William Thomas Middle School
355 Bannock Ave American Falls ID, 83211, Power County Phone: 208-226-5203 Ranking:  (434 out of 489, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: American Falls Joint School District 381 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: | 20 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 333 | 308 | 311 | 311 | 321 | 352 | 356 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 121 | 36.3% | 102 | 33.1% | 114 | 36.7% | 101 | 32.5% | 99 | 30.8% | 114 | 32.4% | 115 | 32.3% |
| Grade 7: | 103 | 30.9% | 108 | 35.1% | 103 | 33.1% | 102 | 32.8% | 111 | 34.6% | 110 | 31.3% | 130 | 36.5% |
| Grade 8: | 109 | 32.7% | 98 | 31.8% | 94 | 30.2% | 108 | 34.7% | 111 | 34.6% | 128 | 36.4% | 111 | 31.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 177 | 53.2% | 157 | 51.0% | 161 | 51.8% | 155 | 49.8% | 166 | 51.7% | 188 | 53.4% | 184 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 156 | 46.8% | 151 | 49.0% | 150 | 48.2% | 156 | 50.2% | 147 | 45.8% | 156 | 44.3% | 168 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.6% | 13 | 4.2% | 13 | 4.2% | 13 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 152 | 45.6% | 131 | 42.5% | 121 | 38.9% | 121 | 38.9% | 125 | 38.9% | 136 | 38.6% | 140 | 39.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 167 | 50.2% | 161 | 52.3% | 171 | 55.0% | 172 | 55.3% | 179 | 55.8% | 199 | 56.5% | 197 | 55.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 191 | 57.4% | 172 | 55.8% | 175 | 56.3% | 168 | 54.0% | 175 | 54.5% | 166 | 47.2% | 163 | 45.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 12.0% | 33 | 10.7% | 41 | 13.2% | 45 | 14.5% | 48 | 15.0% | 57 | 16.2% | 53 | 14.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.72 | 15.54 | 12.50 | 15.17 | 15.34 | 15.80 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.4% | 74.2% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 74.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 74.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.2% | 75.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 85.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 53.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.2% | 59.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 56.8% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 66.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 71.5% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 71.2% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.3% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 74.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 79.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 79.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.4% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 91.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 91.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 92.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.4% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 93.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 89.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,347.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,806.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,425.0 |
* William Thomas Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.