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West Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5151 South Holly

Littleton CO, 80121, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-554-5100

Ranking:

(83 out of 1,246, top 7%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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:	65		61		62		62		67		69		70
Total Students:	1,208		1,136		1,112		1,132		1,139		1,193		1,191
Grade 6:	418	34.6%	402	35.4%	389	35.0%	374	33.0%	360	31.6%	412	34.5%	395	33.2%
Grade 7:	401	33.2%	379	33.4%	365	32.8%	361	31.9%	390	34.2%	393	32.9%	391	32.8%
Grade 8:	389	32.2%	355	31.3%	358	32.2%	397	35.1%	389	34.2%	388	32.5%	405	34.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	628	52.0%	613	54.0%	591	53.1%	571	50.4%	564	49.5%	567	47.5%	596	50.0%
Female:	580	48.0%	523	46.0%	521	46.9%	561	49.6%	567	49.8%	618	51.8%	591	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.4%	4	0.4%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	5	0.4%	3	0.3%	4	0.3%
Asian:	101	8.4%	102	9.0%	95	8.5%	75	6.6%	65	5.7%	63	5.3%	62	5.2%
Hispanic:	179	14.8%	171	15.1%	159	14.3%	136	12.0%	116	10.2%	109	9.1%	110	9.2%
Black:	23	1.9%	22	1.9%	34	3.1%	41	3.6%	39	3.4%	45	3.8%	53	4.5%
White:	853	70.6%	789	69.5%	771	69.3%	831	73.4%	914	80.2%	973	81.6%	962	80.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	46	3.8%	44	3.9%	48	4.3%	46	4.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	149	12.3%	127	11.2%	127	11.4%	101	8.9%	103	9.0%	123	10.3%	125	10.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	1.8%	19	1.7%	31	2.8%	31	2.7%	39	3.4%	34	2.8%	35	2.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.64		18.55		17.86		18.23		17.02		17.30		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	67	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	68	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	72	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	70	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	71	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	71	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	74	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	79	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	75	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	91	78	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	78	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	79	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	78	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	77	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	67	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	68	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	66	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	69	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	69	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	69	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	65	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	53	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	57	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	54	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	61	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	56	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	63	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	83	63	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	73	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	74	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	74	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	85	73	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84	72	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	85	73	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	75	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	75	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	65	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	69	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	65	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	83	68	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	69	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	70	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	84	68	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	69	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	53	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	54	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	55	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	54	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	56	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	59	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	59	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	86	72	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	90	73	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	87	76	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	85	71	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	87	74	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	72	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	85	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	72	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	62	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	61	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	60	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	53	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	56	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	56	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	56	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	62	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	65	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	62	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	63	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	63	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	65	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	63	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	84.4	67.6	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	86.4	73.2	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88.1	78.6	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	91.0	70.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	62.7	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	82.9	65.1	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	82.6	65.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	82.2	66.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88.7	75.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84.5	74.4	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	83.5	70.6	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	82.7	68.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	75.9	59.5	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	61.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81.8	72.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	88.2	73.8	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	58.0	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	77.2	61.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	63.0	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78.9	65.2	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	22.9%	23.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	77.1%	76.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.3%	16.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.7%	83.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$54,791.0	$54,059.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,483.0	$33,513.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,009.0	$58,100.0

* West Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.