Amy L. Houston Academy
7139 South 10th St
Phoenix AZ, 85042, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-243-4800
Type: Special Education School, Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Roosevelt 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: | 23 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 116 | 102 | 109 | 97 | 147 | 180 | 169 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 29.9% | 74 | 41.1% | 55 | 32.5% |
Kindergarten: | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 5 | 4.6% | 6 | 6.2% | 4 | 2.7% | 3 | 1.7% | 2 | 1.2% |
Grade 1: | 10 | 8.6% | 8 | 7.8% | 7 | 6.4% | 7 | 7.2% | 7 | 4.8% | 9 | 5.0% | 17 | 10.1% |
Grade 2: | 11 | 9.5% | 7 | 6.9% | 16 | 14.7% | 8 | 8.2% | 14 | 9.5% | 14 | 7.8% | 8 | 4.7% |
Grade 3: | 6 | 5.2% | 14 | 13.7% | 10 | 9.2% | 11 | 11.3% | 14 | 9.5% | 9 | 5.0% | 8 | 4.7% |
Grade 4: | 15 | 12.9% | 12 | 11.8% | 11 | 10.1% | 16 | 16.5% | 7 | 4.8% | 9 | 5.0% | 13 | 7.7% |
Grade 5: | 13 | 11.2% | 15 | 14.7% | 20 | 18.3% | 10 | 10.3% | 14 | 9.5% | 13 | 7.2% | 15 | 8.9% |
Grade 6: | 20 | 17.2% | 19 | 18.6% | 14 | 12.8% | 13 | 13.4% | 13 | 8.8% | 18 | 10.0% | 11 | 6.5% |
Grade 7: | 21 | 18.1% | 14 | 13.7% | 8 | 7.3% | 11 | 11.3% | 18 | 12.2% | 11 | 6.1% | 21 | 12.4% |
Grade 8: | 19 | 16.4% | 10 | 9.8% | 18 | 16.5% | 15 | 15.5% | 11 | 7.5% | 19 | 10.6% | 19 | 11.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 2 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 84 | 72.4% | 76 | 74.5% | 84 | 77.1% | 76 | 78.4% | 114 | 77.6% | 137 | 76.1% | 129 | 76.3% |
Female: | 32 | 27.6% | 26 | 25.5% | 25 | 22.9% | 21 | 21.6% | 25 | 17.0% | 35 | 19.4% | 36 | 21.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 2 | 1.8% | 3 | 3.1% | 5 | 3.4% | 5 | 2.8% | 6 | 3.6% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 4 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 54 | 46.6% | 50 | 49.0% | 59 | 54.1% | 46 | 47.4% | 83 | 56.5% | 103 | 57.2% | 105 | 62.1% |
Black: | 48 | 41.4% | 40 | 39.2% | 34 | 31.2% | 34 | 35.1% | 46 | 31.3% | 50 | 27.8% | 38 | 22.5% |
White: | 9 | 7.8% | 6 | 5.9% | 12 | 11.0% | 12 | 12.4% | 12 | 8.2% | 18 | 10.0% | 18 | 10.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 3.4% | 3 | 2.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 3.4% | 4 | 3.9% | 8 | 7.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 63.9% | 135 | 75.0% | 44 | 26.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 6.8% | 14 | 7.8% | 9 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 5.16 | 6.00 | 6.41 | 5.11 | 8.65 | 7.80 | 7.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 428 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 345 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 344.76 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 174 | 343 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 339 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 436 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 436 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 434.76 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 428 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 430 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 462 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 359 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 362.47 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 367 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 356 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 453 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 456 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 458.46 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 456 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 453 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 479 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 481 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 478.2 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 478 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 473 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 486 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 369 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 370.84 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 367 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 369 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 476 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 475 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 477.38 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 474 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 476 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 504 | 523 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 474.68 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 470 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 475 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 501 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 392 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 387.44 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 385 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 387 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 477 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 489 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 494.43 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 482 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 485 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 520 | 537 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 474 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 476 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 529 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 399 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 404.57 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 399 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 399 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 494 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 504 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 513.06 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 508 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 505 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 526 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 526 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 477.43 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 481 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 473 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 531 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 414 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 411.5 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 412 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260 | 411 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 504 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 504 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 503.03 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 499 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 495 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 479 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 485 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 489.78 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 488 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 485 | 511 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.6% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 76.2% | 61.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 23.8% | 38.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,417.0 | $36,275.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,592.0 | $32,423.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,256.0 | $42,328.0 |