Northern Middle School
650 Oak Leaf Ln
Somerset KY, 42503, Pulaski County
Phone: 606-678-5230
Ranking: (367 out of 943, top 39%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Pulaski County 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: | 46 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 839 | 875 | 870 | 848 | 798 | 798 | 780 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 289 | 34.4% | 281 | 32.1% | 294 | 33.8% | 297 | 35.0% | 275 | 34.5% | 285 | 35.7% | 229 | 29.4% |
Grade 7: | 258 | 30.8% | 299 | 34.2% | 294 | 33.8% | 289 | 34.1% | 275 | 34.5% | 236 | 29.6% | 263 | 33.7% |
Grade 8: | 292 | 34.8% | 295 | 33.7% | 282 | 32.4% | 262 | 30.9% | 248 | 31.1% | 277 | 34.7% | 288 | 36.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 415 | 49.5% | 451 | 51.5% | 437 | 50.2% | 411 | 48.5% | 391 | 49.0% | 405 | 50.8% | 404 | 51.8% |
Female: | 424 | 50.5% | 424 | 48.5% | 433 | 49.8% | 437 | 51.5% | 396 | 49.6% | 383 | 48.0% | 369 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% |
Black: | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% |
White: | 808 | 96.3% | 852 | 97.4% | 849 | 97.6% | 826 | 97.4% | 777 | 97.4% | 779 | 97.6% | 764 | 97.9% |
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: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 468 | 55.8% | 465 | 53.1% | 441 | 50.7% | 486 | 57.3% | 408 | 51.1% | 354 | 44.4% | 351 | 45.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 10.7% | 101 | 11.5% | 104 | 12.0% | 123 | 14.5% | 117 | 14.7% | 77 | 9.6% | 78 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.05 | 18.42 | 18.13 | 17.31 | 20.46 | 16.30 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.9% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 46.0% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 43% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 38.2% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 47.3% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 52.4% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 44.3% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.1% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 43.2% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 41.7% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 50.4% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.6% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64.8% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 64.9% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 47.4% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 49.0% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 42.3% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.0% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 60.4% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.4% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 48.6% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 41.0% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.93% | 52.09% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 51.52% | 55.21% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 60.82% | 63.88% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.19% | 66.65% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69% | 71.05% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.77% | 69.51% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.51% | 69.98% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.73% | 72.24% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.23% | 75.03% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.42% | 75.2% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.07% | 55.47% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.54% | 61.52% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.43% | 71.23% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.3% | 66.27% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.29% | 74.73% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.76% | 63.43% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.21% | 60.04% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.78% | 55.44% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 60.25% | 63.92% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.82% | 66.43% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 46.69% | 49.39% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 38.93% | 42.94% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.7% | 46.35% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.23% | 52.06% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.29% | 50.87% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,691.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,163.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,530.0 |
* Northern 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.