Discovery School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7910 West Maryland Ave

Glendale AZ, 85303, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-237-4000

Ranking:

(635 out of 1,363, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Glendale 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:	44		39		39		36		37		41		43
Total Students:	755		739		710		688		685		747		828
Kindergarten:	71	9.4%	86	11.6%	83	11.7%	64	9.3%	65	9.5%	78	10.4%	80	9.7%
Grade 1:	88	11.7%	88	11.9%	76	10.7%	68	9.9%	79	11.5%	64	8.6%	106	12.8%
Grade 2:	97	12.8%	69	9.3%	69	9.7%	77	11.2%	60	8.8%	101	13.5%	90	10.9%
Grade 3:	73	9.7%	74	10.0%	77	10.8%	63	9.2%	87	12.7%	88	11.8%	82	9.9%
Grade 4:	82	10.9%	84	11.4%	66	9.3%	84	12.2%	75	10.9%	78	10.4%	120	14.5%
Grade 5:	82	10.9%	76	10.3%	79	11.1%	76	11.0%	67	9.8%	98	13.1%	103	12.4%
Grade 6:	88	11.7%	84	11.4%	79	11.1%	85	12.4%	93	13.6%	90	12.0%	97	11.7%
Grade 7:	86	11.4%	80	10.8%	97	13.7%	95	13.8%	82	12.0%	78	10.4%	91	11.0%
Grade 8:	88	11.7%	98	13.3%	84	11.8%	76	11.0%	77	11.2%	72	9.6%	59	7.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	386	51.1%	381	51.6%	352	49.6%	342	49.7%	331	48.3%	381	51.0%	424	51.2%
Female:	369	48.9%	358	48.4%	358	50.4%	346	50.3%	346	50.5%	358	47.9%	400	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	3	0.4%	6	0.9%	5	0.7%	7	0.9%	12	1.4%
Asian:	23	3.0%	21	2.8%	23	3.2%	18	2.6%	14	2.0%	15	2.0%	21	2.5%
Hispanic:	514	68.1%	511	69.1%	475	66.9%	482	70.1%	492	71.8%	513	68.7%	546	65.9%
Black:	77	10.2%	71	9.6%	81	11.4%	76	11.0%	78	11.4%	106	14.2%	110	13.3%
White:	118	15.6%	110	14.9%	108	15.2%	99	14.4%	96	14.0%	106	14.2%	139	16.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.0%	20	2.7%	19	2.7%	7	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	550	72.8%	547	74.0%	501	70.6%	477	69.3%	474	69.2%	472	63.2%	464	56.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	90	11.9%	72	9.7%	79	11.1%	73	10.6%	85	12.4%	108	14.5%	119	14.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.36		19.19		18.21		19.06		18.51		18.20		19.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	439	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	348	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	350.07	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	355	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	348	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	439	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	439	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	438.69	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	438	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	436	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	472	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	365	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	367.54	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	368	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	364	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	456	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	459	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	463.62	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	458	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	460	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	489	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	492	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	492.71	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	494	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	489	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	485	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	375	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	377.74	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	379	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	372	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	472	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	476	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	481.48	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	484	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	478	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	509	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	509	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	478.64	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	479	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	477	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	507	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	388	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	396.3	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	395	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	397	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	483	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	487	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	497.52	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	493	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	497	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	530	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	522	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	475.26	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	480	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	485	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	535	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	406	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	406.84	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	412	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	412	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	496	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	510	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	512.32	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	518	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	519	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	527	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	535	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	482.51	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	488	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	480	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	536	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	422	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	422.45	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	420	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	419	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	506	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	507	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	510.33	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	506	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	505	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	489	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	495	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	504.19	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	505	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	498	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.9%	51.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.1%	48.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	64.9%	45.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	35.1%	54.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,381.0	$40,295.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,035.0	$37,448.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,712.0	$42,716.0

* Discovery 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.