Arrowhead Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3820 East Nisbet

Phoenix AZ, 85032, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-2700

Ranking:

(841 out of 1,363, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Paradise Valley Unified 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:	37		33		37		34		37		38		38
Total Students:	484		433		464		457		487		534		525
Prekindergarten:	17	3.5%	17	3.9%	16	3.4%	16	3.5%	18	3.7%	57	10.7%	56	10.7%
Kindergarten:	79	16.3%	70	16.2%	70	15.1%	71	15.5%	82	16.8%	75	14.0%	63	12.0%
Grade 1:	75	15.5%	60	13.9%	62	13.4%	74	16.2%	73	15.0%	69	12.9%	79	15.0%
Grade 2:	64	13.2%	55	12.7%	77	16.6%	63	13.8%	69	14.2%	74	13.9%	75	14.3%
Grade 3:	67	13.8%	71	16.4%	59	12.7%	62	13.6%	60	12.3%	74	13.9%	53	10.1%
Grade 4:	74	15.3%	61	14.1%	59	12.7%	61	13.3%	65	13.3%	50	9.4%	60	11.4%
Grade 5:	55	11.4%	50	11.5%	53	11.4%	60	13.1%	50	10.3%	66	12.4%	64	12.2%
Grade 6:	53	11.0%	49	11.3%	68	14.7%	50	10.9%	70	14.4%	69	12.9%	75	14.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	258	53.3%	221	51.0%	235	50.6%	233	51.0%	237	48.7%	266	49.8%	290	55.2%
Female:	226	46.7%	212	49.0%	229	49.4%	224	49.0%	242	49.7%	260	48.7%	231	44.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	4	0.9%	1	0.2%	8	1.5%	2	0.4%
Asian:	4	0.8%	4	0.9%	7	1.5%	6	1.3%	6	1.2%	5	0.9%	3	0.6%
Hispanic:	358	74.0%	311	71.8%	328	70.7%	329	72.0%	338	69.4%	359	67.2%	360	68.6%
Black:	6	1.2%	2	0.5%	9	1.9%	10	2.2%	18	3.7%	16	3.0%	9	1.7%
White:	107	22.1%	106	24.5%	113	24.4%	103	22.5%	124	25.5%	146	27.3%	151	28.8%
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:	8	1.7%	9	2.1%	5	1.1%	5	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	306	70.7%	349	75.2%	328	71.8%	350	71.9%	353	66.1%	342	65.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	36	8.3%	42	9.1%	54	11.8%	45	9.2%	72	13.5%	72	13.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.22		13.32		12.54		13.40		13.13		14.20		13.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	466	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	378	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	384.76	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	381	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	380	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	472	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	473	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	476.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	471	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	470	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	505	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	389	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	397.55	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	396	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	391	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	493	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	494	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	499.11	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	492	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	533	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	535	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	546.85	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	541	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	528	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	521	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	402	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	407.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	402	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	402	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	507	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	508	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	511.7	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	507	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	510	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	540	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	511.77	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	516	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	518	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	543	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	417	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	424.77	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	420	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	421	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	517	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	522	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	523	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	557	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	563	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	514.61	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	516	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	518	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.9%	43.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.1%	56.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.5%	35.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	59.5%	64.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,599.0	$44,047.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,209.0	$34,435.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,320.0	$49,430.0

* Arrowhead Elementary 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.