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Cactus Wren Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9650 North 39th Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85051, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-347-2600

Ranking:

(1,058 out of 1,363, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Washington 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:	34		32		31		30		31		36		34
Total Students:	477		475		442		434		443		484		495
Kindergarten:	50	10.5%	70	14.7%	58	13.1%	60	13.8%	54	12.2%	57	11.8%	67	13.5%
Grade 1:	95	19.9%	67	14.1%	75	17.0%	57	13.1%	65	14.7%	88	18.2%	69	13.9%
Grade 2:	66	13.8%	77	16.2%	65	14.7%	67	15.4%	76	17.2%	55	11.4%	86	17.4%
Grade 3:	73	15.3%	61	12.8%	58	13.1%	62	14.3%	56	12.6%	76	15.7%	74	14.9%
Grade 4:	66	13.8%	72	15.2%	61	13.8%	59	13.6%	66	14.9%	74	15.3%	61	12.3%
Grade 5:	67	14.0%	50	10.5%	64	14.5%	61	14.1%	67	15.1%	61	12.6%	73	14.7%
Grade 6:	60	12.6%	76	16.0%	57	12.9%	67	15.4%	58	13.1%	71	14.7%	65	13.1%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	4	0.9%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	247	51.8%	254	53.5%	238	53.8%	219	50.5%	231	52.1%	252	52.1%	268	54.1%
Female:	230	48.2%	221	46.5%	204	46.2%	215	49.5%	204	46.0%	224	46.3%	223	45.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	31	6.5%	32	6.7%	34	7.7%	30	6.9%	23	5.2%	29	6.0%	23	4.6%
Asian:	24	5.0%	21	4.4%	15	3.4%	14	3.2%	25	5.6%	28	5.8%	20	4.0%
Hispanic:	230	48.2%	228	48.0%	207	46.8%	185	42.6%	187	42.2%	201	41.5%	231	46.7%
Black:	43	9.0%	53	11.2%	49	11.1%	52	12.0%	50	11.3%	61	12.6%	47	9.5%
White:	133	27.9%	123	25.9%	124	28.1%	150	34.6%	158	35.7%	165	34.1%	174	35.2%
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:	16	3.4%	18	3.8%	13	2.9%	3	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	342	71.7%	328	69.1%	319	72.2%	316	72.8%	209	47.2%	292	60.3%	245	49.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	30	6.3%	33	6.9%	27	6.1%	40	9.2%	38	8.6%	61	12.6%	73	14.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.18		15.08		14.19		14.32		14.18		13.40		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	443	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	357	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	358.78	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	350	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	351	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	448	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	451	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	450.32	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	441	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	442	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	479	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	369	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	373.44	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	369	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	364	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	467	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	468	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	473.94	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	466	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	462	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	499	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	502	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	506.2	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	499	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	487	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	497	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	382	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	384.26	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	378	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	378	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	487	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	485	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	493.69	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	485	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	489	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	519	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	518	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	487.46	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	487	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	486	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	517	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	400	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	405.86	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	396	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	396	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	493	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	500	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	508.95	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	499	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	500	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	538	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	536	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	489.48	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	491	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	489	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.6%	35.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.4%	64.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.6%	25.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	59.4%	74.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,185.0	$44,399.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,532.0	$35,512.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,053.0	$47,490.0

* Cactus Wren Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.