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Buchanan Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

620 West 7th

Wray CO, 80758, Yuma County

Phone: 970-332-4723

Ranking:

(809 out of 1,246, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Wray School District RD-2

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:	11		13		13		13		14		15		15
Total Students:	197		192		199		200		195		193		184
Grade 5:	57	28.9%	46	24.0%	54	27.1%	48	24.0%	43	22.1%	45	23.3%	55	29.9%
Grade 6:	43	21.8%	55	28.6%	50	25.1%	42	21.0%	50	25.6%	55	28.5%	33	17.9%
Grade 7:	56	28.4%	47	24.5%	42	21.1%	52	26.0%	58	29.7%	38	19.7%	51	27.7%
Grade 8:	41	20.8%	44	22.9%	53	26.6%	58	29.0%	44	22.6%	55	28.5%	45	24.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	102	51.8%	103	53.6%	94	47.2%	98	49.0%	99	50.8%	93	48.2%	100	54.3%
Female:	95	48.2%	89	46.4%	105	52.8%	102	51.0%	88	45.1%	92	47.7%	80	43.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.5%	2	1.0%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	52	26.4%	47	24.5%	48	24.1%	50	25.0%	54	27.7%	50	25.9%	36	19.6%
Black:	3	1.5%	2	1.0%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	2	1.0%	2	1.1%
White:	136	69.0%	137	71.4%	146	73.4%	147	73.5%	140	71.8%	141	73.1%	146	79.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	2.5%	4	2.1%	3	1.5%	2	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	92	46.7%	80	41.7%	80	40.2%	93	46.5%	84	43.1%	67	34.7%	73	39.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	15.7%	28	14.6%	37	18.6%	33	16.5%	31	15.9%	39	20.2%	26	14.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.80		14.35		15.14		15.85		14.03		13.20		12.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	24	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	22	22	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	30	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	58	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	48	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	27	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	55
TCAP
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45.2	45.2	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	54.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	49.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.3	67.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35.9	35.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.3	41.3	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.5	41.5	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.0	63.0	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46.8	46.8	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	29.7	29.7	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.2	70.2	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.0	63.0	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	55.4	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	27.8	27.8	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	69.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31.9	31.9	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	71.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.2	52.2	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	71.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45.5	45.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	60.0	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	75.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.5	57.5	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	70.0	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.6%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.3%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.3%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.7%	83.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,856.0	$30,331.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$24,240.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$37,462.0	$30,527.0

* Buchanan Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.