Explorer Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

22401 North 40th St

Phoenix AZ, 85050, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-4200

Ranking:

(53 out of 1,363, top 4%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Paradise 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:	31		33		35		39		36		35		30
Total Students:	796		808		917		929		843		705		656
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	128	14.0%	113	12.2%	103	12.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	371	46.6%	416	51.5%	395	43.1%	385	41.4%	390	46.3%	354	50.2%	339	51.7%
Grade 8:	425	53.4%	392	48.5%	394	43.0%	431	46.4%	350	41.5%	351	49.8%	317	48.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	432	54.3%	424	52.5%	493	53.8%	480	51.7%	424	50.3%	376	53.3%	326	49.7%
Female:	364	45.7%	384	47.5%	424	46.2%	449	48.3%	411	48.8%	321	45.5%	326	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.5%
Asian:	18	2.3%	25	3.1%	34	3.7%	36	3.9%	37	4.4%	30	4.3%	35	5.3%
Hispanic:	73	9.2%	69	8.5%	99	10.8%	109	11.7%	80	9.5%	62	8.8%	59	9.0%
Black:	10	1.3%	14	1.7%	22	2.4%	24	2.6%	23	2.7%	14	2.0%	14	2.1%
White:	652	81.9%	673	83.3%	730	79.6%	726	78.1%	703	83.4%	598	84.8%	545	83.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	37	4.6%	24	3.0%	29	3.2%	30	3.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	12	1.5%	90	11.1%	58	6.3%	72	7.8%	59	7.0%	53	7.5%	42	6.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	9	1.1%	9	1.1%	17	1.9%	19	2.0%	12	1.4%	28	4.0%	23	3.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	25.81		24.60		26.07		24.12		23.74		20.00		21.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	417	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	424.77	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	420	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	522	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	592	563	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	514.61	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	516	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	580	567	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	435	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	434.48	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	437	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	434	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	530	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	538	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	541.12	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	542	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	568	541	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	585	554	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	589	562	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	516.06	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	510	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	505	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	591	576	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	442	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	447.94	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	441	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	445	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	545	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	543	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	543.89	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	532	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	536	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	525	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	527	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	530.74	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	525	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	523	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.4%	58.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.6%	41.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.0%	44.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.0%	55.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,484.0	$41,694.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,423.0	$34,733.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,111.0	$47,349.0

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