Spring Garden Middle Middle School
5802 South 22nd
Saint Joseph MO, 64503, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4380
Ranking: (1,522 out of 1,698, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: St. Joseph 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: | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 379 | 412 | 421 | 423 | 373 | 407 | 452 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 175 | 46.2% | 202 | 49.0% | 202 | 48.0% | 226 | 53.4% | 195 | 52.3% | 178 | 43.7% | 230 | 50.9% |
Grade 8: | 204 | 53.8% | 210 | 51.0% | 219 | 52.0% | 197 | 46.6% | 178 | 47.7% | 229 | 56.3% | 222 | 49.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 204 | 53.8% | 222 | 53.9% | 218 | 51.8% | 216 | 51.1% | 203 | 54.4% | 211 | 51.8% | 235 | 52.0% |
Female: | 175 | 46.2% | 190 | 46.1% | 203 | 48.2% | 207 | 48.9% | 162 | 43.4% | 188 | 46.2% | 213 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 6.6% | 24 | 5.8% | 27 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.4% | 19 | 5.1% | 13 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.5% |
Black: | 27 | 7.1% | 32 | 7.8% | 32 | 7.6% | 29 | 6.9% | 21 | 5.6% | 29 | 7.1% | 24 | 5.3% |
White: | 320 | 84.4% | 351 | 85.2% | 357 | 84.8% | 368 | 87.0% | 330 | 88.5% | 360 | 88.5% | 409 | 90.5% |
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 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 63.3% | 258 | 62.6% | 254 | 60.3% | 230 | 54.4% | 164 | 44.0% | 194 | 47.7% | 191 | 42.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 10.8% | 40 | 9.7% | 50 | 11.9% | 57 | 13.5% | 55 | 14.7% | 54 | 13.3% | 78 | 17.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.38 | 13.49 | 13.31 | 13.74 | 11.64 | 12.30 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 39.3% | 43.9% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 37.2% | 45.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 49.9% | 49.3% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 46.1% | 51.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 47.3% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 47.5% | 54.4% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 52.4% | 55.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 49.8% | 55.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 41% | 43.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 43.9% | 45.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 47.3% | 49.8% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 49.2% | 52.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 55.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 47.5% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59.4% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 52.1% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 41.8% | 42.5% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39.4% | 42.5% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 42.7% | 48.4% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 45.1% | 50.2% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48.2% | 53.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 52% | 53.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 49.8% | 54.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 39.3% | 40.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 37.4% | 41.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38.2% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 43.7% | 47.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 49.1% | 52% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44.1% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 43.6% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 34.3% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 44.9% | 44.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 44.6% | 48.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 42.9% | 51.4% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 40.1% | 52.7% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 48.1% | 41.7% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 34.5% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 62.2% | 43.3% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56.6% | 41.8% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.2% | 48.4% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 50.6% | 57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 56.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 43.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.7% | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.3% | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,735.0 | $38,749.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,813.0 | $30,665.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,615.0 | $42,791.0 |
* Spring Garden Middle 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.