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Diamond Canyon Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

40004 Liberty Bell Way

Phoenix AZ, 85086, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-445-5000

Ranking:

(127 out of 1,363, top 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Deer Valley 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:	54		53		52		53		60		60		57
Total Students:	958		1,006		994		1,004		1,115		1,169		1,193
Prekindergarten:	15	1.6%	6	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.6%	2	0.2%
Kindergarten:	81	8.5%	98	9.7%	83	8.4%	84	8.4%	108	9.7%	111	9.5%	143	12.0%
Grade 1:	94	9.8%	106	10.5%	103	10.4%	108	10.8%	112	10.0%	151	12.9%	123	10.3%
Grade 2:	89	9.3%	107	10.6%	129	13.0%	99	9.9%	135	12.1%	119	10.2%	132	11.1%
Grade 3:	113	11.8%	128	12.7%	101	10.2%	133	13.2%	112	10.0%	130	11.1%	161	13.5%
Grade 4:	108	11.3%	106	10.5%	121	12.2%	99	9.9%	141	12.6%	152	13.0%	128	10.7%
Grade 5:	111	11.6%	119	11.8%	92	9.3%	122	12.2%	136	12.2%	124	10.6%	134	11.2%
Grade 6:	132	13.8%	92	9.1%	127	12.8%	129	12.8%	122	10.9%	135	11.5%	128	10.7%
Grade 7:	96	10.0%	115	11.4%	137	13.8%	105	10.5%	133	11.9%	121	10.4%	120	10.1%
Grade 8:	119	12.4%	129	12.8%	101	10.2%	125	12.5%	116	10.4%	119	10.2%	122	10.2%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	506	52.8%	534	53.1%	523	52.6%	526	52.4%	562	50.4%	588	50.3%	588	49.3%
Female:	452	47.2%	472	46.9%	471	47.4%	478	47.6%	545	48.9%	573	49.0%	601	50.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	10	1.0%	7	0.7%	2	0.2%	6	0.5%	8	0.7%
Asian:	18	1.9%	19	1.9%	19	1.9%	18	1.8%	30	2.7%	27	2.3%	31	2.6%
Hispanic:	86	9.0%	90	8.9%	99	10.0%	93	9.3%	73	6.5%	91	7.8%	88	7.4%
Black:	14	1.5%	18	1.8%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	24	2.2%	26	2.2%	27	2.3%
White:	809	84.4%	840	83.5%	813	81.8%	845	84.2%	986	88.4%	1,019	87.2%	1,039	87.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	5	0.5%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	24	2.5%	28	2.8%	36	3.6%	26	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	111	11.6%	91	9.0%	61	6.1%	81	8.1%	74	6.6%	60	5.1%	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	32	3.3%	37	3.7%	26	2.6%	20	2.0%	47	4.2%	23	2.0%	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.91		19.09		19.30		18.98		18.58		19.50		20.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	464	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	380	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	384.03	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	384	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	388	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	474	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	474	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	474.68	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	472	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	479	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	398.67	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	397	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	394	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	494	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	497	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	500.7	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	495	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	526	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	533	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	585	544.87	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	536	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	531	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	517	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	403	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	408.92	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	404	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	406	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	510	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	510	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	515.77	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	513	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	515	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	536	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	512.22	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	515	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	517	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	544	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423	420	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	425.53	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	423	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	423	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	519	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	523	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	531.56	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	527	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	527	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	549	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	565	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	517.86	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	520	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	513	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	566	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	437	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	436.37	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	439	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	444	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	529	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	540	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	545.83	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	545	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	550	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	553	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	570	563	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	513.25	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	516	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	512	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	597	577	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	446	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	447.67	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	447	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	446	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	548	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	568	546	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	547.56	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	537	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	539	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	521	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	527	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	535.2	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	531	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	528	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.2%	70.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.8%	29.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	3.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	80.8%	83.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	19.2%	16.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,321.0	$37,451.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,441.0	$36,781.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,015.0	$40,800.0

* Diamond Canyon Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.