Altar Valley Middle School
16350 West Ajo Way Tucson AZ, 85736, Pima County Phone: 520-822-1484 Ranking: (948 out of 1,363, bottom 30%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Altar Valley Elementary 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: | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 274 | 317 | 321 | 304 | 297 | 312 | 301 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 62 | 22.6% | 71 | 22.4% | 74 | 23.1% | 80 | 26.3% | 86 | 29.0% | 75 | 24.0% | 64 | 21.3% |
Grade 6: | 73 | 26.6% | 71 | 22.4% | 83 | 25.9% | 88 | 28.9% | 66 | 22.2% | 72 | 23.1% | 71 | 23.6% |
Grade 7: | 72 | 26.3% | 83 | 26.2% | 92 | 28.7% | 67 | 22.0% | 75 | 25.3% | 74 | 23.7% | 86 | 28.6% |
Grade 8: | 67 | 24.5% | 92 | 29.0% | 72 | 22.4% | 69 | 22.7% | 70 | 23.6% | 91 | 29.2% | 80 | 26.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 143 | 52.2% | 160 | 50.5% | 169 | 52.6% | 152 | 50.0% | 141 | 47.5% | 158 | 50.6% | 153 | 50.8% |
Female: | 131 | 47.8% | 157 | 49.5% | 152 | 47.4% | 152 | 50.0% | 148 | 49.8% | 146 | 46.8% | 144 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 5.5% | 16 | 5.0% | 18 | 5.6% | 20 | 6.6% | 17 | 5.7% | 18 | 5.8% | 13 | 4.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 150 | 54.7% | 162 | 51.1% | 157 | 48.9% | 154 | 50.7% | 151 | 50.8% | 161 | 51.6% | 163 | 54.2% |
Black: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.0% |
White: | 97 | 35.4% | 131 | 41.3% | 139 | 43.3% | 123 | 40.5% | 123 | 41.4% | 126 | 40.4% | 119 | 39.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 189 | 69.0% | 227 | 71.6% | 214 | 66.7% | 195 | 64.1% | 189 | 63.6% | 225 | 72.1% | 215 | 71.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 7.7% | 28 | 8.8% | 20 | 6.2% | 15 | 4.9% | 22 | 7.4% | 31 | 9.9% | 34 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.56 | 19.21 | 17.83 | 15.20 | 13.81 | 16.00 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 0 | 496 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 0 | 707 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 0 | 478 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 482 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 375 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 369.26 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 362 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 367 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 472 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 473 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 477.89 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 470 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 484 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 467.32 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 476 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 470 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 401 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 400.17 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 392 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 400 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 478 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 487 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 504.85 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 480 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 479.54 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 472 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 476 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 541 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 409 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 418.52 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 421 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 419 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 521.38 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 515 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 480.69 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 487 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 478 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 544 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 440 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 435.23 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 436 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 448 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 523 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 508.45 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 517 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 510 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 500.73 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.5% | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.5% | 50.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.8% | 30.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.2% | 70.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,670.0 | $37,667.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,638.0 | $33,338.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,484.0 | $39,522.0 |
* Altar Valley Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.