Watson Junior High School
136 Fontaine Blvd
Colorado Springs CO, 80911, El Paso County
Phone: 719-391-3255
Ranking: (691 out of 1,246, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 40 | | 38 | | 37 | | 38 | | 24 | | 27 | | 29 | |
Total Students: | 659 | | 661 | | 622 | | 630 | | 397 | | 406 | | 427 | |
Grade 6: | 207 | 31.4% | 232 | 35.1% | 190 | 30.5% | 203 | 32.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 251 | 38.1% | 197 | 29.8% | 221 | 35.5% | 213 | 33.8% | 199 | 50.1% | 197 | 48.5% | 217 | 50.8% |
Grade 8: | 201 | 30.5% | 232 | 35.1% | 211 | 33.9% | 214 | 34.0% | 198 | 49.9% | 209 | 51.5% | 210 | 49.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 334 | 50.7% | 335 | 50.7% | 314 | 50.5% | 321 | 51.0% | 214 | 53.9% | 217 | 53.4% | 215 | 50.4% |
Female: | 325 | 49.3% | 326 | 49.3% | 308 | 49.5% | 309 | 49.0% | 175 | 44.1% | 181 | 44.6% | 208 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 13 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 170 | 25.8% | 169 | 25.6% | 157 | 25.2% | 172 | 27.3% | 82 | 20.7% | 87 | 21.4% | 74 | 17.3% |
Black: | 65 | 9.9% | 68 | 10.3% | 63 | 10.1% | 64 | 10.2% | 56 | 14.1% | 50 | 12.3% | 59 | 13.8% |
White: | 349 | 53.0% | 348 | 52.6% | 334 | 53.7% | 334 | 53.0% | 242 | 61.0% | 251 | 61.8% | 273 | 63.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.6% | 9 | 1.4% | 15 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 54 | 8.2% | 49 | 7.4% | 41 | 6.6% | 26 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 31.6% | 207 | 31.3% | 223 | 35.9% | 219 | 34.8% | 124 | 31.2% | 109 | 26.8% | 95 | 22.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 12.4% | 76 | 11.5% | 73 | 11.7% | 82 | 13.0% | 57 | 14.4% | 33 | 8.1% | 37 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.34 | | 17.54 | | 16.82 | | 16.46 | | 16.22 | | 14.90 | | 14.90 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 60 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 69 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 39 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 49 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 42 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 52 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 51 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 61 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 48 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 54 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 62 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 68 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 66 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 66 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 62 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 69 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 66 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 63 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 52 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 62 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 56 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 59 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 53 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 60 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 53 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 39 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 44 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 51 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 53 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 52 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 53 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 55 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 54 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 67 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 69 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 67 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 68 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 63 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 63 | N/A |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 57 | N/A |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 48 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 47 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 50 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 44 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 47 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 47 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 42 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 52 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 52 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 54 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 55 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 51 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 48 | N/A |
TCAP |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 64.8 | 60.8 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 51.8 | 57.8 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65.4 | 69.2 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 67.3 | 69.1 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 42.1 | 46.0 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 42.3 | 44.5 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 58.1 | 56.7 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56.8 | 55.1 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 64.7 | 62.4 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56.8 | 59.0 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 54.8 | 50.6 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 46.2 | 50.5 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 62.0 | 59.3 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 57.5 | 56.5 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 61.4 | 63.9 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 60.8 | 61.3 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 45.9 | 42.9 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49.6 | 46.5 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46.8 | 45.5 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46.3 | 49.3 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 57.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 42.3% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.2% | 26.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.8% | 73.1% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $45,024.0 | $43,772.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,588.0 | $33,069.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,509.0 | $47,715.0 |
* Watson Junior High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.