Explorer Middle School
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 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 424.77 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 420 | 410 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 519 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 525.23 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 522 | 510 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 592 | 563 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 514.61 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 516 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 580 | 567 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 435 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 434.48 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 437 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 434 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 530 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 538 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 541.12 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 542 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 568 | 541 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 585 | 554 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 589 | 562 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 516.06 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 510 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 505 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 591 | 576 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 442 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 447.94 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 441 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 445 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 557 | 545 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 567 | 543 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 543.89 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 532 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 564 | 536 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 525 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 527 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 530.74 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 525 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 523 | 511 |
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.