Balsz Elementary School
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 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 351 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 359.64 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 356 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 354 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 432 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 436 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 443.11 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 432 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 437 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 463 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 365 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 372.75 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 376 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 376 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 451 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 456 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 461.36 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 458 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 458 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 479 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 484 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 483.39 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 480 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 479 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 480 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 372 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 379.98 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 382 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 379 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 470 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 471 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 481.08 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 478 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 481 | 499 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 0 | 423 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 493 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 495 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 469.94 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 478 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 481 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 507 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 403 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 414.27 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 409 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 404 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 479 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 493 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 502.71 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 494 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 496 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 532 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 531 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 480.94 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 479 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 480 | 499 |
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.