Cortez High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8828 North 31st Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85051, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-435-6000

Ranking:

(152 out of 409, top 37%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Glendale Union High School 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:	59		58		58		61		62		68		71
Total Students:	1,156		1,181		1,159		1,216		1,271		1,269		1,308
Grade 9:	342	29.6%	326	27.6%	299	25.8%	335	27.5%	375	29.5%	330	26.0%	387	29.6%
Grade 10:	294	25.4%	303	25.7%	317	27.4%	342	28.1%	316	24.9%	354	27.9%	360	27.5%
Grade 11:	251	21.7%	271	22.9%	278	24.0%	251	20.6%	280	22.0%	309	24.3%	288	22.0%
Grade 12:	269	23.3%	281	23.8%	265	22.9%	288	23.7%	300	23.6%	276	21.7%	273	20.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	637	55.1%	625	52.9%	577	49.8%	625	51.4%	633	49.8%	653	51.5%	675	51.6%
Female:	519	44.9%	556	47.1%	582	50.2%	591	48.6%	630	49.6%	608	47.9%	629	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	60	5.2%	55	4.7%	55	4.7%	65	5.3%	77	6.1%	88	6.9%	88	6.7%
Asian:	73	6.3%	76	6.4%	86	7.4%	95	7.8%	87	6.8%	71	5.6%	50	3.8%
Hispanic:	621	53.7%	596	50.5%	555	47.9%	567	46.6%	596	46.9%	590	46.5%	613	46.9%
Black:	113	9.8%	112	9.5%	104	9.0%	106	8.7%	114	9.0%	124	9.8%	116	8.9%
White:	273	23.6%	319	27.0%	339	29.2%	374	30.8%	397	31.2%	396	31.2%	441	33.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	1.1%	22	1.9%	18	1.6%	8	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	847	73.3%	847	71.7%	702	60.6%	798	65.6%	725	57.0%	595	46.9%	620	47.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	92	8.0%	102	8.6%	54	4.7%	69	5.7%	113	8.9%	125	9.9%	162	12.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.66		20.22		19.85		20.00		20.50		18.60		18.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	716	717	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	504	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	505.53	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	497	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	497	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	699	705	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	699	711	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	703	708.23	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	691	701	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	689	702	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	490	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	495	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499.96	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	495	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	491	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	700	708	N/A
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	701	711	N/A
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	506.29	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	502	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	502	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.6%	68.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.4%	31.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.4%	32.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.6%	67.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,136.0	$47,423.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,898.0	$37,352.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,032.0	$52,355.0

* Cortez High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.