Carson Junior High School
525 North Westwood Mesa AZ, 85201, Maricopa County Phone: 480-472-0200 Ranking:  (1,023 out of 1,363, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Mesa 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: | 56 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,026 | 899 | 801 | 823 | 1,109 | 1,175 | 1,234 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 535 | 52.1% | 499 | 55.5% | 390 | 48.7% | 418 | 50.8% | 343 | 30.9% | 400 | 34.0% | 429 | 34.8% |
| Grade 8: | 491 | 47.9% | 400 | 44.5% | 411 | 51.3% | 405 | 49.2% | 381 | 34.4% | 401 | 34.1% | 382 | 31.0% |
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 385 | 34.7% | 374 | 31.8% | 423 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 530 | 51.7% | 445 | 49.5% | 405 | 50.6% | 424 | 51.5% | 576 | 51.9% | 602 | 51.2% | 616 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 496 | 48.3% | 454 | 50.5% | 396 | 49.4% | 399 | 48.5% | 525 | 47.3% | 565 | 48.1% | 614 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 134 | 13.1% | 116 | 12.9% | 94 | 11.7% | 97 | 11.8% | 117 | 10.6% | 119 | 10.1% | 109 | 8.8% |
| Asian: | 21 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 28 | 2.5% | 25 | 2.1% | 24 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 577 | 56.2% | 498 | 55.4% | 454 | 56.7% | 448 | 54.4% | 592 | 53.4% | 653 | 55.6% | 698 | 56.6% |
| Black: | 85 | 8.3% | 62 | 6.9% | 48 | 6.0% | 66 | 8.0% | 80 | 7.2% | 74 | 6.3% | 66 | 5.3% |
| White: | 206 | 20.1% | 201 | 22.4% | 183 | 22.8% | 201 | 24.4% | 292 | 26.3% | 304 | 25.9% | 337 | 27.3% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 769 | 75.0% | 658 | 73.2% | 600 | 74.9% | 594 | 72.2% | 747 | 67.4% | 661 | 56.3% | 706 | 57.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 7.1% | 77 | 8.6% | 77 | 9.6% | 67 | 8.1% | 130 | 11.7% | 111 | 9.4% | 176 | 14.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.42 | 18.73 | 17.72 | 15.07 | 18.47 | 17.20 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 566 | 553 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 431 | 422 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 433.61 | 425.78 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 426 | 426 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 429 | 427 |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 522 | 517 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 528 | 524 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 533.65 | 531.49 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 526 | 530 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 529 | 532 |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 546 | 541 |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 546 | 543 |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 501.23 | 499.23 |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 500 | 500 |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 495 | 496 |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 573 | 560 |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 443 | 434 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 440.27 | 434.79 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 435 | 434 |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 434 | 434 |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 532 | 527 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 534 | 529 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 530.11 | 527.07 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 517 | 521 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 517 | 520 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 515 | 506 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 520 | 510 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 526.16 | 515.66 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 515 | 513 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 513 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% | 30.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% | 69.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.7% | 18.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.3% | 81.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $51,574.0 | $51,361.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,225.0 | $38,675.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,603.0 | $54,233.0 |
* Carson Junior High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.