Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Middle School

Grades: 4-8
Student Enrollment: 566

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Address
3915 Adair Ave North
Crystal, MN 55422

Mailing Address:
3915 Adair Avenue N
Crystal, MN 55422

Phone
(763) 971-4500

School District
West Metro Education Program School District

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 566 elementary and middle school students from grades 4-8
Ranks 30th out of 471 middle schools in MN.

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Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 566
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 212 (37.5%)
Females: 354 (62.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 26 (4.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 58 (10.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 84 (14.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	8	1.4%
Black	137	24.2%
Asian	31	5.5%
Hispanic	27	4.8%
White	363	64.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
4th Grade	103	18.2%
5th Grade	120	21.2%
6th Grade	117	20.7%
7th Grade	117	20.7%
8th Grade	109	19.3%

Faculty Educational Background (2006-07)

Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree: 52%
Teachers with a Master's Degree or Higher:48%

Faculty Salary and Experience (2006-2007)

Average Teaching Experience: 7 Years
Average Salary: $49,403

Teacher Experience by Number of Years

Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Middle School Teacher Experience in Years

	Salary	Percent
1-5 Years of Teaching Experience	$37,652	45%
More Than 5 Years of Teaching Experience	$58,951	55%

Source: MN Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Middle School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on MCA-II state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

MCA-II - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	77.5%	74.4%	77.0%
2009	79.6%	73.4%	74.8%
2008	74.5%	74.3%	71.6%

Reading Test
2010	72.9%	71.1%	72.5%
2009	83.3%	79.2%	74.5%
2008	82.7%	79.1%	72.2%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	70.0%	66.2%	68.6%
2009	66.9%	64.7%	65.5%
2008	72.0%	64.6%	66.0%

Reading Test
2010	84.1%	80.9%	76.4%
2009	78.1%	74.6%	72.2%
2008	84.6%	78.9%	73.4%

Science Test
2010	52.1%	46.8%	46.0%
2009	53.1%	45.5%	45.0%
2008	52.7%	46.0%	39.1%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.8%	66.3%	68.9%
2009	70.4%	63.0%	63.7%
2008	80.0%	71.0%	64.6%

Reading Test
2010	88.0%	84.4%	71.7%
2009	89.6%	83.7%	72.6%
2008	89.9%	82.7%	69.6%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.0%	64.5%	64.4%
2009	88.8%	79.9%	62.6%
2008	74.8%	63.6%	61.4%

Reading Test
2010	86.3%	76.1%	66.1%
2009	89.8%	81.3%	64.8%
2008	90.7%	79.1%	64.7%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.9%	71.9%	58.5%
2009	72.1%	62.7%	59.6%
2008	82.9%	74.2%	58.2%

Reading Test
2010	92.5%	85.1%	68.1%
2009	87.5%	77.0%	66.8%
2008	88.0%	77.8%	65.7%

Science Test
2010	62.6%	57.8%	47.9%
2009	65.1%	52.8%	42.6%
2008	63.9%	49.3%	38.2%

Source: MN Department of Education 2009-2010

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