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Desert Willow Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9400 East Esmond Loop

Tucson AZ, 85747, Pima County

Phone: 520-762-2040

Ranking:

(201 out of 1,363, top 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Vail Unified 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:	41		38		39		41		45		38		45
Total Students:	828		817		823		839		773		708		797
Kindergarten:	148	17.9%	113	13.8%	120	14.6%	129	15.4%	119	15.4%	142	20.1%	132	16.6%
Grade 1:	131	15.8%	134	16.4%	138	16.8%	137	16.3%	152	19.7%	133	18.8%	129	16.2%
Grade 2:	127	15.3%	129	15.8%	133	16.2%	156	18.6%	134	17.3%	113	16.0%	151	18.9%
Grade 3:	131	15.8%	139	17.0%	151	18.3%	139	16.6%	122	15.8%	109	15.4%	121	15.2%
Grade 4:	141	17.0%	151	18.5%	146	17.7%	139	16.6%	132	17.1%	110	15.5%	135	16.9%
Grade 5:	150	18.1%	151	18.5%	135	16.4%	139	16.6%	114	14.7%	101	14.3%	129	16.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	424	51.2%	432	52.9%	425	51.6%	442	52.7%	386	49.9%	340	48.0%	384	48.2%
Female:	404	48.8%	385	47.1%	398	48.4%	397	47.3%	379	49.0%	360	50.8%	409	51.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	7	0.8%	4	0.5%	3	0.4%	6	0.8%
Asian:	30	3.6%	35	4.3%	39	4.7%	34	4.1%	32	4.1%	32	4.5%	27	3.4%
Hispanic:	290	35.0%	278	34.0%	260	31.6%	252	30.0%	208	26.9%	163	23.0%	174	21.8%
Black:	51	6.2%	63	7.7%	59	7.2%	60	7.2%	49	6.3%	49	6.9%	39	4.9%
White:	425	51.3%	423	51.8%	451	54.8%	482	57.4%	480	62.1%	461	65.1%	551	69.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	3.0%	13	1.6%	10	1.2%	4	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	179	21.6%	180	22.0%	142	17.3%	148	17.6%	115	14.9%	80	11.3%	77	9.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	6.6%	73	8.9%	46	5.6%	46	5.5%	61	7.9%	52	7.3%	59	7.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.21		21.37		21.09		20.57		17.15		18.50		17.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	480	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	394	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	399.74	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	397	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	397	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	486	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	483	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	483.33	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	480	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	478	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	526	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	413	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	417.67	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	405	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	408	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	503	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	507	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	511.25	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	495	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	499	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	559	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	561	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	568.22	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	549	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	545	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	541	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423	426	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	431.81	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	418	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	413	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	524	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	524	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	525.31	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	519	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	515	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	549	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	556	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	521.17	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	521	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	517	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.9%	48.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.1%	51.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	2.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	87.0%	51.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	13.0%	48.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$34,549.0	$33,756.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,972.0	$31,600.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$31,728.0	$36,020.0

* Desert Willow Elementary 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.