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Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1405 West Lake Dr

Chandler AZ, 85248, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-224-2700

Ranking:

(14 out of 1,363, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Chandler 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:	42		42		39		40		41		35		37
Total Students:	866		891		892		909		939		881		899
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	37	4.1%
Kindergarten:	124	14.3%	123	13.8%	99	11.1%	124	13.6%	142	15.1%	126	14.3%	150	16.7%
Grade 1:	127	14.7%	119	13.4%	127	14.2%	141	15.5%	140	14.9%	166	18.8%	202	22.5%
Grade 2:	128	14.8%	126	14.1%	141	15.8%	131	14.4%	166	17.7%	176	20.0%	158	17.6%
Grade 3:	128	14.8%	135	15.2%	132	14.8%	148	16.3%	168	17.9%	139	15.8%	109	12.1%
Grade 4:	124	14.3%	124	13.9%	145	16.3%	152	16.7%	136	14.5%	106	12.0%	104	11.6%
Grade 5:	111	12.8%	147	16.5%	143	16.0%	136	15.0%	104	11.1%	101	11.5%	73	8.1%
Grade 6:	123	14.2%	117	13.1%	104	11.7%	77	8.5%	83	8.8%	67	7.6%	66	7.3%
Ungraded:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	436	50.3%	437	49.0%	452	50.7%	460	50.6%	457	48.7%	432	49.0%	446	49.6%
Female:	430	49.7%	454	51.0%	440	49.3%	449	49.4%	474	50.5%	441	50.1%	449	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%
Asian:	255	29.4%	225	25.3%	185	20.7%	192	21.1%	184	19.6%	165	18.7%	147	16.4%
Hispanic:	91	10.5%	89	10.0%	75	8.4%	72	7.9%	70	7.5%	66	7.5%	73	8.1%
Black:	31	3.6%	31	3.5%	40	4.5%	36	4.0%	38	4.0%	39	4.4%	35	3.9%
White:	465	53.7%	539	60.5%	584	65.5%	601	66.1%	644	68.6%	608	69.0%	643	71.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	1.8%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	30	3.5%	27	3.0%	25	2.8%	24	2.6%	20	2.1%	20	2.3%	6	0.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	14	1.6%	13	1.5%	11	1.2%	2	0.2%	4	0.4%	4	0.5%	4	0.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.62		21.21		22.69		22.73		22.90		25.00		24.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	471	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	384	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	384.87	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	386	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	386	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	477	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	477	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	475.17	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	475	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	477	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	509	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	396	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	401.89	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	397	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	396	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	490	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	496	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	501.02	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	490	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	524	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	571	545.4	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	568	537	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	530	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	529	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	407	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	411.42	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	409	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	409	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	508	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	514.73	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	511	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	512	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	576	545	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	588	556	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	517.21	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	522	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	523	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	587	549	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	425	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	429.61	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	427	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	426	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	516	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	520	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	526.7	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	525	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	573	551	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	592	567	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	518.7	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	524	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	517	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	86.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	13.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,362.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,758.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,382.0

* Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.