John Adams Middle School
29 South Illinois Ave
Mason City IA, 50401, Cerro Gordo County
Phone: 641-421-4420
Ranking: (551 out of 696, bottom 21%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Mason City Community 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: | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 555 | 564 | 577 | 577 | 434 | 441 | 453 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 287 | 51.7% | 281 | 49.8% | 288 | 49.9% | 299 | 51.8% | 143 | 32.9% | 153 | 34.7% | 141 | 31.1% |
Grade 8: | 268 | 48.3% | 283 | 50.2% | 289 | 50.1% | 278 | 48.2% | 148 | 34.1% | 147 | 33.3% | 161 | 35.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 287 | 51.7% | 288 | 51.1% | 292 | 50.6% | 284 | 49.2% | 195 | 44.9% | 205 | 46.5% | 214 | 47.2% |
Female: | 268 | 48.3% | 276 | 48.9% | 285 | 49.4% | 293 | 50.8% | 239 | 55.1% | 228 | 51.7% | 235 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 52 | 9.4% | 45 | 8.0% | 39 | 6.8% | 36 | 6.2% | 21 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.3% | 24 | 5.3% |
Black: | 20 | 3.6% | 25 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.0% | 34 | 5.9% | 25 | 5.8% | 23 | 5.2% | 13 | 2.9% |
White: | 459 | 82.7% | 476 | 84.4% | 498 | 86.3% | 482 | 83.5% | 368 | 84.8% | 384 | 87.1% | 406 | 89.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 39.1% | 239 | 42.4% | 232 | 40.2% | 201 | 34.8% | 133 | 30.6% | 111 | 25.2% | 104 | 23.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.1% | 57 | 10.1% | 61 | 10.6% | 67 | 11.6% | 34 | 7.8% | 43 | 9.8% | 33 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.62 | 13.66 | 14.30 | 14.52 | 13.69 | 13.70 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.11% | 71.11% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.60% | 73.60% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.04% | 67.04% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.57% | 58.57% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.30% | 66.30% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.38% | 60.38% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.49% | 64.49% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.31% | 62.31% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.8% | 81.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.2% | 19.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.4% | 42.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.6% | 57.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,051.0 | $38,467.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,449.0 | $33,090.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,966.0 | $42,500.0 |
* John Adams Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.