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Tanana Middle School

Public | 7-8 | 514 students
 

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Posted April 4, 2012
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This school has the best atmosphere of any school I've ever worked. Everyone at the school is working towards what is best for students.
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Posted January 11, 2011
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hi im coming to this schoo in a wwek or 2 cant wait going to be in the eighth grade and this schol seems cool but not fun.but ill see how it goes when i get their.

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Posted November 16, 2009
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This school is great!! the luchroom rules are ok but they should let kids sit any where they want to, other then that, the school is great. Good gym program, a ok social studies teacher, great math english and art teacher.
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Posted November 3, 2009
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This school is very good. It is almost perfect, but it has just a couple of little problems. The teachers are avarage(some are awesome, but some don't care about their kids at all. The rules at lunch are a little weird too. Everything else, though, is absolutely amazing. Very very safe, everyone is good at math, and you can also go to a higher math class if you want to.
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Posted August 16, 2008
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Excellent school! Good experiences here.
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Posted January 25, 2008
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Tanana was great. The teachers were awesome and I never had any issues. The disipline is good too. Middle school is middle school so take with a pinch of salt.
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Posted July 15, 2007
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The math program is very bad, and they only have one teacher to chose from, so if the teacher is not good enough the kids do not have any other choices. They need more teachers that actually care about the students.
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2011.

232 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
72%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
75%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2011.

232 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
84%

2008

 
 
89%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 73% in 2011.

230 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
75%

2010

 
 
74%

2009

 
 
81%

2008

 
 
74%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Alaska used the Standards Based Assessment (SBA) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, math and writing, and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in science. The SBA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alaska. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

See Alaska's state standards

Source: Alaska Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 68% in 2011.

257 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
76%

2009

 
 
72%

2008

 
 
73%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 83% in 2011.

257 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
87%

2008

 
 
89%
Science

The state average for Science was 57% in 2011.

252 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
60%

2010

 
 
62%

2009

 
 
55%

2008

 
 
54%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 77% in 2011.

254 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
80%

2008

 
 
80%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Alaska used the Standards Based Assessment (SBA) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, math and writing, and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in science. The SBA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alaska. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

See Alaska's state standards

Source: Alaska Department of Education

Math

All Students72%
Female72%
Male73%
Black71%
Asian/Pacific Islander>=60%
Hispanic71%
Multiracial61%
Native American>=80%
White72%
Economically disadvantaged63%
Not economically disadvantaged77%
Students with disabilities19%
Students without disabilities84%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students78%
Female78%
Male79%
Black89%
Asian/Pacific Islander>=60%
Hispanic69%
Multiracial67%
Native American71%
White80%
Economically disadvantaged71%
Not economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities29%
Students without disabilities89%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Writing

All Students75%
Female80%
Male71%
Black71%
Asian/Pacific Islander>=60%
Hispanic69%
Multiracial58%
Native American71%
White80%
Economically disadvantaged65%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Students with disabilities20%
Students without disabilities87%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Alaska used the Standards Based Assessment (SBA) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, math and writing, and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in science. The SBA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alaska. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

The different student groups are identified by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. If there are fewer than 5 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Alaska's state standards

Source: Alaska Department of Education

Math

All Students77%
Female78%
Male76%
Black71%
Asian/Pacific Islander73%
Hispanic65%
Multiracial65%
Native American69%
White84%
Economically disadvantaged73%
Not economically disadvantaged80%
Students with disabilities35%
Students without disabilities81%
English language learners36%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students87%
Female92%
Male82%
Black76%
Asian/Pacific Islander>=80%
Hispanic85%
Multiracial82%
Native American>=80%
White91%
Economically disadvantaged86%
Not economically disadvantaged88%
Students with disabilities45%
Students without disabilities91%
English language learners62%
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students60%
Female59%
Male60%
Black43%
Asian/Pacific Islander55%
Hispanic52%
Multiracial53%
Native American42%
White68%
Economically disadvantaged48%
Not economically disadvantaged66%
Students with disabilities<=10%
Students without disabilities64%
English language learners<=20%
Migrantn/a

Writing

All Students80%
Female90%
Male69%
Black66%
Asian/Pacific Islander>=80%
Hispanic72%
Multiracial71%
Native American69%
White87%
Economically disadvantaged76%
Not economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities47%
Students without disabilities83%
English language learners33%
Migrantn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Alaska used the Standards Based Assessment (SBA) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, math and writing, and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in science. The SBA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alaska. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

The different student groups are identified by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. If there are fewer than 5 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Alaska's state standards

Source: Alaska Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 60% 53%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 9% 23%
Black 9% 4%
Hispanic 9% 6%
Two or more races 9% 7%
Asian 3% 5%
Pacific Islander 2% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 27%N/A34%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 18N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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600 Trainor Gate Rd
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