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Westover Park Jr High Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7200 Pinnacle

Amarillo TX, 79109, Randall County

Phone: 806-677-2420

Ranking:

(2,242 out of 6,018, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Canyon Independent 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:	50		49		41		44		45		48		48
Total Students:	857		848		804		774		724		701		716
Grade 7:	411	48.0%	446	52.6%	385	47.9%	419	54.1%	357	49.3%	357	50.9%	336	46.9%
Grade 8:	446	52.0%	402	47.4%	419	52.1%	355	45.9%	367	50.7%	344	49.1%	380	53.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	437	51.0%	447	52.7%	415	51.6%	401	51.8%	366	50.6%	365	52.1%	386	53.9%
Female:	420	49.0%	401	47.3%	389	48.4%	373	48.2%	350	48.3%	328	46.8%	326	45.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	4	0.5%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	5	0.7%
Asian:	9	1.1%	12	1.4%	9	1.1%	4	0.5%	8	1.1%	11	1.6%	9	1.3%
Hispanic:	200	23.3%	190	22.4%	168	20.9%	164	21.2%	150	20.7%	114	16.3%	105	14.7%
Black:	27	3.2%	30	3.5%	24	3.0%	24	3.1%	27	3.7%	20	2.9%	19	2.7%
White:	604	70.5%	602	71.0%	585	72.8%	569	73.5%	536	74.0%	553	78.9%	578	80.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	1.5%	11	1.3%	14	1.7%	9	1.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	162	18.9%	186	21.9%	165	20.5%	171	22.1%	141	19.5%	132	18.8%	146	20.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	48	5.6%	55	6.5%	49	6.1%	40	5.2%	46	6.4%	51	7.3%	34	4.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.10		17.47		19.43		17.73		16.23		14.70		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69%	73%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	42%	57%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	70%	75%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	90%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	88%	78%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	90%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,393.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,179.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,479.0

* Westover Park Jr High Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.