Cherokee Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8801 North 56th St

Paradise Valley AZ, 85253, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-484-6100

Ranking:

(30 out of 1,363, top 2%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Scottsdale 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:	38		37		45		38		39		38		45
Total Students:	551		564		579		585		588		562		546
Prekindergarten:	25	4.5%	18	3.2%	37	6.4%	34	5.8%	38	6.5%	62	11.0%	25	4.6%
Kindergarten:	67	12.2%	88	15.6%	77	13.3%	75	12.8%	89	15.1%	84	14.9%	73	13.4%
Grade 1:	90	16.3%	81	14.4%	99	17.1%	107	18.3%	104	17.7%	98	17.4%	96	17.6%
Grade 2:	77	14.0%	100	17.7%	91	15.7%	99	16.9%	90	15.3%	83	14.8%	84	15.4%
Grade 3:	101	18.3%	98	17.4%	91	15.7%	86	14.7%	93	15.8%	85	15.1%	86	15.8%
Grade 4:	105	19.1%	91	16.1%	93	16.1%	96	16.4%	91	15.5%	80	14.2%	70	12.8%
Grade 5:	86	15.6%	88	15.6%	91	15.7%	88	15.0%	83	14.1%	70	12.5%	112	20.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	275	49.9%	284	50.4%	301	52.0%	304	52.0%	287	48.8%	283	50.4%	277	50.7%
Female:	276	50.1%	280	49.6%	278	48.0%	281	48.0%	293	49.8%	271	48.2%	265	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Asian:	33	6.0%	27	4.8%	27	4.7%	30	5.1%	23	3.9%	25	4.4%	23	4.2%
Hispanic:	42	7.6%	47	8.3%	45	7.8%	27	4.6%	26	4.4%	21	3.7%	17	3.1%
Black:	11	2.0%	10	1.8%	9	1.6%	15	2.6%	21	3.6%	10	1.8%	10	1.8%
White:	444	80.6%	465	82.4%	487	84.1%	512	87.5%	516	87.8%	504	89.7%	494	90.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	3.4%	13	2.3%	9	1.6%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	30	5.4%	36	6.4%	31	5.4%	30	5.1%	13	2.2%	20	3.6%	19	3.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	2.9%	8	1.4%	4	0.7%	11	1.9%	3	0.5%	10	1.8%	5	0.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.68		15.16		13.00		15.37		14.93		14.80		12.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	476	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	390	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	395.62	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	393	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	394	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	481	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	485	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	484	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	484	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	484	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	516	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	397	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	412.93	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	406	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	400	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	504	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	503	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	512.35	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	501	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	502	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	540	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	542	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	558.02	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	547	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	539	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	580	541	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	419	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	417.67	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	416	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	412	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	523	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	520	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	520.55	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	520	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	521	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	545	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	556	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	521.05	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	527	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	520	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.5%	55.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.4%	44.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	31.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.7%	69.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,576.0	$48,110.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,362.0	$36,891.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,184.0	$53,158.0

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