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Desert Foothills Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3333 West Banff

Phoenix AZ, 85053, Maricopa County

Phone: 520-896-5500

Ranking:

(672 out of 1,363, top 49%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Washington 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:	35		34		34		37		38		41		35
Total Students:	651		678		685		671		692		744		777
Grade 7:	328	50.4%	321	47.3%	354	51.7%	319	47.5%	338	48.8%	368	49.5%	391	50.3%
Grade 8:	323	49.6%	357	52.7%	331	48.3%	352	52.5%	354	51.2%	376	50.5%	386	49.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	322	49.5%	355	52.4%	377	55.0%	367	54.7%	367	53.0%	410	55.1%	436	56.1%
Female:	329	50.5%	323	47.6%	308	45.0%	304	45.3%	317	45.8%	326	43.8%	337	43.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	22	3.4%	20	2.9%	16	2.3%	15	2.2%	16	2.3%	20	2.7%	15	1.9%
Asian:	25	3.8%	29	4.3%	21	3.1%	23	3.4%	26	3.8%	22	3.0%	19	2.4%
Hispanic:	210	32.3%	218	32.2%	225	32.8%	225	33.5%	191	27.6%	216	29.0%	249	32.0%
Black:	35	5.4%	35	5.2%	35	5.1%	40	6.0%	44	6.4%	43	5.8%	44	5.7%
White:	342	52.5%	355	52.4%	375	54.7%	364	54.2%	415	60.0%	443	59.5%	450	57.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.3%	19	2.8%	11	1.6%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	341	52.4%	375	55.3%	349	50.9%	299	44.6%	189	27.3%	285	38.3%	261	33.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	60	9.2%	68	10.0%	66	9.6%	70	10.4%	81	11.7%	94	12.6%	91	11.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.60		19.94		19.97		18.36		18.00		18.20		22.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	545	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	412	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	412.12	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	410	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	407	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	511	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	517	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	522.8	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	518	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	517	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	543	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	543	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	489.17	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	493	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	485	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	547	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	428	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	423.64	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	418	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	419	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	518	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	525	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	520.5	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	510	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	510	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	504	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	508.96	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	502	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	499	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	18.4%	15.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	81.6%	85.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	20.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.8%	15.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.2%	85.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$52,678.0	$53,139.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,557.0	$36,484.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,326.0	$56,078.0

* Desert Foothills Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.