Our vision is to meet the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of students in a friendly, nurturing, challenging, and safe environment where academic excellence, and love of learning are emphasized.

Our mission is to build a strong foundation for  student success in middle school.

School Hours: 7:45 a.m.— 2:45 p.m.        

Principal - Jill Bramble       

Academic Achievement Grades
These scores are the average scores for all students taking the TCAP test in grades 3 and 4.  For all subjects to get an A, this score called the NCE score* must be greater than or equal to 55.  For a B, the average score must be 50 -54, for a C between 45-49, for a D, between 40-44, and an F , less than or equal to 39.
 *Normal Curve Equivalent
KSES Achievement  Scores and Grade
Reading/Language   61/A                                          Math    62/A
 Social Studies             62/A                                         Science 62/A
Value-Added Scores
Value-added scores only apply to the 4th grade.  This value is the growth of a student’s NCE* score from 3rd grade to 4th grade.  If Jimmy scored an NCE of 89 in 3rd grade in Reading, he must score an 89 on the Reading test in 4th grade to have made one full year’s growth. A score higher than 89 indicates more than one year’s growth and less than 79 demonstrates less than a year’s growth. A school’s value-added score is determined by adding the gains or losses of all the students in 4th grade.  That number is divided by the total number of students who are in the 4th grade. A score of 0 means that the average NCE growth was 1 year for all students in 4th grade.  A score of 0 converts to a grade of C, or average.
KSES Value-Added Report Card Grades

                                                Average Gains                                Grade
 Reading/Language Arts           4.8                                                   A
 Math                                             7.2                                                  A
 Science                                       -0.4                                                  C
 Social Studies                             -2.2                                                  F

The value-added grades provide valuable insight as to the success of a grade level within the school, however, it is important to remember that the grade level consists of individual students that each have their own individual academic needs. Using this information the administration and faculty work hard to ensure that each student is provided with the assistance he/she requires to meet or exceed grade level standards.