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Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

600 Colfax Ave Sw

Wadena MN, 56482, Wadena County

Phone: 218-632-2300

Ranking:

High School:

(296 out of 414, bottom 29%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(824 out of 1,269, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Wadena-Deer Creek School District

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:	24		29		25		26		31		34		35
Total Students:	441		449		435		456		505		550		568
Grade 7:	70	15.9%	74	16.5%	73	16.8%	74	16.2%	73	14.5%	77	14.0%	73	12.9%
Grade 8:	76	17.2%	70	15.6%	70	16.1%	68	14.9%	77	15.2%	76	13.8%	85	15.0%
Grade 9:	65	14.7%	77	17.1%	68	15.6%	74	16.2%	64	12.7%	85	15.5%	103	18.1%
Grade 10:	77	17.5%	76	16.9%	77	17.7%	66	14.5%	86	17.0%	101	18.4%	92	16.2%
Grade 11:	82	18.6%	87	19.4%	69	15.9%	84	18.4%	111	22.0%	97	17.6%	120	21.1%
Grade 12:	71	16.1%	65	14.5%	78	17.9%	90	19.7%	94	18.6%	114	20.7%	95	16.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	219	49.7%	216	48.1%	214	49.2%	236	51.8%	253	50.1%	295	53.6%	302	53.2%
Female:	222	50.3%	233	51.9%	221	50.8%	220	48.2%	244	48.3%	247	44.9%	262	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	2.0%	7	1.6%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%	4	0.8%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%
Asian:	6	1.4%	4	0.9%	5	1.1%	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%
Hispanic:	11	2.5%	7	1.6%	9	2.1%	5	1.1%	14	2.8%	15	2.7%	6	1.1%
Black:	12	2.7%	9	2.0%	12	2.8%	12	2.6%	14	2.8%	8	1.5%	5	0.9%
White:	402	91.2%	421	93.8%	405	93.1%	433	95.0%	469	92.9%	521	94.7%	553	97.4%
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:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	159	36.1%	162	36.1%	151	34.7%	177	38.8%	192	38.0%	207	37.6%	192	33.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	62	14.1%	64	14.3%	62	14.3%	50	11.0%	65	12.9%	64	11.6%	76	13.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.45		15.65		17.55		17.60		16.32		16.40		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.9%	92.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60.4%	60.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56.6%	56.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.1%	70.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69.9%	69.9%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	72.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83.8%	83.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.5%	30.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.7%	24.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	15.2%	15.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	18.9%	18.9%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.6%	29.6%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.1%	32.1%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.7%	41.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	61.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	81.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	54.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	54.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	53.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.4%	59.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.9%	59.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	77.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.2%	58.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.6%	62.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.4%	72.4%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	60.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	56.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	45.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43.3%	43.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.7%	63.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.2%	61.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	68.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	65.3%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.8%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	68.1%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.8%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.7%	50.7%	N/A
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	57.7%	57.7%	N/A
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	45.1%	45.1%	N/A
MCA-II GRAD
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.1%	71.1%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	81.4%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.9%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	34.4%	34.4%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	42.3%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	55.4%	N/A
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	63.9%	N/A
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.7%	93.7%	N/A
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.4%	94.4%	N/A
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.4%	86.4%	N/A
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.9%	84.9%	N/A
MCA-III
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.2%	58.2%	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.6%	40.6%	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	53.7%	53.7%	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	51.5%	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	33.4%	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	60.8%	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.9%	53.9%	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.5%	45.5%	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.5%	38.5%	N/A
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	70.1%	70.1%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	11.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	88.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,921.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,024.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,328.0

* Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.