Balsz Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4309 East Belleview St

Phoenix AZ, 85008, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-629-6500

Ranking:

(1,155 out of 1,363, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Balsz 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:	42		37		50		39		42		44		49
Total Students:	849		630		715		730		690		802		818
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	122	14.4%	95	15.1%	109	15.2%	111	15.2%	97	14.1%	106	13.2%	84	10.3%
Grade 1:	100	11.8%	93	14.8%	100	14.0%	120	16.4%	97	14.1%	125	15.6%	103	12.6%
Grade 2:	89	10.5%	79	12.5%	99	13.8%	100	13.7%	112	16.2%	113	14.1%	75	9.2%
Grade 3:	87	10.2%	88	14.0%	108	15.1%	98	13.4%	112	16.2%	98	12.2%	83	10.1%
Grade 4:	90	10.6%	93	14.8%	101	14.1%	118	16.2%	89	12.9%	117	14.6%	76	9.3%
Grade 5:	89	10.5%	88	14.0%	116	16.2%	89	12.2%	101	14.6%	130	16.2%	86	10.5%
Grade 6:	89	10.5%	90	14.3%	82	11.5%	94	12.9%	82	11.9%	110	13.7%	79	9.7%
Grade 7:	105	12.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	118	14.4%
Grade 8:	76	9.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	114	13.9%
Ungraded:	2	0.2%	4	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	3	0.4%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	409	48.2%	329	52.2%	361	50.5%	368	50.4%	360	52.2%	412	51.4%	397	48.5%
Female:	440	51.8%	301	47.8%	354	49.5%	362	49.6%	322	46.7%	382	47.6%	417	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	41	4.8%	28	4.4%	30	4.2%	34	4.7%	25	3.6%	39	4.9%	13	1.6%
Asian:	22	2.6%	19	3.0%	26	3.6%	18	2.5%	10	1.4%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%
Hispanic:	569	67.0%	418	66.3%	467	65.3%	488	66.8%	477	69.1%	557	69.5%	672	82.2%
Black:	147	17.3%	101	16.0%	143	20.0%	137	18.8%	132	19.1%	165	20.6%	84	10.3%
White:	59	6.9%	60	9.5%	48	6.7%	46	6.3%	46	6.7%	38	4.7%	46	5.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	1.3%	4	0.6%	0	0.0%	4	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	569	90.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	1.7%	723	90.1%	672	82.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	846	99.6%	33	5.2%	712	99.6%	727	99.6%	675	97.8%	3	0.4%	68	8.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.26		16.98		14.44		18.62		16.43		18.40		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	432	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	351	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	359.64	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	356	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	354	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	432	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	436	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	443.11	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	432	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	437	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	463	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	365	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	372.75	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	376	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	376	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	451	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	456	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	461.36	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	458	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	458	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	479	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	484	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	483.39	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	480	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	479	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	480	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	372	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	379.98	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	382	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	379	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	470	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	471	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	481.08	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	478	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	481	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	0	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	493	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	495	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	469.94	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	478	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	481	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	507	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	403	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	414.27	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	409	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	404	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	479	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	493	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	502.71	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	494	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	496	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	532	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	531	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	480.94	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	479	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	480	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.9%	37.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.1%	63.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,250.0	$42,426.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,987.0	$37,801.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,173.0	$45,137.0

* Balsz Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.