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Desert Mirage Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8605 West Maryland Ave

Glendale AZ, 85305, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-772-2215

Ranking:

(557 out of 1,363, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Pendergast Elementary District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	30		34		38		35		37		40		38
Total Students:	627		648		686		684		767		797		841
Prekindergarten:	34	5.4%	41	6.3%	38	5.5%	22	3.2%	36	4.7%	58	7.3%	65	7.7%
Kindergarten:	49	7.8%	50	7.7%	50	7.3%	50	7.3%	72	9.4%	68	8.5%	71	8.4%
Grade 1:	60	9.6%	58	9.0%	71	10.3%	75	11.0%	69	9.0%	58	7.3%	75	8.9%
Grade 2:	58	9.3%	68	10.5%	80	11.7%	60	8.8%	66	8.6%	80	10.0%	85	10.1%
Grade 3:	70	11.2%	70	10.8%	65	9.5%	64	9.4%	79	10.3%	83	10.4%	80	9.5%
Grade 4:	72	11.5%	68	10.5%	62	9.0%	77	11.3%	82	10.7%	80	10.0%	94	11.2%
Grade 5:	69	11.0%	61	9.4%	82	12.0%	75	11.0%	82	10.7%	79	9.9%	97	11.5%
Grade 6:	65	10.4%	83	12.8%	74	10.8%	83	12.1%	79	10.3%	103	12.9%	92	10.9%
Grade 7:	78	12.4%	71	11.0%	84	12.2%	72	10.5%	104	13.6%	86	10.8%	93	11.1%
Grade 8:	72	11.5%	78	12.0%	80	11.7%	106	15.5%	98	12.8%	101	12.7%	89	10.6%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.1%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	337	53.7%	350	54.0%	366	53.4%	357	52.2%	393	51.2%	422	52.9%	443	52.7%
Female:	290	46.3%	298	46.0%	320	46.6%	327	47.8%	366	47.7%	367	46.0%	394	46.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	2.2%	16	2.5%	18	2.6%	13	1.9%	15	2.0%	19	2.4%	19	2.3%
Asian:	17	2.7%	16	2.5%	18	2.6%	19	2.8%	28	3.7%	31	3.9%	24	2.9%
Hispanic:	402	64.1%	396	61.1%	392	57.1%	381	55.7%	411	53.6%	434	54.5%	448	53.3%
Black:	34	5.4%	49	7.6%	51	7.4%	48	7.0%	63	8.2%	63	7.9%	65	7.7%
White:	141	22.5%	160	24.7%	189	27.6%	208	30.4%	250	32.6%	250	31.4%	285	33.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	3.0%	11	1.7%	18	2.6%	15	2.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	374	59.6%	352	54.3%	359	52.3%	292	42.7%	308	40.2%	235	29.5%	268	31.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	71	11.3%	68	10.5%	63	9.2%	32	4.7%	64	8.3%	67	8.4%	64	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.97		19.06		18.29		19.54		20.73		20.20		22.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	440	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	355	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	351.95	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	355	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	348	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	447	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	449	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	447.85	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	449	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	447	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	482	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	371	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	377.14	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	368	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	361	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	469	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	470	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	475.44	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	465	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	468	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	497	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	496	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	499.06	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	487	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	486	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	503	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	385	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	390.38	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	382	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	372	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	486	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	490	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	494.36	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	487	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	488	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	508	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	521	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	489.15	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	488	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	489	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	520	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	408	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	412.95	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	412	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	405	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	493	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	505	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	510.58	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	510	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	503	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	538	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	533	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	490.87	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	494	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	495	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	570	548	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	419	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	430.56	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	425	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	425	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	512	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	523	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	530.8	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	529	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	528	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	531	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	538	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	494.32	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	498	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	491	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	554	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	431	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	431.96	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	436	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	437	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	523	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	524	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	523.28	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	522	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	519	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	496	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	501	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	505.36	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	505	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	504	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.9%	53.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.1%	46.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.0%	36.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.0%	63.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,743.0	$46,805.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,878.0	$42,070.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,027.0	$49,488.0

* Desert Mirage Elementary 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.