Corte Sierra Elementary School
3300 North Sante Fe Trail
Avondale AZ, 85323, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-535-6000
Ranking:
(330 out of 1,363, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Litchfield 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: | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 840 | 816 | 843 | 836 | 931 | 876 | 850 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 14 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 121 | 14.4% | 129 | 15.8% | 135 | 16.0% | 140 | 16.7% | 153 | 16.4% | 124 | 14.2% | 132 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 135 | 16.1% | 135 | 16.5% | 135 | 16.0% | 136 | 16.3% | 146 | 15.7% | 160 | 18.3% | 131 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 147 | 17.5% | 136 | 16.7% | 140 | 16.6% | 131 | 15.7% | 167 | 17.9% | 142 | 16.2% | 149 | 17.5% |
Grade 3: | 141 | 16.8% | 124 | 15.2% | 141 | 16.7% | 149 | 17.8% | 155 | 16.6% | 144 | 16.4% | 139 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 138 | 16.4% | 146 | 17.9% | 146 | 17.3% | 149 | 17.8% | 154 | 16.5% | 145 | 16.6% | 149 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 144 | 17.1% | 146 | 17.9% | 146 | 17.3% | 131 | 15.7% | 156 | 16.8% | 161 | 18.4% | 150 | 17.6% |
Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 402 | 47.9% | 397 | 48.7% | 417 | 49.5% | 411 | 49.2% | 457 | 49.1% | 439 | 50.1% | 415 | 48.8% |
Female: | 438 | 52.1% | 419 | 51.3% | 426 | 50.5% | 425 | 50.8% | 466 | 50.1% | 429 | 49.0% | 431 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 13 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 38 | 4.5% | 34 | 4.2% | 32 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.7% | 38 | 4.1% | 34 | 3.9% | 38 | 4.5% |
Hispanic: | 400 | 47.6% | 366 | 44.9% | 363 | 43.1% | 338 | 40.4% | 381 | 40.9% | 366 | 41.8% | 322 | 37.9% |
Black: | 62 | 7.4% | 66 | 8.1% | 79 | 9.4% | 90 | 10.8% | 101 | 10.8% | 98 | 11.2% | 97 | 11.4% |
White: | 305 | 36.3% | 317 | 38.8% | 335 | 39.7% | 360 | 43.1% | 396 | 42.5% | 366 | 41.8% | 380 | 44.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.3% | 19 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 316 | 37.6% | 284 | 34.8% | 278 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 293 | 31.5% | 247 | 28.2% | 170 | 20.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 7.3% | 72 | 8.8% | 68 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 11.1% | 96 | 11.0% | 87 | 10.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.70 | 21.76 | 21.62 | 21.71 | 23.57 | 20.70 | 21.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 464 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 374 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 382.15 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 382 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 382 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 469 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 467 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 468.57 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 468 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 464 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 391 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 400.84 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 401 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 398 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 491 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 495.15 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 487 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 488 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 527 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 535 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 549.06 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 540 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 533 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 519 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 402 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 408.65 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 405 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 411 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 505 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 505 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 512.76 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 508 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 512 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 533 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 548 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 507.44 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 513 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 512 | 501 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 89.7% | 86.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 10.3% | 13.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 76.9% | 80.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 23.1% | 19.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,754.0 | $38,988.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,070.0 | $37,771.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,366.0 | $44,027.0 |
* Corte Sierra Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.