Cheatham Elementary School
4725 West South Mountain Way
Laveen AZ, 85339, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-237-7040
Ranking: 
(956 out of 1,363, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 39 | | 39 | | 40 | | 43 | | 45 | | 44 | | 39 | |
Total Students: | 873 | | 843 | | 976 | | 940 | | 895 | | 972 | | 968 | |
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 86 | 9.9% | 92 | 10.9% | 96 | 9.8% | 116 | 12.3% | 71 | 7.9% | 93 | 9.6% | 109 | 11.3% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 11.7% | 75 | 8.9% | 108 | 11.1% | 79 | 8.4% | 92 | 10.3% | 114 | 11.7% | 115 | 11.9% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 8.7% | 79 | 9.4% | 92 | 9.4% | 94 | 10.0% | 100 | 11.2% | 113 | 11.6% | 101 | 10.4% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 9.5% | 89 | 10.6% | 99 | 10.1% | 111 | 11.8% | 104 | 11.6% | 96 | 9.9% | 117 | 12.1% |
Grade 4: | 93 | 10.7% | 88 | 10.4% | 115 | 11.8% | 97 | 10.3% | 90 | 10.1% | 115 | 11.8% | 118 | 12.2% |
Grade 5: | 100 | 11.5% | 95 | 11.3% | 123 | 12.6% | 101 | 10.7% | 105 | 11.7% | 115 | 11.8% | 106 | 11.0% |
Grade 6: | 103 | 11.8% | 104 | 12.3% | 105 | 10.8% | 111 | 11.8% | 117 | 13.1% | 109 | 11.2% | 110 | 11.4% |
Grade 7: | 112 | 12.8% | 104 | 12.3% | 115 | 11.8% | 121 | 12.9% | 103 | 11.5% | 108 | 11.1% | 107 | 11.1% |
Grade 8: | 118 | 13.5% | 116 | 13.8% | 122 | 12.5% | 110 | 11.7% | 113 | 12.6% | 108 | 11.1% | 85 | 8.8% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 467 | 53.5% | 435 | 51.6% | 484 | 49.6% | 493 | 52.4% | 465 | 52.0% | 498 | 51.2% | 481 | 49.7% |
Female: | 406 | 46.5% | 408 | 48.4% | 492 | 50.4% | 447 | 47.6% | 422 | 47.2% | 466 | 47.9% | 483 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 25 | 2.9% | 16 | 1.9% | 27 | 2.8% | 13 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 26 | 3.0% | 32 | 3.8% | 70 | 7.2% | 64 | 6.8% | 70 | 7.8% | 87 | 9.0% | 84 | 8.7% |
Hispanic: | 384 | 44.0% | 366 | 43.4% | 472 | 48.4% | 472 | 50.2% | 459 | 51.3% | 469 | 48.3% | 456 | 47.1% |
Black: | 322 | 36.9% | 290 | 34.4% | 294 | 30.1% | 282 | 30.0% | 245 | 27.4% | 272 | 28.0% | 282 | 29.1% |
White: | 78 | 8.9% | 93 | 11.0% | 98 | 10.0% | 99 | 10.5% | 104 | 11.6% | 130 | 13.4% | 131 | 13.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 12 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 3.0% | 35 | 4.2% | 13 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 615 | 70.4% | 638 | 75.7% | 371 | 38.0% | 466 | 49.6% | 605 | 67.6% | 527 | 54.2% | 4 | 0.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 8.8% | 88 | 10.4% | 46 | 4.7% | 66 | 7.0% | 103 | 11.5% | 148 | 15.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.36 | | 21.55 | | 24.54 | | 21.95 | | 19.86 | | 22.00 | | 24.60 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 439 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 364 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 366.63 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 368 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 356 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 445 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 454 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 451.66 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 451 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 445 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 472 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 371 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 387.59 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 376 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 375 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 462 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 468 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 475.09 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 465 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 469 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 490 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 496 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 502.05 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 493 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 494 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 498 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 384 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 393.17 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 396 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 387 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 486 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 482 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 490 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 491 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 485 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 520 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 507 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 485.64 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 492 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 492 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 516 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 409 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 408.87 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 406 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 406 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 487 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 501 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 504.96 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 500 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 501 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 525 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 532 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 489.86 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 488 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 542 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 408 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 422.71 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 429 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 421 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 505 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 512 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 522.01 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 526 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 525 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 529 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 512 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 491.92 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 491 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 487 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 543 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 427 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 428.42 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 438 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 435 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 511 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 517 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 518.38 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 518 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 511 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 487 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 492 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 500.41 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 503 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 496 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.6% | 82.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.4% | 17.9% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 3.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 60.7% | 89.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 39.3% | 10.3% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $35,378.0 | $33,686.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,808.0 | $32,116.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $36,258.0 | $47,418.0 |
* Cheatham 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.