Desert Willow Elementary School
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 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 394 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 399.74 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 397 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 397 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 483 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 483.33 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 480 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 478 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 526 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 413 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 417.67 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 405 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 408 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 507 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511.25 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 495 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 499 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 559 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 561 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 568.22 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 549 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 545 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 541 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 426 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 431.81 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 418 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 413 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 524 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 524 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 525.31 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 519 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 515 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 549 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 556 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 521.17 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 521 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 517 | 501 |
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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.