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West Jessamine Middle School
1400 Wilmore Rd
Nicholasville KY, 40356, Jessamine County
Phone: 859-885-2244
Ranking: (108 out of 943, top 11%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Jessamine County 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: | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 53 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 885 | 823 | 850 | 821 | 811 | 797 | 812 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 281 | 31.8% | 304 | 36.9% | 291 | 34.2% | 257 | 31.3% | 285 | 35.1% | 255 | 32.0% | 280 | 34.5% |
Grade 7: | 310 | 35.0% | 280 | 34.0% | 251 | 29.5% | 292 | 35.6% | 253 | 31.2% | 270 | 33.9% | 260 | 32.0% |
Grade 8: | 294 | 33.2% | 239 | 29.0% | 308 | 36.2% | 272 | 33.1% | 273 | 33.7% | 272 | 34.1% | 272 | 33.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 434 | 49.0% | 403 | 49.0% | 433 | 50.9% | 427 | 52.0% | 423 | 52.2% | 403 | 50.6% | 404 | 49.8% |
Female: | 451 | 51.0% | 420 | 51.0% | 417 | 49.1% | 394 | 48.0% | 362 | 44.6% | 370 | 46.4% | 388 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 21 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.3% | 15 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.5% |
Black: | 29 | 3.3% | 26 | 3.2% | 33 | 3.9% | 39 | 4.8% | 36 | 4.4% | 28 | 3.5% | 21 | 2.6% |
White: | 770 | 87.0% | 722 | 87.7% | 778 | 91.5% | 753 | 91.7% | 729 | 89.9% | 731 | 91.7% | 757 | 93.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.4% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 361 | 40.8% | 343 | 41.7% | 336 | 39.5% | 353 | 43.0% | 314 | 38.7% | 267 | 33.5% | 235 | 28.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 4.0% | 60 | 7.3% | 74 | 8.7% | 57 | 6.9% | 65 | 8.0% | 51 | 6.4% | 64 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.20 | 16.51 | 17.47 | 17.04 | 18.64 | 15.10 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 36.5% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 38.3% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 39.2% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 35.4% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 45.7% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 40.6% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 33.8% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 37.0% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 34.4% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 35.5% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 48.4% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 56.4% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.7% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 60.1% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 37.7% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 41.1% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 51.4% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 50.2% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 55% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 52.9% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 45.3% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 33.4% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.9% | 53.05% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.05% | 63.1% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.38% | 67.57% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.72% | 70.97% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.81% | 69.74% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.65% | 68.35% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 78.67% | 70.04% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.13% | 70.57% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 76.34% | 75.14% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.06% | 73.27% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.63% | 56.05% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.89% | 61% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.38% | 69.77% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.3% | 58.37% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.89% | 63.37% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.18% | 50.35% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.44% | 56.79% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.67% | 53.16% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.7% | 55.17% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.91% | 57.25% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.79% | 47.53% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.2% | 52.96% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.79% | 52.23% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.76% | 53.69% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.21% | 52.48% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 24.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,464.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,753.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,789.0 |
* West Jessamine Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.