Desert Thunder Primary School
16750 West Garfield Dr
Goodyear AZ, 85338, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-772-4700
Ranking: (762 out of 1,363, bottom 44%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Avondale 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: | 28 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 619 | 631 | 704 | 742 | 667 | 707 | 1,110 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 56 | 9.0% | 66 | 10.5% | 63 | 8.9% | 81 | 10.9% | 66 | 9.9% | 75 | 10.6% | 102 | 9.2% |
Grade 1: | 62 | 10.0% | 60 | 9.5% | 81 | 11.5% | 73 | 9.8% | 67 | 10.0% | 73 | 10.3% | 124 | 11.2% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 9.7% | 71 | 11.3% | 66 | 9.4% | 82 | 11.1% | 80 | 12.0% | 61 | 8.6% | 122 | 11.0% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 13.9% | 53 | 8.4% | 80 | 11.4% | 77 | 10.4% | 59 | 8.8% | 82 | 11.6% | 119 | 10.7% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 8.9% | 65 | 10.3% | 72 | 10.2% | 70 | 9.4% | 78 | 11.7% | 76 | 10.7% | 133 | 12.0% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 11.3% | 71 | 11.3% | 71 | 10.1% | 84 | 11.3% | 83 | 12.4% | 87 | 12.3% | 128 | 11.5% |
Grade 6: | 68 | 11.0% | 76 | 12.0% | 93 | 13.2% | 93 | 12.5% | 87 | 13.0% | 86 | 12.2% | 121 | 10.9% |
Grade 7: | 67 | 10.8% | 83 | 13.2% | 86 | 12.2% | 93 | 12.5% | 78 | 11.7% | 71 | 10.0% | 147 | 13.2% |
Grade 8: | 94 | 15.2% | 86 | 13.6% | 92 | 13.1% | 89 | 12.0% | 69 | 10.3% | 95 | 13.4% | 114 | 10.3% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 324 | 52.3% | 333 | 52.8% | 377 | 53.6% | 378 | 50.9% | 354 | 53.1% | 368 | 52.1% | 544 | 49.0% |
Female: | 295 | 47.7% | 298 | 47.2% | 327 | 46.4% | 364 | 49.1% | 305 | 45.7% | 331 | 46.8% | 562 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 19 | 3.1% | 25 | 4.0% | 27 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.8% | 17 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.3% | 39 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 291 | 47.0% | 304 | 48.2% | 318 | 45.2% | 339 | 45.7% | 302 | 45.3% | 302 | 42.7% | 477 | 43.0% |
Black: | 112 | 18.1% | 101 | 16.0% | 106 | 15.1% | 97 | 13.1% | 96 | 14.4% | 100 | 14.1% | 132 | 11.9% |
White: | 181 | 29.2% | 181 | 28.7% | 238 | 33.8% | 267 | 36.0% | 246 | 36.9% | 279 | 39.5% | 453 | 40.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 42.6% | 244 | 38.7% | 129 | 18.3% | 225 | 30.3% | 263 | 39.4% | 233 | 33.0% | 349 | 31.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 9.9% | 57 | 9.0% | 62 | 8.8% | 67 | 9.0% | 84 | 12.6% | 97 | 13.7% | 100 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.51 | 22.95 | 21.01 | 23.94 | 19.06 | 19.60 | 22.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 438 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 352 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 359.14 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 354 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 347 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 452 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 452 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 452.67 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 450 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 442 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 469 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 373 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 369.36 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 369 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 365 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 466 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 475 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 470.53 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 463 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 468 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 497 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 509 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 502.58 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 493 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 492 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 494 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 377 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 385.23 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 378 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 376 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 487 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 486 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 492.76 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 483 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 487 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 513 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 504 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 488.62 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 485 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 486 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 510 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 398 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 403.27 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 398 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 396 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 489 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 500 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 503.37 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 498 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 495 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 526 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 521 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 485.69 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 490 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 552 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 414 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 420.47 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 424 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 417 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 509 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 517 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 526.66 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 524 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 525 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 555 | 522 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 490.64 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 490 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 490 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 555 | 550 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422 | 425 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 430.48 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 426 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 431 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 517 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 522 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 517.76 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 514 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 514 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 499 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 501 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 507.3 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 506 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 504 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.3% | 55.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.7% | 44.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 54.2% | 53.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 45.8% | 46.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,630.0 | $41,806.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,430.0 | $33,802.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,502.0 | $51,012.0 |
* Desert Thunder Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.