West Middle School
600 Kindler Ave
Muscatine IA, 52761, Muscatine County
Phone: 563-263-0411
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Muscatine Community 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: | 48 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 642 | 648 | 629 | 601 | 612 | 588 | 623 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 218 | 34.0% | 196 | 30.2% | 235 | 37.4% | 221 | 36.8% | 195 | 31.9% | 198 | 33.7% | 219 | 35.2% |
| Grade 7: | 195 | 30.4% | 233 | 36.0% | 220 | 35.0% | 181 | 30.1% | 211 | 34.5% | 205 | 34.9% | 184 | 29.5% |
| Grade 8: | 229 | 35.7% | 219 | 33.8% | 174 | 27.7% | 199 | 33.1% | 206 | 33.7% | 185 | 31.5% | 220 | 35.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 339 | 52.8% | 332 | 51.2% | 322 | 51.2% | 307 | 51.1% | 327 | 53.4% | 316 | 53.7% | 326 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 303 | 47.2% | 316 | 48.8% | 307 | 48.8% | 294 | 48.9% | 285 | 46.6% | 264 | 44.9% | 293 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 155 | 24.1% | 142 | 21.9% | 140 | 22.3% | 132 | 22.0% | 125 | 20.4% | 120 | 20.4% | 129 | 20.7% |
| Black: | 29 | 4.5% | 26 | 4.0% | 26 | 4.1% | 23 | 3.8% | 27 | 4.4% | 19 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.9% |
| White: | 434 | 67.6% | 450 | 69.4% | 433 | 68.8% | 427 | 71.0% | 444 | 72.5% | 444 | 75.5% | 472 | 75.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 45.2% | 281 | 43.4% | 260 | 41.3% | 230 | 38.3% | 231 | 37.7% | 190 | 32.3% | 205 | 32.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 7.6% | 56 | 8.6% | 48 | 7.6% | 41 | 6.8% | 49 | 8.0% | 46 | 7.8% | 45 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.44 | 13.54 | 13.32 | 13.66 | 13.88 | 12.50 | 9.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.17% | 62.43% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.78% | 58.97% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.50% | 54.29% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 57.26% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.14% | 70.37% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.56% | 58.29% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.68% | 61.90% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.72% | 55.06% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 63.47% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.87% | 60.53% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.31% | 58.68% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.94% | 58.67% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 53.8% | 51.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.2% | 48.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.5% | 15.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.5% | 84.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,936.0 | $45,281.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,394.0 | $29,820.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,689.0 | $48,092.0 |