99.7%	397	100.0%
White:	6	1.2%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	464	93.5%	331	94.0%	350	94.6%	325	96.4%	348	96.9%	335	93.6%	377	95.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	3.2%	12	3.4%	8	2.2%	9	2.7%	4	1.1%	20	5.6%	11	2.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.25		11.55		12.85		10.89		10.39		10.80		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCT2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.5	142.4	N/A
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.6	142.6	N/A
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.7	141.9	N/A
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	144	N/A
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	142.8	N/A
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	143.8	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	144.8	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.7	143.9	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139	141.3	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	144.2	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142	141.6	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	143.8	N/A
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.6	140.8	N/A
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.4	142.7	N/A
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.5	144.6	N/A
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.6	142.9	N/A
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	146.9	N/A
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	145.2	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.9	143.9	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	145.8	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	146.2	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	145.8	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	146.7	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	146.7	N/A
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.3	142.6	N/A
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	138.2	141.5	N/A
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.7	142.9	N/A
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	138.1	141.2	N/A
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	142.4	N/A
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	146.2	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.3	145.1	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.7	145.1	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	147	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	148.2	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	146.6	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	149.1	N/A
MST
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.4%	19.2%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.6%	20.3%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	12.5%	19.8%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.6%	42.1%	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	52.9%	N/A
SATP2
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	94%	N/A
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	94.6%	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52.9%	45.5%	N/A
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.3%	60%	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	81%	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.7%	65.7%	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.3%	74.6%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	16.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	44.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,210.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,154.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,645.0

* W.A. Higgins Academy 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.